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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Catawba wraps up Wingate Quad Meet on Saturday

CHARLOTTE, NC – Catawba wrapped up action in the Wingate Quad Swim Meet on Saturday at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. The Catawba Indians swam against Wingate, Savannah College of Art & Design and Queens.

Sophomore Ashley Owens (Stockbridge, GA/Stockbridge HS) had a strong meet for the Catawba women, swimming a pair of top five all-time school times. Owens was second in the 500 free and her time of 5:14.03 was the fifth best by a Catawba swimmer. She then posted a time of 10:48.10 in placing third in the 1000 free which was the third-best posted time in that event. Owens registered another top five in the 200 free, finishing third.

Senior Katie Huff (Richfield, NC/N. Stanly HS) swam to a runner-up finish in the 100 breast, while fellow senior, Meredith Shultz (Richmond, VA/James River HS), placed third in the 400 IM. Sophomore Lindsay Yarborough (Lexington, NC/C. Davidson HS) posted three fourth-place swims coming in the 200 IM, 200 back and 100 back. Sophomore Laurenn Singleton (Elkin, NC/Elkin HS) went third in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 back with sophomore Leah Constan-Tatos (Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA/St. Andrews HS) placing fifth in the 200 IM,

For the men, three swimmers posted a team-best sixth-place finish; freshman Taft Kallam (Randleman, NC/Randleman HS) in the 500 free, junior Yakir Malul (Rishon Le-Zion, ISRAEL/Makif Chet) in the 100 breast and junior Christoffer Stolt (Stockholm, SWEDEN/Fryshuset) in the 100 free. Junior Mikael Karlsson (Norsborg, SWEDEN/Tullinge Gymnasium) went seventh in the 400 IM and his time of 4:29.47 was the third fastest time in school history.

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