Feb. 23—Kingsport, Tenn.—Mariel Mencia Martinez and Britta Schwengl both posted NCAA B-standard qualifying times and are on track to win individual event titles, while the Braves' big 200-yard run The victory ended an impressive day. The freestyle relay event highlights action at Thursday's Conference Carolinas Championships.
Thursday's performance moves the Braves into second place with 265 points. Emanuel led the seven-team event with 291 points through Thursday's event. Converse is in third place with 158 points.
Mencia Martinez set NCAA B-standard qualifying marks in the qualifying and final rounds of the 50-yard freestyle on Thursday and touched before any other athlete in that event in the final. Schwengl similarly broke the NCAA B standard record in the 500-yard freestyle final, topping the rest of the team with a time of 5:02.49.
In Thursday's 200-yard freestyle relay, the quartet of newcomers Ketlin Rodriguez-Matos, Britta Schwengl, Ryan Murphy and Mariel Mencia Martinez defeated Emanuel by 0.43 seconds to take top honors and finish the match. finished. The relay team broke the school record at this competition as well.
Friday's competition for the four-day event, held inside the Kingsport Aquatics Center, begins with qualifying for the 400-yard individual medley at 10 a.m.
