Barton Captures Inaugural Conference Carolinas Women's Swimming Championship; Individual Awards and All-Conference Announced
Barton Captures Inaugural Conference Carolinas Women's Swimming Championship; Individual Awards and All-Conference Announced
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The 2017-18 Conference Carolinas Women's Swimming Championship concluded on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, N.C. Barton College would capture the inaugural women's swimming championship with a team score of 664 points.
The Limestone College duo of Gabriela Marques Alves Aguiar and Tara Stevens swept the Conference individual awards. Aguiar was named the Conference Carolinas Swimmer of the Year, while Stevens was named Freshman of the Year.
Barton's Tyler Ziegler was named Coach of the Year after leading the Bulldogs to the inaugural Conference Carolinas Women's Swimming Championship.
2018 Conference Carolinas Women’s Swimmer of the Year - Gabriela Marques Alves Aguiar, Limestone
2018 Conference Carolinas Women’s Freshman of the Year - Tara Stevens, Limestone
2018 Conference Carolinas Women’s Coach of the Year - Tyler Ziegler, Barton
2018 Conference Carolinas Women's Team Standings
1) Barton - 664
2) Converse - 536
3) Chowan - 521
4) Limestone - 510
5) King - 272
Full Women's Swimming Championship Results & Championship Central
Women's Swimming All-Conference Carolinas Teams:
(Top 3 finishes are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team All-Conference)
Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay
1. Chowan
2. Barton
3. Converse
Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle
1. Tara Stevens, Limestone
2. Kleanza Cathers, Barton
3. Jessie Hickey, Limestone
Women's 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Barton
2. Converse
3. Chowan
Women's 500 Yard Freestyle
1. Tara Stevens, Limestone
2. KJ O, Chowan
3. Kleanza Cathers, Barton
Women's 200 Yard IM
1. Gabriela Marques Alves Aguiar, Limestone
2. Jess Vargo, King
3. Kazia Patzer, Barton
Women's 50 Yard Freestyle
1. Madison Wisely, King
2. Julia Chmielewska, Chowan
3. Nicola Macdonald, Barton
Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay
1. Converse
2. Chowan
3. Limestone
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Limestone
2. Barton
3. Chowan
Women's 400 Yard IM
1. Macarena Martin Mayor, King
2. Ashleigh Pangilinan, Limestone
3. Jessie Hickey, Limestone
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly
1. Sarah Russell, Converse
2. Kazia Patzer, Barton
3. Daniela Navarrete, Limestone
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle
1. Nicola Macdonald, Barton
2. Tara Stevens, Limestone
3. KJ O, Chowan
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Gabriela Marques Alves Aguiar, Limestone
2. Paula Da Costa Chenquer, Limestone
3. AnnMarie Spiker, Chowan
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke
1. Julia Chmielewska, Chowan
2. Mallory Gardner, Limestone
3. Ashleigh Pangilinan, Limestone
Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle
1. Paula Da Costa Chenquer, Limestone
2. Kleanza Cathers, Barton
3. Annika Jasek-Rysdahl, Barton
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
1. Julia Chmielewska, Chowan
2. KJ O, Chowan
3. Lisa Studstill, Converse
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
1. Nicola Macdonald, Barton
2. Madison Wisely, King
3. Bruna Damis Resende, Limestone
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
1. Gabriela Marques Alves Aguiar, Limestone
2. Paula Da Costa Chenquer, Limestone
3. Lisa Marie Geisler, Converse
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly
1. Sarah Russell, Converse
2. Daniela Navarrete, Limestone
3. Kazia Patzer, Barton
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Limestone
2. Barton
3. Chowan
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 11 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College is currently completing the NCAA DII Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.