Men’s and Women’s swim groups open Vic Riggs period at Converse

Spartanburg, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne males’s and ladies’s swim groups formally opened their season on Thursday evening, going through off in opposition to Converse. This was the primary meet beneath new head coach Vic Riggs. 

On the ladies’s facet, the Bears cruised to a 148-131 victory whereas the boys fell 153.50-127.50.

Sophomore Emma Sheets led the cost for the Bears, notching 4 top-five finishes. She positioned first within the 400 freestyle relay and 50 breast whereas additionally putting second within the 200 medley relay and 100 breast. Olivia DeRosier and Chloe Vestal mixed for six top-five finishes whereas Addison Bartemeyer was part of the 400 freestyle relay victory.

On the boys’s facet, Levi McRea and Wyatt Herger every collected two first-place finishes and one second-place end. Just a freshman, Herger had a powerful debut with the Bears, successful the 50 and 100 meter backstroke whereas main off the second place 200 meter medley relay crew.

Top-Five Finishers Men

Levi McRea

• 400 Freestyle Relay – 2nd, 48.33
• 500 Free – 1st, 4:48.16
• 1000 Free – 1st, 9:54.63

Christopher Glebus

• 200 Freestyle – 2nd, 1:44.23
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 44.95
• 50 Back – 2nd, 24.96

Brooks Higginbotham 

• 400 Freestyle Relay – 2nd, 50.21
• 500 Free – third, 4:55.02
• 1000 Free – third, 10:11.48

Wyatt Herger

• 50 Back – 1st, 24.81
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 9.46
• 100 Back – 1st, 52.13

Cohen Singletary

• 100 Free – 1st, 48.16
• 50 Fly – 2nd, 24.42
• 200 Medley Relay – third, 23.35

Christopher Forsey

• 50 Breast – 2nd, 28.06
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 16.37
• 100 Breast – 2nd, 1:00.71
• 200 Individual Medley – 2nd, 2:01.38

Renato Herran

• 50 Fly – 1st, 23.62
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 26.00
• 100 Fly – 2nd, 52.67

Cooper Sledge

• 50 Free – third, 22.68
• 200 Medley Relay – third, 22.41
• 400 Freestyle Relay – 2nd, 49.88

Ben Swetckie

• 200 Medley Relay – third, 25.70
• 100 Back – 4th, 54.95
• 100 Individual Medley – 2nd, 59.08

Top-Five Finishers Women

Addison Bartemeyer

• 200 Medley Relay – third, 25.63
• 100 Free – 2nd, 54.29
• 400 Freestyle Relay – 1st, 54.06
• 200 Free – 2nd, 2:00.01

Devin Poteat

• 50 Free – 2nd, 25.70
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 25.32
• 400 Freestyle Relay – 1st, 58.26
• 100 Individual Medley – 2nd, 1:04.02

Ella Penny 

• 400 Freestyle Relay – 1st, 55.18
• 200 Free – third, 2:01.81
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 29.06
• 100 Individual Medley – 1st, 1:03.30

Sky Jones 

• 100 Breast – 1st, 1:10.40
• 50 Fly – third, 28.27
• 200 Medey Relay – 2nd, 27.58

Olivia DeRosier

• 500 Free – 1st, 5:40.64
• 100 Fly – 2nd, 1:02.15
• 200 IM – 1st, 2:19.88

Chloe Vestal

• 400 Freestyle Relay – 4th, 58.57
• 50 Back – 1st, 28.72
• 200 Medley Relay – third, 28.57
• 100 Back – 1st, 1:02.49

Emma Sheets

• 400 Freestyle Relay – 1st, 58.16
• 50 Breast – 1st, 32.97
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd, 31.94
• 100 Breast – 2nd, 1:11.28

Blair Tucker

• 400 Freestyle Relay – 4th, 58.61
• 500 Free – 2nd, 5:41.23
• 100 Fly – third, 1:02.34

Anna Buchert

• 100 Free – 4th, 1:00.34
• 200 Free – 4th, 2:09.37

Kara Bryant 

• 50 Back – 2nd, 30.17
• 100 Back – 2nd, 1:05.00
• 50 Fly – 4th, 29.03

The Bears will now flip their consideration to the Wingate Bulldogs this Saturday for his or her first convention swim meet of the 12 months. The meet is scheduled to start out at 1 p.m. from Wingate.