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Charlotte, N.C.----The nationally-ranked Wingate University men's and women's swimming teams won eight-of-10 events on the first night of the inaugural South Atlantic Conference championship meet at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center (MCAC) Wednesday. Both Bulldog squads occupy first place on the team leader boards.
 
The Wingate women's 200 Medley Relay will go down in history as the first SAC gold medalists, as they touched first in the evening's opening event. Junior Amanda Wenhold was joined by sophomores Marta Beesmans Barquero and Kelsea Munro and freshman Natalia Dwojak as the quartet posted a triumphant time of 1:41.79 (D2 B cut).
 
On the team charts, the Wingate women lead Carson-Newman by exactly 100 points (534-434). The Bulldog men lead their C-N Eagle counterparts by a 488-396 margin. The Navy Blue and Vegas Gold-clad Wingate student-athletes return to the pool for day two preliminaries Thursday morning at 10 a.m. Finals on Thursday evening will start at 5 p.m.
  
What They Are Saying
Wingate graduate student-athlete Kate Agger (winner of Wednesday's 1000 Freestyle)
 
"The team did phenomenal today! I am so proud of this entire team…all our hard work is paying off and it is the best feeling. I can't wait to see what the next three days bring!"
 
Wingate's Wednesday PM highlights
 
Event 1
Women's 200 Medley Relay
 
Bulldog newcomers Beesmans Barquero and Dwojak swam the first leg and the anchor leg, respectively. Wenhold swam the second leg, while Munro took the baton for the third leg.
 
Event 3
Women's 1000 Freestyle
 
Agger took the checkered flag with her time of 9:57.20. She narrowly missed her personal-best and school-record mark of 9:56.01, established in the 2022 Bluegrass Mountain Conference championships in the same MCAC pool.
 
Event 4
Men's 1000 Freestyle
 
Sophomore Miguel Marcos shaved 17 seconds from his seed time, claiming the gold medal with his mark of 9:11.02. Sophomore Michele Orru finished second as five Bulldogs found a spot on the All-SAC team for this event.
 
Event 5
Women's 200 Individual Medley
 
Freshman Natalia Dwojak edged Lenoir-Rhyne senior Lisa Boernigen by 0.04 seconds to take first place in the 200 Individual Medley. Dwojak posted a gold-medal time of 2:03.08, while Boernigen won the silver with her 2:03.12 mark. Seniors Lily Sanocki and Gracie Williams joined Dwojak on the All-SAC team.
 
Event 6
Men's 200 Individual Medley
 
Senior Marcel Snitko won the gold medal with a time of 1:47.20. Snitko is inching closer-and-closer to Spencer Waganaar's school-record time of 1:46.71 (2013 BMC meet). Freshmen Balint Kovacs and Mikolaj Dobrindt and sophomore Jack Wisniewski made the All-SAC team as well.
 
Event 7
Women's 50 Freestyle
 
Sophomores Lucie Andrews and Kelsea Munro finished second (23.26) and third (23.29), respectively. Junior Amanda Wenhold joined her teammates on the All-SAC squad.
 
Event 8
Men's 50 Freestyle
 
Senior Slava Ohnov won the sprint race with his time of 19.98. Freshmen Ney Chagas Filho and Jonatan Carlsson finished fourth and sixth, respectively, to claim All-SAC laurels.
 
Event 9
Women's 200 Freestyle Relay
 
Andrews, Dwojak, Wenhold and Munro won the event with a time of 1:32.75. Dwojak, Wenhold and Munro swam on both victorious relays Wednesday night.
 
Event 10
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay
 
Ohnov, Chagas Filho, Carlsson and Snitko won the evening's final event with a time of 1:20.44.

A quick look at Wednesday night's SAC championship final swims
(Top six individuals make All-SAC, while top three relay teams earn All-SAC honors)
 
Women's 200 Medley Relay
1st - Wingate A (Beesmans Barquero, Wenhold, Munro, N. Dwojak), 1:41.79 (D2B)
 
Women's 1000 Freestyle
1st - Kate Agger, 9:57.20 (D2B)
3rd - Franziska Muhlberger, 10:24.94
7th - Lindsee Newman, 10:40.01
 
Men's 1000 Freestyle
1st - Miguel Marcos, 9:11.02 (D2B)
2nd - Michele Orru, 9:23.91 (D2B)
4th - Gabriel da Costa, 9:30.49 (D2B)
5th - Zoltan Tabi, 9:30.68 (D2B)
6th - Pablo Cabana del Amo, 9:34.54
 
Women's 200 Individual Medley
1st - Natalia Dwojak, 2:03.08 (D2B)
3rd - Lily Sanocki, 2:05.53
6th - Gracie Williams, 2:07.54
7th - Nadia Kertynska, 2:07.72
8th - Hana Kubalova, 2:07.87
 
Men's 200 Individual Medley
1st - Marcel Snitko, 1:47.20 (D2B)
3rd - Balint Kovacs, 1:49.57 (D2B)
5th - Mikolaj Dobrindt, 1:51.17 (D2B)
6th - Jack Wisniewski, 1:51.99
 
Women's 50 Freestyle 
2nd - Lucie Andrews, 23.26 (D2B)
3rd - Kelsea Munro, 23.29 (D2B)
5th - Amanda Wenhold, 23.64 (D2B)
7th - Nina Azirovic, 24.00
 
Men's 50 Freestyle
1st - Slava Ohnov, 19.98 (D2B)
4th - Ney Chagas Filho, 20.48 (D2B)
6th - Jonatan Carlsson, 20.54 (D2B)
8th - Jonathan Douib, 20.96
 
Women's 200 Freestyle Relay
1st - Wingate A (Andrews, N. Dwojak, Wenhold, Munro), 1:32.75 (D2B)
 
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay
1st - Wingate A (Ohnov, Chagas Filho, Carlsson, Snitko), 1:20.44 (D2B)
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. 

Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 14 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.