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Charlotte, N.C.----On an evening of super-fast swims, the Wingate University men's 400 Medley Relay team saved the best for last at the inaugural South Atlantic Conference championship meet inside the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center (MCAC) Thursday night. In Thursday's final event, the Bulldogs posted a new school record with their gold-medal time of 3:11.50.
 
Team members included freshman Ney Chagas Filho, sophomore Fedor Sokolov and seniors Frederik Oscar Moller and Slava Ohnov. The previous school standard was 3:11.95 in the 2018 Bluegrass Mountain Conference meet by Niklas Martin, Giacomo Viazzo, Sebastian Holmberg and Lukas Kraft.
 
On the team leaderboards, the No. 8 Wingate men have 986 points. Carson-Newman is second with 764 points. The No. 8 Bulldog women hold a 972-859 advantage over the C-N Eagles. Wingate resumes its SAC championship meet journey Friday morning with preliminaries slated for 10 a.m. Finals on Friday evening start at 5 p.m.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate senior student-athlete Marcel Snitko (winner of Thursday's 200 Freestyle)
 
"The meet is going amazing so far. On both sides, we had some remarkable swims and the NCAA team is growing steadily. I think there will be more qualifiers in the next few days. The energy is great and it's nice to swim fast at my last conference meet…and to see the team so lively." 

Wingate's Thursday PM highlights
 
Event 11
Women's 100 Butterfly
 
Team captains junior Hana Kubalova and senior Gracie Williams finished fourth (56.69) and fifth (56.88), respectively, to earn All-SAC laurels in the 100 Butterfly. Junior Mary Heffron finished eighth (57.81). Carson-Newman senior Manon Compagner won the 100 Fly with an NCAA Division II A Cut time of 52.92.
 
Event 12
Men's 100 Butterfly
 
The Bulldogs did a wash, rinse and repeat from the morning preliminaries, sweeping the three SAC medals. Senior team captain Slava Ohnov claimed the top spot with his triumphant time of 48.05. Senior Frederik Oscar Moller and freshman Balint Kovacs finished second (48.19) and third (48.56), joining Ohnov on the podium.
 
The three Bulldogs occupied the same positions during the morning swim. Freshman Jonatan Carlsson and sophomore Alex Smyre earned sixth (49.43) and seventh (49.53), respectively. Carlsson's finish gave Wingate four All-SAC performers in the event.       
 
Event 13
Women's 400 Individual Medley
 
Freshman Franziska Muhlberger dropped 8.36 seconds from her morning preliminaries time to take second place in the 400 Individual Medley with her 4:22.70 effort. Senior team captain Lily Sanocki also improved her Thursday morning time, taking third place with a 4:24.56 mark.
 
Freshman Nadia Kertynska and junior Katherine Fronczak finished fourth (4:27.27) and sixth (4:33.16), respectively, to join Muhlberger and Sanocki on the All-SAC team. Kertynska and Fronczak also achieved season-best marks.
 
The Bulldogs had six student-athletes in the championship final, with sophomore Lindsee Newman and senior Jayci Scheff taking seventh (4:34.14) and eighth (4:35.07), respectively. Scheff's championship final mark was also a season-best effort. Carson-Newman senior Rachel Peden won the 400 IM with her time of 4:22.61.

Event 14
Men's 400 Individual Medley
 
Sophomore Miguel Marcos added a silver medal to his collection, taking second place with his time of 3:53.43. Jack Wisniewski joined his classmate on the podium, finishing third with his time of 3:56.91. The duo combined to drop almost eight seconds from their morning efforts, establishing PRs in the process.
 
Freshmen Mikolaj Dobrindt and Pablo Cabana del Amo followed the pattern, swimming season-best times to finish fourth (3:57.94) and sixth (4:02.50), respectively. The two newcomers joined the two WU sophomores on the All-SAC squad. Senior Ian Leighninger finished seventh (4:05.58).
 
