CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb swimming team wrapped up the Queens Fall Frenzy on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte, posting a series of more impressive results

Sophomore Agustin Orechia was back in the pool on Sunday, competing in the men's 200 yard backstroke. Orechia placed second in finals, recording a solid time of 1:45.51

Fresh off a school-record run yesterday, sophomore Dakota Townley finished off an impressive weekend in the women's 200 yard breaststroke. Townley, in 2:16.40, was less than a second off the top spot of the podium with a second place swim in 2:16.40

Defending ASUN champion Justin Bender posted one of his best runs of Fall Frenzy on Sunday. Bender placed second in the men's 200 yard breaststroke, recording a time of 1:57.28

In the consolation race of the men's 200 yard breaststroke, Gardner-Webb posted back-to-back finishers. In 13th, junior Dan Bennett posted a time of 2:02.69, while in 14th, sophomore Jojo Frye completed the race in 2:03.21

In the women's 200 yard butterfly, Gardner-Webb recorded a top ten finish via freshman Jenna Valentine. One of the best runs of her debut fall for GWU, Valentine posted a time of 2:03.13

In the marathon men's 1650 freestyle, Gardner-Webb had three athletes in the finals, including sophomore Santiago Alcantara, junior Luke Weber and freshman Victor Cury. Alcantara was the lead Runnin' Bulldog in seventh place in 15:41.35, Weber was ninth in 15:50.42, and Cury placed 10th in 15:53.18

In the overall team scores, the Gardner-Webb women placed ninth with 394 points over the three day weekend. The men's team meanwhile, finishes fourth with 680 points

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With Fall Frenzy now in the books, GWU has wrapped up the fall portion of its 2025-26 schedule. Gardner-Webb returns to the pool on January 9th, when the Runnin' Bulldogs host UNC Asheville and Cumberland at Bost Pool