The two-day meet, the Wingate Fall Frenzy, was hosted by Wingate at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on Nov. 20-21. Overall the No. 13 men’s team placed fourth with 475 points behind NCAA DI team College of Charleston, 2010 NAIA Champion Savannah College of Art and Design and 2010 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Champion Wingate. The women’s team, who was just ranked No. 8 in the Avidasports Power Ranking, placed ninth, with 122 points, out of the 10 team field.
“The teams turned in a fantastic performance this weekend,” said Head Coach Jeff Dugdale. “Both the men and the women continue to improve and impress me with their efforts. All of the hard work was topped off with numerous “B” cuts and our first-ever “A” cut by Jeremy.”
Gregory won the 200 fly with his time of 1:48.09, more than a second under the NCAA “A” cut time of 1:49.39. The time is not only the fastest in DII, but the only "A" cut in the event this season. Gregory also won the 200 individual medley with his “B” cut time of 1:51.80. In addition to the previously mentioned NCAA standards, Gregory added three more “B” cuts to his season.
On the women’s side Caitlin Seed (Macedonia, Ohio) took the individual titles in the 50 free, the 100 free and the 100 fly, each with a “B” cut time. Additionally she swam to a “B” standard in the 100 backstroke.
The women’s relay swimmers set new school records in each event they participated in. The combination of Seed, Kelsey Smith (Charlotte, N.C.), Mary Strand (Mooresville, N.C.) and Theresa Hawkins (Zebulon, N.C.) bettered times in the 200 and 400 free relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays.
The men followed suit setting new relay records in the 200, 400 and 800 relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays. Austin Hughey (Auburn, Ala.), Gregory, Christian Yeatts (Charlotte, N.C.) and Daniel Bowden (Charlotte, N.C., Ardrey Kell) swam to a second place finish in the 200 medley relay, while Gregory, Bowden, Kyle Disney (Raleigh, N.C.) and Yeatts finished third in the 800 free relay.
Yeatts had two second place individual finishes. One in the 200 fly with a 1:54.45 “B” standard and the second in the 1650 free with another “B” cut time, 16:05.28.
The vast improvements by both squads will bode well for the next Avidasports Power Ranking that comes out on Dec. 1. The ranking uses a team’s improvement in events and compares that to other teams within their division.
New Women’s Records
200 Free Relay: 1:45.65 (Seed, Smith, Strand, Hawkins)
50 Free: Seed 23.75 (1st place) (b cut)
200 Free: Strand 2:12.47 (500 event)
500 Free: Strand 5:39.93
200 IM: Smith 2:24.73
400 IM: Smith 5:02.01
400 IM Relay: 4:18.78 (Seed, Smith, Strand, Hawkins)
200 IM Relay: 1:57.59 (Seed, Smith, Strand, Hawkins)
100 Fly: 58.13 Seed (1st Place) (b cut)
100 Breast: Smith 1:15.45
100 Back: Seed 57.47 (b cut)
1650 Free: Strand 19:37.72
100 Free: Seed 52.69 (1st place)
200 Breast: Smith 2:39.01
200 Fly: Strand 2:25.02
400 Free Relay: 3:54.12 (Seed, Smith, Strand, Hawkins)
New Men’s Records:
200 Free Relay: 1:25.89 (Bowden, Disney, Gregory, Hughey)
50 Free: Bowden 21.64
500 Free: Yeatts 4:41.54 (B cut)
200 IM: Gregory 1:51.80 (B cut)
400 IM Relay: 3:29.30 (Gregory, Walker, Yeatts, Bowden)
200 IM Relay: 1:34.79 (Hughey, Gregory, Disney, Bowden)
100 Fly: Gregory 49.52 (B cut)
100 Breast: Walker 1:01.42
800 Free Relay: 7:01.68 (Gregory, Bowden, Disney, Yeatts)
200 Free: Gregory 1:41.33 (B cut)
100 Back: Gregory 51.97 (B Cut)
1650 Free: Yeatts 16:05.28 (B cut)
1000 Free: Yeatts 9:43.24 (B cut)
100 Free: Bowden 47.32
200 Fly: Gregory 1:48.09 (A cut)
400 Free relay: 3:09.04 (Bowden, Disney, Yeatts, Gregory)
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