Patricia Castro-Ortega of Queens University of Charlotte is a new national record holder for Division II swimming. The sophomore set a record in the women’s 400-yard individual medley on Saturday evening.
Queens University of Charlotte was competing at the two day Wingate Fall Frenzy. Castro-Ortega posted a 4:12.28, winning by over six seconds.
Castro-Ortega also helped set a new pool record in the 200-yard medley relay. The team consisted of backstroker Hannah Peiffer, breaststroker Shelly Prayson, butterflier Castro-Ortega and freestyler Kyrie Dobson.
Going into the final day of the Wingate Fall Frenzy, Queens University of Charlotte is in first place on the men’s side with 1,358.5 points. Wingate University is in second place with 1,212 points, Gardner-Webb University is in third with 1,096.5 points and Catawba College is in fourth place with 476 points.
For the women, Queens University of Charlotte is in first with 1,357 points. Wingate University is in second with 1,244 points, Gardner-Webb University is in third with 1,065 and Catawba College is in fourth with 326 points.
Event winners in the first two days of the Wingate Fall Frenzy:
Women’s 500-yard freestyle: Patricia Castro-Ortega
Men’s 500-yard freestyle: Dion Dressens
Women’s 200-yard individual medley: Sofia Petrenko
Men’s 200-yard individual medley: Leif-Henning Kluever
Women’s 50-yard freestyle: Ana Fish
Men’s 50-yard freestyle: Nathan Lile
Women’s 400-yard individual medley: Patricia Castro-Ortega
Men’s 400-yard individual medley: Nicholas Arakelian
Women’s 100-yard butterfly: Mary Beaver
Men’s 100-yard butterfly: Nathan Lile
Women’s 200-yard freestyle: McKenzie Stevens
Men’s 200-yard freestyle: Jerome Heidrich
Women’s 100-yard breaststroke: Jessika Weiss
Men’s 100-yard breaststroke: Rostyslav Fedyna
Women’s 100-yard backstroke: Viktoriya Arkhipova
Men’s 100-yard backstroke: Zachary Phelps
Tomorrow, the final day of the Wingate Fall Frenzy, men’s 1650-yard freestyle, women’s 200-yard backstroke, men’s 200-yard backstroke, women’s 100-yard freestyle, men’s 100-yard freestyle, women’s 200-yard breaststroke, men’s 200-yard breaststroke, women’s 200-yard butterfly, men’s 200-yard butterfly, the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay and the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay.