{"id":412473,"date":"2020-01-25T09:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T16:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=412473"},"modified":"2020-01-25T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T04:42:34","slug":"s-c-college-invitational-day-1-gamecocks-swim-to-commanding-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/s-c-college-invitational-day-1-gamecocks-swim-to-commanding-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"S.C. College Invitational Day 1: Gamecocks Swim to Commanding Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South Carolina College Invitational began yesterday in Columbia, SC. Host school University of South Carolina matched up against University of North Carolina &#8211; Wilmington and Queens University of Charlotte. Friday&#8217;s events consisted of half the swimming schedule, along with the 3m board event for the divers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORES\u00a0<\/strong>(through day 1)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USC men &#8211; 108, UNCW men &#8211; 59<\/li>\n<li>USC men 98, Queens men &#8211; 66<\/li>\n<li>Queens men &#8211; 85, UNCW men &#8211; 79<\/li>\n<li>USC women &#8211; 136, UNCW women &#8211; 31<\/li>\n<li>USC women &#8211; 102, Queens women &#8211; 59<\/li>\n<li>Queens women &#8211; 123, UNCW women &#8211; 41<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/sidearm.sites\/queensathletics.com\/documents\/2020\/1\/24\/SC_Invite_Day_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Day 1 Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">South Carolina Press Release<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>COLUMBIA, S.C.\u2014 <\/strong>South Carolina swimming and diving put in a strong performance Friday on the first day of the S.C. College Invitational. Matched up against UNC Wilmington and Queens University, the Gamecocks won 13 of the 20 events to take a commanding leading through day one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gamecock Notables <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carolina started the meet by taking the men&#8217;s 200 freestyle relay with the team of sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6637\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6637\">Lewis Burras<\/a><\/dfn>, senior <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6619\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6619\">Justin Rose<\/a><\/dfn>, junior <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6620\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6620\">AJ Ross<\/a><\/dfn> and sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6588\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6588\">Dylan Delaney<\/a><\/dfn> securing the win with a 1:20.84.<\/li>\n<li>Senior <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6599\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6599\">Albury Higgs<\/a><\/dfn> and sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6604\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6604\">Hallie Kinsey<\/a><\/dfn> took first and second in the 200 IM, respectively.<\/li>\n<li>Sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6580\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6580\">Haley Arner<\/a><\/dfn> picked up the first 500 freestyle win of her career, swimming a 4:57.32.<\/li>\n<li>The Gamecocks swept three straight events. Seniors <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6613\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6613\">Ana Menendez-Nava<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6603\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6603\">Lionel Khoo<\/a><\/dfn> won the 100 breaststroke, freshman <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6639\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6639\">Emma Alexander<\/a><\/dfn> and senior <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6609\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6609\">Kevin Liu<\/a><\/dfn> won the 200 backstroke and senior <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6607\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6607\">Christina Lappin<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6637\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6637\">Lewis Burras<\/a><\/dfn> won the 100 freestyle.<\/li>\n<li>The Gamecocks ended the meet strong, winning both 400 medley relay heats.<\/li>\n<li>In diving, sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6590\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6590\">Anton Down-Jenkins<\/a><\/dfn>, junior <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6627\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6627\">Grant Summers<\/a><\/dfn> and sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6582\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6582\">Alex Claus<\/a><\/dfn> swept the podium in the 3-meter board. For the women, freshman <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6673\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6673\">Mathilda Roxne<\/a><\/dfn> and sophomore <dfn><a class=\"sidearm-roster-link-normalized\" href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6596\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6596\">Yu Qian Goh<\/a><\/dfn>took first and second respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scores Through Day One:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Men<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South Carolina leads UNCW 108-59<\/li>\n<li>Queens leads UNCW 85-79<\/li>\n<li>South Carolina leads Queens 98-66<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South Carolina leads UNCW 136-31<\/li>\n<li>Queens Leads UNCW 123-41<\/li>\n<li>South Carolina leads Queens 102-59<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Up Next for the Gamecocks<\/strong><br \/>\nDay two of the S.C. College Invitational will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. following the senior recognition ceremony at 9:40.<\/p>\n<p>For more swimming updates, follow South Carolina Swimming and Diving on Twitter at @GamecockSwim.