Gearing named COY; Reckmann earns Elite 23 as Girls’s Swimming finishes as shut runner-up at SAC Championships

Kingsport, Tenn. —- Catawba College Head Women’s Swimming Coach Matthew Gearing was named South Atlantic Conference Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year and senior Marit Reckmann earned the league’s Elite 23 Award for highest cumulative GPA on the ultimate day of the SAC Championships. Catawba’s girls completed because the runner-ups by a mere eight factors, matching their finest end in program historical past. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

1650-Yard Freestyle

– Fiona Byrne claimed her third consecutive SAC title within the Women’s 1650 Freestyle, clearing the sphere by 9 seconds with a mark of 16:58.53

– Danielle Meinema earned the runner-up within the occasion with a time of 17:07.74

– Ella Gutenwik and Jolina Franke made it 4 Catawba Indians within the prime eight with placings of fourth and eighth, respectively

100-Yard Freestyle

– Reckmann efficiently defended her title within the Women’s 100 Free with a time of fifty.31

– Fernanda Regina, Eniko Onofer and Clara Campo made the championship ultimate half Catawba swimmers – they completed fourth, fifth and eighth, respectively

200-Yard Backstroke

– Eszter Pajor positioned because the runner-up within the Women’s 200 Back with a mark of two:01.71

– Ash Fortin and Makayla Bazeley competed within the championship ultimate as effectively, ending sixth and seventh

200-Yard Breaststroke

– Senior Gabriella Moll broke the varsity document within the Women’s 200 Breaststroke, clearing the sphere by almost two seconds with a time of two:15.29

– She edged out fellow teammate Sydney McKenzie, who beat out her nearest competitor by over two seconds with a swim of two:17.23

– Mahee Laury-Goret positioned fourth with a time of two:19.31

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

– Catawba’s 400 Free Relay workforce of Reckmann, Regina, Onofer and Meinema closed out the week sturdy with the meet document within the occasion with a mark of three:21.91, over two seconds over Wingate’s workforce

UP NEXT

– Catawba swimmers seeking to attain marks to qualify for the NCAA Championships will head to the Emory Last Chance Invite in Atlanta Feb. 20-21