Wingate University junior Olympian and two-time NCAA national champion Marko Blazevski (Skopje, Macedonia) helped the Bulldogs win the eighth annual Savannah College of Art and Design College Invitational Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at the Chatham County Aquatic Center. Individually, he earned two first-place finishes and one second-place showing at the SCAD-Savannah event. Blazevski also swam on two top-three relay teams.
On Saturday, Blazevski touched first in the 500 Freestyle (4:33.79) and the 200 Butterfly (1:50.45). On Friday, he was second in the 400 Individual Medley (3:58.33) and third in the 400 Medley Relay (3:28.82). On Thursday, Blazevski and three teammates finished second in the 800 Freestyle Relay (6:44.40).
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.
