Gardner-Webb University
UNC Wilmington
October 31, 2026 | Swimming
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb swimming teams wrapped up competition against UNC Wilmington on Saturday, with the Runnin' Bulldogs earning several strong individual and relay finishes over the two-day meet.
On the women's side, Jenna Valentine led the Runnin' Bulldogs with a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 2:05.18. Valentine also placed second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.56.
Madison Richardson recorded a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing in 58.96, while Slawka Ndubuisi placed third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.34. Dakota Townley added a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 2:19.81.
The women's 200-yard medley relay team of Ndubuisi, Townley, Jillian Hawkins and Valentine finished second in 1:44.90. Gardner-Webb's A relay team also placed third in the 400-yard medley relay, finishing in 3:51.91.
On th emen's side, Aaron Willis highlighted the individual results with a third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, posting a time of 1:49.28. Carter Redelman placed second in the 100-yard backstroke in 50.59, with Willis finishing third in 50.77.
Will Loftin finished fifth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:55.71, followed by Alex Cook in sixth at 1:56.38. Joe Sorrell led the Runnin' Bulldogs in the 100-yard freestyle with a fourth-place finish in 46.87. Jackson Beck placed fifth in 47.20, and Jacob Jensen followed in sixth at 47.23.
Luke Weber added a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley, finishing in 4:06.25. Gardner-Webb's A relay team placed fifth in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:25.03.
UNC Wilmington won both team competitions, taking the women's meet by a score of 228-67 and the men's meet by a score of 227-69.
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Gardner-Webb returns to the pool November 20-22 for the Queens Fall Frenzy in Charlotte, N.C.
