{"id":523210,"date":"2023-02-26T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T23:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=523210"},"modified":"2023-02-26T16:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T23:32:29","slug":"unc-wilmington-sweeps-caa-championships-with-dominant-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/unc-wilmington-sweeps-caa-championships-with-dominant-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC-Wilmington Sweeps CAA Championships With Dominant Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNC-Wilmington Sweeps CAA Championships With Dominant Performances<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks stormed through the Colonial Athletic Association Championships this week in Hampton, Va., with the women’s team earning its first title in 17 years while the men concluded back-to-back championship performances. During the meet, women\u00a0 winning multiple individual events included UNCW’s Brooke Knisely<\/strong>, William and Mary’s Sophia<\/strong> Heilen<\/strong> and Delaware’s Mira<\/strong> Selling<\/strong>, and on the men’s side, UNCW’s Sam O’Brien<\/strong>, Jacob<\/strong> Duracinsky <\/strong>and\u00a0Ethan Badrian<\/strong> each won two events while Towson’s\u00a0Brian Benzing\u00a0<\/strong>had three individual victories and the only national top-10 performance.<\/p>\n

Women’s Team Standings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. UNC-Wilmington 803<\/li>\n
  2. William and Mary 534.5<\/li>\n
  3. Northeastern 527.5<\/li>\n
  4. Delaware 520<\/li>\n
  5. Towson 460<\/li>\n
  6. Drexel 335<\/li>\n
  7. Monmouth 177<\/li>\n
  8. Stony Brook 148<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Men’s Team Standings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. UNC-Wilmington 890<\/li>\n
    2. Delaware 606<\/li>\n
    3. Towson 577.5<\/li>\n
    4. Drexel 507.5<\/li>\n
    5. William and Mary 424.5<\/li>\n
    6. Monmouth 241.5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n