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Queens Press Release &#8211; Men<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013<\/strong> The Queens University of Charlotte men&#8217;s swimming team returned to action on Friday competing in the 2020 South Carolina Winter Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Competing against NCAA Division I institutions South Carolina and UNC Wilmington, the Royals collected three event wins and multiple podium finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6274\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6274\">Alex Kunert<\/a><\/dfn> won twice in individual competition beginning with a first place finish in the 200-Yard I.M. with a finals time of 1:47.76. Kunert&#8217;s second victory came via a 1:49.04 time in the 200-Yard Butterfly race. Junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6270\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6270\">Hendrik Faber<\/a><\/dfn>was also an individual winner, claiming first overall in the 500-Yard Freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The 200-Yard Freestyle Team finished second overall, while <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6268\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6268\">Jan Delkeskamp<\/a><\/dfn> (200-Yard I.M.) and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6278\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6278\">Alen Mosic<\/a><\/dfn> (100-Yard Freestyle) were also second place finishers in their respective events.<\/p>\n<p>The final day of the invitational begins tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. from the Carolina Natatorium.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Women<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013<\/strong> The Queens University of Charlotte women&#8217;s swimming team returned to action on Friday competing in the 2020 South Carolina Winter Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Competing against NCAA Division I institutions South Carolina and UNC Wilmington, the Royals registered two event wins and multiple podium finishes.<\/p>\n<p>The 200-Yard Freestyle Relay Team of <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6301\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6301\">Polina Lapshina<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6293\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6293\">Lexie Baker<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6313\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6313\">Hannah Foster<\/a><\/dfn>, and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6299\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6299\">Wanda Dollmayer<\/a><\/dfn> opened the night with a win, turning in a time of 1:33.05. Freshman <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6306\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6306\">Yuliia Stadnyk<\/a><\/dfn> was the Royals&#8217; lone individual winner, taking the top spot in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:02.10, more than two second ahead of teammate <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6296\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6296\">Georgia DaCruz<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/p>\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6292\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6292\">Francesca Bains<\/a><\/dfn> (500-Yard Freestyle), <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6314\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6314\">Mikaela Fullerton<\/a><\/dfn> (100-Yard Breaststroke), <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6300\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6300\">Bobbi Gichard<\/a><\/dfn> (200-Yard Backstroke), and Lapshina (100-Yard Freestyle) all had runner-up finishes in their respective events. The night ended with a second place showing by the 400-Yard Medley Relay Team of <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/queensathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6302\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6302\">Rachel Massaro<\/a><\/dfn>, Fullerton, DaCruz, and Lapshina.<\/p>\n<p>The final day of the invitational begins tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. from the Carolina Natatorium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">UNCW Press Release<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>COLUMBIA, S.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Three Seahawks posted second-place finishes on the men&#8217;s side to highlight UNCW&#8217;s outing on Friday at the South Carolina College Invitational.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>SCORES<br \/>\nMen<\/strong>: South Carolina 108, UNCW 59 | Queens 85, UNCW 79<br \/>\n<strong>Women<\/strong>: South Carolina 136, UNCW31 | Queens123, UNCW 41<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Heading up the Seahawk trio of runner-up finishes were <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6547\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6547\">Gianmichael D&#8217;Alessandro<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> in the 100 Breaststroke, <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6545\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6545\">Will Countie<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> in the 200 Backstroke and <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6548\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6548\">Connor Forsythe<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> in the 200 Butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>Adding strong swims were <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6722\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6722\">Mitch Curlee<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> finishing third in the 200 IM and <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6551\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6551\">Brent Hoshall<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> taking third in the 200 Backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>In diving, <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6735\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6735\">Courtney Klausen<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> took third in the women&#8217;s 1-meter and <strong><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/uncwsports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6721\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6721\">Kolbein Bjugan<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong> was fourth in the men&#8217;s 3-meter board.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawk men took second in the 400 Medley Relay and third in the 200 Freestyle Relay.<\/p>\n<p>The meet continues Saturday. It&#8217;s UNCW&#8217;s final meet of the season before heading to Christiansburg, Va., in February for the Colonial Athletic Association championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Carolina College Invitational began yesterday in Columbia, SC. 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