Men and Women Finish Third At All-NC Invite

Friday, October 2

Greensboro, N.C.

5:30 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

All-NC Invitational

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

10/3/2015 10:38:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

FINAL RESULTS (PDF)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Davidson swimming and diving program put together a strong season-opening performance as both squads finished third at the fourth annual All-NC Invitational Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

The Wildcats completed the final day of competition with 20 top-10 performances with nine finishing in the top five.

RECAP – EVENING SESSION

The final day capped off with the last seven events starting at 5 p.m.

Both teams kept the momentum going from the morning and totaled 10 top-10 performances with six from the women and four from the men.

Katy Williams led Davidson with the top performance, a second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:22.18. Luke Burton led the men with a fourth-place showing in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:51.04.

Both 400 freestyle relay squads finished fourth. Jake Perron, Clay Resweber, Cameron Bard and Burton put together a time of 3:06.99, while Elise Lankiewicz, Kassie Shannon, Erica Clancy and Angie Healy recorded a time of 3:32.50.

Burton also added a ninth-place finish in the 100 IM, while Lankiewicz took seventh for the women.

RECAP – MORNING SESSION

The final day began this morning with the first seven events starting at 10 a.m.

Both teams put together another impressive performance as they totaled 10 top-10 showings with five from each squad in the first session.

The women were led by Elise Lankiewicz and Katy Williams who placed third in the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, respectively. Lankiewicz swam a time of 1:51.80, while Williams touched the wall at the 1:05.31 mark.

Lankiewicz and Williams also helped the 200 medley relay squad to a fifth-place finish with a time of 1:48.42. Lauren Malachowski and Kassie Shannon completed the quartet, swimming the first and final legs, respectively.

Freshman Anabelle Durham posted a time of 59.09 in the 100 backstroke to record her first top-10 performance of her collegiate career.

For the men, Luke Burton recorded the top performance for the second-straight day. The senior placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.25.

Grant Smith and Clay Resweber joined Burton in the top-10 showings. Smith took seventh in the 400 IM (4:11.52) and Resweber took eighth and ninth in the 1650 freestyle and 200 freestyle events, respectively.

Smith and Burton joined Cameron Bard and Ari Snyder in the 200 medley relay and put together a time of 1:35.73 which was good for sixth place.

After putting together impressive morning performances the Wildcats sat third on the women's side and fourth for the men heading into the evening.

The Wildcats will jump back into the pool Friday, Oct. 16 for a two-day event at the University of Richmond for a quad-meet that features Duquesne and George Mason.

Final Women's Team Rankings:
1. NC State, 1,688
2. East Carolina, 1,343
3. Davidson, 946
4. Queens, 867
5. Campbell, 831
6. Gardner-Webb, 803
7. UNC Asheville, 747
8. Lenoir Rhyne, 268
9. Catawba, 220
10. Sau Knights, 211
11. North Carolina A&T, 173

Final Men's Team Rankings:
1. NC State, 1,713
2. East Carolina, 1,314.5
3. Davidson, 977
4. Gardner-Webb, 958
5. Queens, 918
6. Lenoir Rhyne, 507.5
7. Sau Knights, 503.5
8. Catawba, 435.5