Florida Atlantic Women Sweep Gardner-Webb, North Florida

North Florida v. Florida Atlantic, Gardner-Webb

• Jacksonville, Florida
• Saturday, September 29, 2018
• Men’s Results
• Women’s Results
• Scores
  • Men: Gardner-Webb 131, Florida Atlantic 131
  • Women: Florida Atlantic 181, Gardner Webb 81; Florida Atlantic 169, North Florida 93; North Florida 162, Gardner-Webb 99

Press Releases

Courtesy of Florida Atlantic Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University swimming and diving competed at the University of North Florida Saturday, with the women winning against both opponents in their tri-meet (over UNF 169-93, and topping Gardner-Webb 181-81), while the men wrapped the day all square in a dual with GWU, 131-131. Overall, the two sides combined for 19 first-place showings and 45 top-three finishes in the Saturday meet.

Notables:

• The very first event saw the very first top finish, as the women’s 200 yard medley squad (made up of Abby Marshall, Fatimah Westbrook, Ashlyn Hunt and Sarah Martin) touched the wall in 1:49.60
• Spence Atkins was the next first-place finisher, in the women’s 1,000 yard freestyle (10:23.30), while Madison Rizzo was runner-up in the same race (10:45.33)
• On the men’s side, the Owls swept the top three finishes: Will Smith (9:41.71), Josh Fountain (9:48.18) and Jack Shapiro (9:51.88)
• Sharon Kok and Martin were 1-2 in the women’s 200 free, finishing in 1:56.21 and 1:57.60, respectively, while Colin Kozak took the win for the men (1:43.44), and Connor Smoak was third (1:46.05)
• Marshall garnered an individual gold in the 100 yard backstroke at 57.61, while Miranda Fellowes was third in 59.05
• Taking second and third in the men’s 100 back were Braedan Leach (52.64) and Alex Taber (52.93)
• Like Marshall, Westbrook too got an individual first, racing a 1:06.43 in the women’s 100 breaststroke
• Phillip Crouch III posted a third-place finish in the men’s 100 breast, at 59.78
• The Owls took first on each side of the 200 yard butterfly, with Atkins getting her second top finish of the day (2:04.80), and Michael Rahrig topping the men (1:55.51). Runner-up for the women was Danica Garbett (2:07.08), and Fountain was third for the men (1:57.43)
• Westbrook’s second solo first (and third total) came in the 50 yard free, in 24.51, and Kozak was runner-up for the men (21.66)
• Smoak won the men’s 100 free (47.48) while Kozak was third (48.16), and for the women, Marshall was runner-up in 53.65, just behind the winning time of 53.60
• The men swept the 200 yard backstroke, with the trio led by Leach (1:51.92), followed by Calvin Lillo and Taber in a photo finish (1:54.54 and 1:54.59)
• Fellowes and Kara Wilkins were first and second in their 200 yard back, racing to times of 2:06.38 and 2:09.73
• Each side had a third-place showing in the 200 yard breaststroke: Ana Neff-Jendrasko for the women (2:29.21), and Crouch for the men (2:14.71)
• The squad took a combined five of the six top spots in the 500 free: the men with another sweep – Smith (4:38.95), Fountain (4:38.98) and Shapiro (4:47.17) again – and for the women, first and second were Atkins (5:06.10) and Kok (5:13.11)
• Garbett won the 100 yard butterfly, in 57.92, and Sean Arrington was runner-up in the men’s race (51.66)
• In the very next race, Garbett made it back-to-back with a 2:08.51 in the 200 IM, just ahead of Fellowes in second at 2:12.41
• Lillo paced the field in the men’s 200 IM, in 1:55.84
• The Owl women ended the day with their final win, a 3:35.55 showing in the 400 yard freestyle relay (Marshall, Martin, Westbrook and Atkins)
• In the same race, the men – Jack Neeley, Smoak, Kozak and Reilly Maguire – came in second, in 3:09.95, less than a second behind the winners

What’s Next:
The Owls are back at it next weekend, south to Miami for the FIU Fall Classic. The two-day event is Friday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6. FAU won’t return home again until Nov. 2.

Courtesy of Gardner-Webb Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Gardner-Webb men’s and women’s swimming programs opened the 2018-19 season earlier today, taking on Florida Atlantic and North Florida at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla.

The men’s team tied Florida Atlantic at 131 points each, while the women’s squad fell to FAU by a 181-81 score and to North Florida by a 162-99 score.

Overall, Gardner-Webb had 49 top-five times, including eight first-place finishes.

Whitney Peters and Anna Banick led the way in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke, as Peters placed first at 2:26.74 and Banick placed second at 2:28.74.

In the men’s 200-yard medley relay, GWU took the top two spots as the team of Brady Fields, Jordan Mintz, Tim Bennett, and Zach Dingfield timed in at 1:33.94, followed by the team of Joshua Clarke, Jonathan Frye, Brendan Teeters, and Kevin Plewniak, who finished at 1:36. 45.

In the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay, Gardner-Webb took home the top spot as the foursome of Seggio Bernardina, Kevin Plewniak, Tim Bennett, and Zach Dingfieldtimed in at 3:08.96.

