Courtesy: King Athletics
Men’s Recap
EMORY, Va. – The King University men’s swimming team put together a solid performance on Friday night at Emory & Henry College. The Tornado came away with a 129-34 victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 129, Emory & Henry 34
LOCATION: Emory & Henry Aquatics Center; Emory, Va.
RECORDS: King 4-2; Emory & Henry 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tornado 200 meter medley relay team of Maximillian Thomas, Carson Eliasen, Radu Magdas and Ben Ramirez started the meet with a time of 1:56.46.
- Gideon Bezuidenhout followed with an 800 meter freestyle time of 9:38.02.
- Jan Kuljak and Magdas finished first and second in the 200 meter freestyle with times of 2:04.93 and 2:12.91, respectively.
- The Tornado took the top three spots in the 50 meter freestyle with Thomas leading the way at 25.50 seconds.
- Dale Bruce and Haakon Meyer followed with times of 25.63 and 25.81 seconds, respectively.
- Bezuidenhout won the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:22.35 while Eliasen finished second at 2:33.17.
- Bruce touched the wall first in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:21.33.
- In the 100 meter freestyle, Meyer came in first with a time of 58.50 seconds, and Ramirez cane in third at 1:04.80.
- Thomas came in with another win in the 200 meter backstroke, touching the wall in 2:20.59.
- In the 400 meter freestyle, Kuljak finished in 4:26.99 to take the win.
- Eliasen touched the wall first in the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:46.88.
- The Tornado 200 meter freestyle relay team of Bezuidenhout, Kuljak, Magdas and Bruce came in with a time of 1:44.93.
QUOTABLE
“We had a lot of fun racing tonight and we really enjoyed this meet. We are a little tired from a hard week of training, but are getting some much needed race experience. The team is really coming together right now, and I can’t say enough good things about these young men and women. They have endured through an up and down year and have grown in their understanding of what it means to be a great team. Big thanks to Emory and Henry for hosting us tonight”
– Head Coach James Graves
UP NEXT
- King returns to the pool on February 13 at Chowan University. The meet from Murfreesboro, N.C. is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m.
- Emory & Henry takes on Roanoke College on February 13.
Women’s Recap
EMORY, Va. – The King University women’s swimming team put together a solid performance on Friday night at Emory & Henry College. The Tornado came away with a 120-49 victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 120, Emory & Henry 49
LOCATION: Emory & Henry Aquatics Center; Emory, Va.
RECORDS: King 3-3; Emory & Henry 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- King started the meet with a 200 meter medley relay time of 2:14.32 from the group of Samantha Davis, Gwen Haag, Michelle Morlock and Brooke Williams.
- Jayne Wolbert won the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 10:50.27.
- In the 200 meter freestyle, Madi Matthews came in first at 2:19.54 while Abbie Erme came in next at 2:28.48.
- Davis led three Tornado in the 50 meter freestyle with a runner-up time of 29.65 seconds.
- Williams came in third at 30.13 seconds and Morlock fourth at 30.88 seconds.
- Ashley Woods won the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:44.71.
- In the 200 meter butterfly, Stephanie Dansie touched the wall first in 2:39.55.
- Matthews won the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 1:02.62 while Morlock came in third at 1:07.07 and Williams touched the wall in 1:07.21.
- Dansie came in first in the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 2:39.07.
- Woods finished the 400 meter freestyle in a winning time of 4:58.15.
- Erme won the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:57.87.
- The 200 meter freestyle relay team of Matthews, Davis, Wolbert and Dansie finished the meet with a time of 2:01.26.
QUOTABLE
“We had a lot of fun racing tonight and we really enjoyed this meet. We are a little tired from a hard week of training, but are getting some much needed race experience. The team is really coming together right now, and I can’t say enough good things about these young men and women. They have endured through an up and down year and have grown in their understanding of what it means to be a great team. Big thanks to Emory and Henry for hosting us tonight”
– Head Coach James Graves
UP NEXT
- King returns to the pool on February 13 at Chowan University. The meet from Murfreesboro, N.C. is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m.
- Emory & Henry takes on Roanoke College on February 13.
Courtesy: Emory & Henry Athletics
EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Men’s & Women’s Swimming Teams returned to action on Friday evening, hosting NCAA Division II King (Tenn.) University at the Emory & Henry Aquatics Center. The Tornado men earned a 129-34 victory while the King women prevailed, 120-49.
The Basics
MEN’S FINAL SCORE – King (Tenn.) 129, Emory & Henry 34
WOMEN’S FINAL SCORE – King (Tenn.) 120, Emory & Henry 49
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Emory & Henry Aquatics Center
MEN’S RECORD – 1-1 (1-0 ODAC)
WOMEN’S RECORD – 1-1 (1-0 ODAC)
The Men
– E&H senior Logan Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.) earned a pair of second-place finishes going 2:41.98 in the 200-meter butterfly and 4:53.03 in the 400-meter freestyle.
– Sophomore Ryan Spangler (Daleville, Va.) was second in the 100-meter freestyle (1:02.37) and the 200-meter breaststroke (3:01.01) and took third win a swim of 2:18.24 in the 200-meter freestyle.
– Junior Blake Madaris (Acworth, Ga.) was second in the 800-meter freestyle, stopping the watches in 10:54.60 and also claimed second in the 200-meter backstroke (2:37.81). He was third in the 200-meter individual medley with a performance of 2:48.05.
The Women
– Freshman Emy Youmans (Columbia, S.C.) took first in the 50-meter freestyle, touching the wall in :29.24. She also finished second in the 100-free with a time of 1:04.34.
– Junior Cat Sweigart (Bridgewater, Va.) was second in the 200-meter individual medley (2:46.16) and the 200-meter breaststroke (2:57.94).
– Freshman Liah Davis (Vinton, Va.) posted a pair of second-place finishes as well, going 2:59.03 in the 200-meter butterfly and 2:53.77 in the 200-meter backstroke.
Up Next
– Emory & Henry will visit Roanoke College next Saturday for a dual meet.
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