The University Of The South Swimming and Diving Team Celebrates Senior Day with Victories over Firehawks

George Mabry/Men's Swimming and Diving | The University Of The South

By Press release submission

Jan 31, 2023

The University of the South swimming and diving teams celebrated Senior Day with victories over the University of Tennessee Southern in a tri-meet from the Fowler Center Natatorium.

INSIDE THE MEET
Women's Final Scores: Sewanee 233, UT Southern 41 | Rhodes 214, Sewanee 79
Men's Final Scores: Sewanee 127, UT Southern 113 | Rhodes 213, Sewanee 70
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CLASS OF 2023!
The Sewanee swimming and diving teams celebrated its four seniors prior to Saturday's tri-meet: Virginia Hudspeth, Ellie Robinson, Liz Rothschild and Daniel Shrader.

MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
-George Mabry won two events on Saturday. The junior took gold in the 50 free (21.79) and the 100 butterfly (53.11). He also claimed silver in the 200 backstroke (2:01.46).

-Daniel Shrader missed a season-best by 0.05 secons in the 100 free. The senior touched the wall at 51.47 seconds for second place.

-On the diving boards, Ben Jackson (304.35) earned a season-high on the one-meter for second place. Peter Heck (253.95) earned third place.

George Mabry - 21.79 - 1st - 50 free (missed season-best by 0.07 seconds) | 2:01.46 - 2nd - 200 back; 53.11 - 1st - 100 fly

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
-Mary Louise LeMieux swam a season-best time of 11:16.14 in the 1,000 freestyle, finishing four seconds ahead of Ally Wells of UT Southern. In the 100 free, she clocked in a third place finish of 57.31 seconds. Additionally, she had a 1:04.28 in the 100 fly.

-In the 200 freestyle, Audrey Francell swam a 2:04.56 to earn second place in the event. She also participated in the 100 fly (1:05.89).

-Melody Ottinger took third in the 200 fly (2:50.69), while Rachel Little (2:20.93) and Aurelia Willett (2:22.87) both medaled in the 200 individual medley.

-Sarah Mehany (26.12) won silver in the 50 freestyle and finished fourth in the 100 (57.95).

-Katie Walker scored 354.40 points on the one-meter diving boards and 207.15 on the three-meter for identical second place results.

-Alicia Canaday took third in both one-meter (315.95) and three-meter (186.40) diving.

-For the 200 freestyle relay, Fracell, Maddy DuBois, Carswell and LeMieux took second in the event with a 1:43.47. It is the second-fastest time by a team in the event this season.