Event 15
Women's 200 Freestyle

Sophomore Lucie Andrews led the 'Dogs, finishing second with her personal-best time of 1:50.42. Freshman Nina Azirovic and graduate student Kate Agger placed third (1:50.51) and fourth (1:50.80), respectively. Azirovic achieved a season-best mark.
 
Junior Amanda Wenhold was the fourth WU swimmer to make the All-SAC team in the event, finishing sixth (1:51.97). Sophomore Marta Beesmans Barquero finished eighth (1:53.65). Carson-Newman's Compagner touched first with her gold-medal time of 1:49.11.
 
Event 16
Men's 200 Freestyle
 
Senior Marcel Snitko touched first with a personal-best mark of 1:35.84. The Bulldogs put together their second Thursday 1-2-3 finish as sophomore Gabriel da Costa (1:37.59) and senior team captain Ethan Hathcock (1:37.93) joined Snitko on the podium. Hathcock's mark was a season-best effort. Kovacs gave the 'Dogs four All-SAC honorees, taking sixth place (1:41.32).
 
Event 17
Women's 400 Medley Relay
 
Wingate earned a silver medal in the evening's final race, posting a time of 3:44.79. Team members included Beesmans Barquero, Wenhold, Kubalova and sophomore Kelsea Munro. The quartet dropped almost three seconds from its seed time. Carson-Newman lowered its seed time as well, posting a 3:42.52 mark to take the gold medal.
 
Event 18
Men's 400 Medley Relay
 
The Bulldogs shaved 6.17 seconds from their seed time on the way to their record-setting performance. The Carson-Newman Eagles finished a distant second with their silver-medal time of 3:15.07.

A quick look at Thursday night's SAC championship final swims
(Top six individuals make All-SAC, while top three relay teams earn All-SAC honors)
 
Women's 100 Butterfly
4th - Hana Kubalova, 56.69
5th - Gracie Williams, 56.88
8th - Mary Heffron, 57.81
 
Men's 100 Butterfly
1st - Slava Ohnov, 48.05 (D2B)
2nd - Frederik Oscar Moller, 48.19 (D2B)
3rd - Balint Kovacs, 48.56 (D2B)
6th - Jonatan Carlsson, 49.43
7th - Alex Smyre, 49.53
 
Women's 400 Individual Medley
2nd - Franziska Muhlberger, 4.22.70 (D2B)
3rd - Lily Sanocki, 4:24.56 (D2B)
4th - Nadia Kertynska, 4:27.27 (D2B)
6th - Katherine Fronczak, 4:33.16
7th - Lindsee Newman, 4:34.14
8th - Jayci Scheff, 4:35.07
 
Men's 400 Individual Medley
2nd - Miguel Marcos, 3:53.43 (D2B)
3rd - Jack Wisniewski, 3:56.91 (D2B)
4th - Mikolaj Dobrindt, 3:57.94 (D2B)
6th - Pablo Cabana del Amo, 4:02.50
7th - Ian Leighninger, 4:05.58
 
Women's 200 Freestyle
2nd - Lucie Andrews, 1:50.42 (D2B)
3rd - Nina Azirovic, 1:50.51 (D2B)
4th - Kate Agger, 1:50.80 (D2B)
6th - Amanda Wenhold, 1:51.97 (D2B)
8th - Marta Beesmans Barquero, 1:53.65
 
Men's 200 Freestyle
1st - Marcel Snitko, 1:35.84 (D2B)
2nd - Gabriel da Costa, 1:37.59 (D2B)
3rd - Ethan Hathcock, 1:37.93 (D2B)
6th - Balint Kovacs, 1:41.32
 
Women's 400 Medley Relay
1st - Wingate A, 3:44.79 (Beesmans Barquero, Wenhold, Kubalova, Kelsea Munro) (D2B)
 
Men's 400 Medley Relay
1st - Wingate A, 3:11.50 (Ney Chagas Filho, Fedor Sokolov, Moller, Ohnov) (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. 

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