RESULTS
MARS HILL, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's and women's swimming went 4-0 on Saturday as the Bobcats combined to win 22 races at Mars Hill's Harrell Pool.
Fanny Courbot,
Cooper Hoagland, and
Thomas Savage were honored prior to the meet as part of Mars Hill's senior day.
THE BASICS
MEN'S RESULTS:Â Lees-McRae -- 165; Mars Hill-- 93 | Lees-McRae -- 187; King -- 61
WOMEN'S RESULTS:Â Lees-McRae -- 155 ; Mars Hill -- 77 | Lees-McRae -- 144; King -- 92
LOCATION:Â Harrell Pool -- Mars Hill, North Carolina
WOMEN'S NOTABLES:
- Courbot went a perfect 4-4 in the pool this afternoon as the Limas, France native collected three individual wins and one relay victory on the day. Courbot started her day in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with fellow Bobcats Tate Abbott, Guillermina Rentsch, and Lucia Ruchti as the foursome secured the opening relay in a time of 1:51.71.
- Courbot followed the relay performance with a win the 100 Yard Breastroke after touching the wall in 1:05.76 and earning the victory in the 200Y Breast after a time of 2:23.50. Courbot ended her day in the 200 Yard IM after a first place with a time of 2:14.96.
- Abbott earned four first-place victories on Saturday as she placed on the top spot in the 50 Yard Freestyle (24.59), 100Y Free (53.39), and the 400Y Free Relay (3:40.38) in addition to the 200Y Medley Relay victory.
- Rentsch collected individual victories in the 100Y Back (59.44) and the 200Y Back in a time of 2:07.63. Rentsch added victories in 400Y Free Relay and 200Y Medley Relay.
- Ruchti claimed an individual win in the 200Y Free (1:58.87) and Hannah Gunsallus earned first in the 1000Y Free after posting a time of 11:21.59.
MEN'S NOTABLES:
- Lees-McRae men's swimming captured 11 victories in today's tri-meet with Conference Carolinas rival King and Mars Hill.
- Zach Cameron collected four first-place finishes in the water with the 200Y Medley Relay (1:37.06), 100Y Breast (59.51), 100Y Free (47.92), and the 400Y Free Relay (3:11.04). The 200 Medley Relay was comprised of Cameron, Stephen Bandy, Cooper Gobble, and Caleb Eidson.
- Eidson claimed race wins in the 400 Free Relay (3:11.04), 200 Medley Relay, and 200 Free (1:45.80).
- Chase Davis earned an individual victory in the 100Y Back after a time of 52.70 and posted a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay with fellow Bobcats John Cox, Josh Wall, and Aidan Williams.
UP NEXT:
The Lees-McRae men's and women's swimming programs head to Kingsport, Tennessee to take part in the Conference Carolinas Championships starting on Feb. 15.
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