Wingate University two-time NCAA national champion Marko Blazevski (Skopje, Macedonia) collected three silver medals and one bronze medal at the very competitive University of South Carolina quad meet Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, Blazevski was second in the 1650 Freestyle (15:56.87) and the 400 Individual Medley (4:03.89).
A 2012 London Olympian, Blazevski claimed second place in the 200 Butterfly (1:52.53) and third place in the 500 Freestyle (4:33.46) Friday. Blazevski and his Bulldog teammates defeated NCAA Division I the College of Charleston in the USC quad meet.
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.
Last February, 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 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® honoree.
