Emmanuel, UNC Pembroke Tied Atop Conference Carolinas Women’s Swimming Preseason Poll

9/21/2023 2:00:00 PM

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Emmanuel, the two-time defending Conference Carolinas women’s swimming champions, and UNC Pembroke, the 2023 Conference Carolinas Championship runners-up, are tied atop the 2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Swimming Preseason Poll.

The conference office officially released the preseason poll on Sept. 21, 2023. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Both the Lions and the Braves tallied 32 points and each had three-of-seven first-place votes. Barton received the final first-place vote and 27 points to place third while Lees-McRae (18), Converse (17), King (13) and Chowan (8) rounded out the poll.

The 2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championships are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21-Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.

2023-24 Conference Carolinas
Women's Swimming Preseason Poll

School	Total (First Place)
Emmanuel	32 (3)
UNC Pembroke	32 (3)
Barton	27 (1)
Lees-McRae	18
Converse	17
King	13
Chowan	8

2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women's Swimming
Swimmers to Watch

Barton

Allie Ingram, Jr., Okatie, South Carolina (2023 200 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 400 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 800 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Megan Schueller, Sr., La Plata, Maryland (2023 200 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 400 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 200 Freestyle Relay Conference Carolinas Champion)
Cali Younker, So., Blaine, Tennessee (2023 200 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)

Chowan

Ashley Mayes, Sr., Fairfax, Virginia (2023 100 Butterfly Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 100 Butterfly Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 100 Butterfly Conference Carolinas Champion)
Erica Mock, Jr., Stockton, California (2022 200 Backstroke Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)

Converse

Julia Beebe, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina (2022 200 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Laureen Roussel, Fr., Fontenilles, France
Ansley Young, Fr., Marietta, Georgia

Emmanuel

Alexandra Cerbino, Jr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2023 1000 Freestyle, 800 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 500 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 200 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 400 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 Butterfly, 500 Freestyle, 1000 Freestyle, 800 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Isabell Schiller, So., Karlskron, Germany (2023 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 Individual Medley, 400 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 200 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Susana Ungo, Sr., Madrid, Spain (2023 Conference Carolinas Swimmer of the Year, 200 Butterfly, 200 Individual Medley, 400 Individual Medley, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 400 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 200 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 200 Individual Medley, 400 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 400 Individual Medley, 800 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)

King

Katie Koenst, Fr., Nassau Bay, Texas
Cassie Lowe, So., Jonesborough, Tennessee (2023 200 Backstroke Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 500 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Derin Yerlikaya, Fr., Seyhan, Turkey

Lees-McRae

Tate Abbott, Sr., High Point, North Carolina (2023 200 Freestyle, 200 Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 50 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 200 Freestyle, 200 Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 100 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Piper Kelly, Fr., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sarah Munzenmaier, Fr., Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

UNC Pembroke

Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Sr., Ponce, Puerto Rico (2023 200 Breaststroke Second Team All-Conference; 2022 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 400 Individual Medley, 100 Breaststroke, 400 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Mariel Mencia Martinez, Sr., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2023 NCAA National Qualifier, 50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle Conference Carolinas Champion; 2022 400 Freestyle Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 50 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Britta Schwengle, So., Savaneta, Aruba (2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle Conference Carolinas Champion)