GWU also had the top-two times in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke, as Jordan Mintz finished first at 58.11, followed by Jonathan Frye at 58.97.

Gardner-Webb had the top two finishers in the men’s 200-yard breaststroke as Jordan Mintz posted the first-place time of 2:08.58, followed by Christian Jann at 2:14.24

GWU had two of the top-three times in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke, as Whitney Peters placed second with a time of 1:07.35, followed by Anna Banick at 1:08.97

The ‘Dogs had three of the top-five finishers in the men’s 50-yard freestyle, led by Zach Dingfield who placed first with a time of 21.36.  Kevin Plewniak placed third at 21.69, followed closely by Seggio Bernardina at 21.71.

GWU also had three top-five times in the men’s 100-yard butterfly as Brady Fields led all swimmers with a time of 51.20.  Cullen Fields placed third, clocking in at 52.07, while Brendan Teeters came home in fifth with a time of 53.33.

Brady Fields placed first in the men’s 100-yard backstroke, timing in at 52.00.

Tim Bennett earned a second-place finish in the men’s 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:43.62.

In the men’s 200-yard butterfly, Cullen Fields placed second with a time of 1:55.70.

Zach Dingfield placed second in the men’s 100-yard freestyle, timing in at 48.09.

Jordan Mintz earned a second-place finish in the men’s 200-yard IM, timing in at 1:57.22, followed by Christian Jann in third at 1:57.79.

The grouping of Spencer Lucas, Blake Broullire, Audrey Robinson, and Tessa Walsh placed third in the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay, timing in at 3:42.34.

In the women’s 50-yard freestyle, Audrey Robinson placed third, touching the wall at 24.84, while Jennifer Jackson placed fifth with a time of 25.18.

Tessa Walsh took home a third-place finish in the women’s 100-yard butterfly, clocking in at 58.99, while Mary Traylor finished in sixth at 1:00.31.

Morgan VanderSchaaf earned a third-place finish in the women’s 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 5:13.95.

Kelli Croft placed third in the women’s 1,000-yard freestyle, timing in at 10:54.77

Mary Traylor clocked in at 2:08.57 in the women’s 200-yard butterfly to earn a third-place finish.  Tessa Walsh finished in sixth with a time of 2:10.16

In the women’s 200-yard medley relay, the foursome of Cary Pou, Whitney Peters, Tessa Walsh, and Audrey Robinson timed in at 1:51.20 to take home a fourth-place finish.

Jennifer Jackson finished in fourth-place in the women’s 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 52.79, followed by Audrey Robinson at 54.94 to finish in fifth.

Morgan VanderSchaaf placed fourth in the women’s 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.63, while Carol Zangla placed sixth at 1:58.97.

Carol Zangla finished in fourth in the women’s 200-yard IM, timing in at 2:13.15.  Spencer Lucas placed sixth at 2:15.09.

Mary Traylor finished in sixth in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:10.96.

Gardner-Webb returns to action on Friday, October 5 as the men’s team faces Catawba and the women’s team takes on Campbell in the first home meet of the season.

Courtesy of North Florida Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida swimming dominated Gardner-Webb, 162-99, to pick up a win against the Bulldogs for the first time in program history on Saturday at Bolles School’s Uible Pool.

FAU topped the Ospreys, 169-93, in the other dual of the day.

Final Meet Results
UNF 162, GWU 99
FAU 169, UNF 93
FAU 181, GWU 81

Event Winners
Camryn Greenleaf – 100 Free (53.60)

Notable Swims
2^nd Place – 200 Medley (1:51.09)
Kaleigh Newcomb, Kayla Glennon, Esther Quakenbush, Nicole Nesto
200 Medley (1:51.09)
Anne Fletcher, Julianna Graf, Sydney Groth, Zoe Trenz

2^nd Place – 400 Free Relay (3:39.80)
Jacqueline Barklund, Hannah Cordes, Nicole Nesto, Zoe Trenz

Hannah Cordes – 3^rd Place 200 Free (1:58.06)
Jacqueline Barklund – 2^nd Place 100 Back (58.80)
Camryn Greenleaf – 1^st Place 100 Free (53.60); 2^nd 50 Free (24.67)
Zoe Trenz – 3^rd Place 100 Free (54.75)
Anne Fletcher – 3^rd Place 200 Back (2:09.80)
Sydney Groth – 2^nd Place 100 Fly (58.93)
Sarah Joram – 3^rd Place 200 IM (2:13.05)

From Coach Coffey
“Great racing today!  We came up short against a good Florida Atlantic team, but did get the victory against CCSA foe Gardner-Webb. It was exciting to watch the team focus on their races and swim fast today.”

Meet Notes
-The victory against Gardner-Webb is the first in six attempts. The Bulldogs last defeated UNF in 2016.
– UNF hosts just one more home meet this season as it welcomes UNC Asheville to town on October 20.
– Saturday marked the first meets for UNF and GW, while FAU has two meets under its belt as it faced off with Florida earlier in the week.

Up Next: The Ospreys are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 6 against CCSA foe FGCU. The first event is scheduled for noon in Fort Myers.