Wingate Men & Women Win Inaugural South Atlantic Conference Championship Titles

2023 South Atlantic Conference Championships

• February 8-11, 2023
• Charlotte, N.C.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: The SAC

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs claimed the first-ever South Atlantic Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championship titles as they won 29 of the 38 events. The men finished with 1952 points while the women finished with 2038.

• Day 1 Recap
• Day 2 Recap
• Day 3 Recap

Carson-Newman finished second for the men with 1496 points, Lenoir-Rhyne claimed third with 1011 points, Catawba earned fourth with 705 points, Mars Hill recorded fifth with 691 points, and Emory & Henry finished sixth with 553 points.

On the women’s side, Carson-Newman finished second with 1666 points, Catawba finished third with 922 points, Lenoir-Rhyne finished fourth with 881 points, Emory & Henry finished fifth with 561 points, and Mars Hill finished sixth with 508 points.

The Men’s Swimmer of the Meet was awarded to Wingate’s Miguel Marcos Bargueno and the Women’s Swimmer of the Meet was awarded to Wingate’s Kaitlyn Agger.

Franziska Muhlberger earned Women’s Freshman of the Year honors for Wingate, while Carson-Newman’s Arthur Gluzman earned the honors for the Men’s Freshman of the Year.

Top Finishers for Night Four:

Women’s 1650 Freestyle

• 1^st Kaitlyn Agger, Wingate, 16:49.61 (D2B)
• 2^nd Rachel Peden, Carson-Newman, 17:08.05 (D2B)
• 3^rd Linda Ungerboeck, Carson-Newman, 17:27.27

Men’s 1650 Freestyle

• 1^st Miguel Marcos Bargueno, Wingate, 15:28.59 (D2B)
• 2^nd Zoltan Tabi, Wingate, 15:54.01 (D2B)
• 3^rd Raul Briceno, Mars Hill, 15:54.05 (D2B)

Women’s 100 Freestyle

• 1^st Lucinda Andrews, Wingate, 50.50 (D2B)
• 2^nd Nina Azirovic, Wingate, 50.59 (D2B)
• 3^rd Natalia Dwojak, Wingate, 51.06 (D2B)

Men’s 100 Freestyle

• 1^st Marcel Snitko, Wingate, 43.51 (D2B)
• 2^nd Viacheslav Ohnov, Wingate, 43.99 (D2B)
• 3^rd Hobson Stelling, Carson-Newman, 44.07 (D2B)

Women’s 200 Backstroke

• 1^st Marta Beesmans Barquero, Wingate, 1:58.03 (D2B)
• 2^nd Kyla Blakemore, Carson-Newman, 1:59.66 (D2B)
• 3^rd Ella Penny, Lenoir-Rhyne, 2:02.73 (D2B)

Men’s 200 Backstroke

• 1^st Ney Chagas Filho, Wingate, 1:45.28 (D2B)
• 2^nd Gabriel Costa, Wingate, 1:47.55 (D2B)
• 3^rd Jonatan Carlsson, Wingate, 1:47.61 (D2B)

Women’s 200 Breaststroke

• 1^st Lillian Sanocki, Wingate, 2:16.00 (D2B)
• 2^nd Franziska Muhlberger, Wingate, 2:19.31 (D2B)
• 3^rd Gabi Moll, Catawba, 2:19.66 (D2B)

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

• 1^st Micah McRea, Lenoir-Rhyne, 2:00.38 (D2B)
• 2^nd Mikolaj Dobrindt, Wingate, 2:00.91
• 3^rd Asger Hartvig, Carson-Newman, 2:02.77

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay

• 1^st Wingate (Munro, Azirovic, Dwojak, Andrews), 3:22.28 (D2B)
• 2^nd Carson-Newman (King, Osborne, Parr, Compagner), 3:23.49 (D2B)
• 3^rd Lenoir-Rhyne (Boernigen, Penny, Taylor, Hudson), 3:31.41

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay 

• 1^st Wingate (Ohnov, Hathcock, Costa, Snitko), 2:55.29 (D2B)
• 2^nd Carson-Newman (Stelling, George, McCay, Sousa), 2:56.06 (D2B)
• 3^rd Lenoir-Rhyne (McRea, Herran, Glebus, McCormick), 3:02.67

Women – Team Rankings – Final

1. Wingate University 2038
2. Carson-Newman University 1666
3. Catawba College 922
4. Lenoir Rhyne University 881
5. Emory & Henry College 561
6. Mars Hill University 508

Men – Team Rankings – Final

1. Wingate University 1952
2. Carson-Newman University 1496
3. Lenoir Rhyne University 1011
4. Catawba College 705
5. Mars Hill University 691
6. Emory & Henry College 553