SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South swimming and diving teams competed in its first home meet of the 2022-23 season with the Sewanee Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The women's team finished in third, while the men took fifth.
INSIDE THE MEET
Women's Swimming and Diving: Finished 3rd of 8 teams (385.5)
Men's Swimming and Diving: Finished 5th of 8 teams (337.8)
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WOMEN'S LEADERBOARD
1. Emmanuel (Ga.) (994)
2. Montevallo (Ala.) (796)
3. Sewanee (Tenn.) (657)
4. Berry (Ga.) (630)
5. Life (Ga.) (295)
6. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)* (78)
7. Cumberlands (Ky.)* (44)
8. South Georgia State (15)
* - Teams only competed in diving events
TOP FEMALE PERFORMERS
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Mary-Louise LeMieux posted two second place finishes in the 500 freestyle and the 200 butterfly. In the freestyle, she swam a season best of 5:24.34. In the fly, she clocked in at 2:17.48. Swimming in five total events over the weekend, she also posted a 18:48.89 mark in the 1,650 freestyle, a 2:20.40 in the 200 IM and 1:04.67 in the 100 IM.
-Freshman
Natalia Evans took third in the 100 backstroke with a 1:04.05 mark. She had a split time of 26.01 seconds in the 50 freestyle and a 2:16.11 in the 200 backstroke.
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Audrey Francell swam a 26-second sprint in the 50 free, 57.49 seconds in the 100 free, 2:07.36 in the 200 free and 1:06.48 in the 100 IM.
-The quartet of
Natalia Evans,
Riley Carswell,
Sarah Mehany and
Mary-Louise LeMieux posted a winning time of 48.10 seconds in the 100 free relay.
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Katie Walker led the Tigers on the boards, scoring 187.35 on the one-meter and 179.80 on the three-meter.
MEN'S LEADERBOARD
1. No. 21 Emmanuel (Ga.) (1,109)
2. Montevallo (Ala.) (729)
3. Berry (Ga.) (708)
4. South Georgia State (340)
5. Sewanee (Tenn.) (293)
6. Life (Ga.) (272)
7. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)* (162)
8. Cumberlands (Ky.)* (28)
(Emmanuel is ranked in the NCAA Division II rankings administered by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Associaion of America (CSCAA))
* - Teams only competed in diving events
TOP MALE PERFORMERS
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George Mabry led the Tigers with the top-three swims for Sewanee. He set two season-bests in the 50 free (21.99) and 50 back (25.03) and a personal-best of 52.71 in the 100 fly.
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Naeem Mangum posted season-bests in the 50 breast (28.93) and 200 breast (2:29.97). He also swam a 58.34-second performance in the 100 individual medley.
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Daniel Shrader recorded a season-best of 2:10.30 in the 200 IM.
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Ben Jackson (147.85) led the Tigers on the one-meter board, while
Jack Goodson scored a 124.10 to pace Sewanee on the three meters.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next host Berry in a dual meet on Saturday, Nov. 13.
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