Marko Blazevski won the men’s 500 Freestyle in the inaugural All-North Carolina Invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center Friday night. Blazevski posted a victorious time of 4:34.77. A 2012 Olympian, Blazevski was second in the 400 Individual Medley with a time of 4:02.65 Saturday. North Carolina State sophomore Michael Camper edged Blazevski by eight/one-hundredths of a second with his victorious 400 IM time of 4:02.57.
Blazevski and his Bulldog teammates finished fourth in the star-studded event. In addition, Blazevski was third in the 200 Butterfly (1:51.99) and sixth in the 200 Backstroke (1:54.20) Saturday. He helped Wingate post a 3:32.33 in the 400 Medley Relay (ninth place) Friday.
At the 2012 NCAA Division II national championship meet, Blazevski defended his national title in the 400 Individual Medley. He was the Bluegrass Mountain Conference champion in the same event. In the 2012 NCAA meet, Blazevski was an All-American in four events (400 IM, 800 Free Relay, 1650 Free and 500 Free). He was an honorable mention All-American in the 1000 Freestyle.
In February, the Blazevski and the Bulldogs won their fifth consecutive BMC championship title at the Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center (MCAC) pool in downtown Charlotte. Blazevski won the 400 IM at the 2012 BMC meet. He was All-BMC in four events (500 Free, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay and 400 IM).
The 2012 J. Howard Williams Award winner for male athlete of the year at Wingate, Blazevski is a Capital One Academic All-America® honoree. He has a 3.84 GPA as a Finance major.
