SCAD Invite - Day Three

Savannah College of Art & Design

The Wingate University men's and women's swimming teams
claimed SCAD College Invitational titles Saturday (Dec. 5) at the Chatham
County Aquatic Center.

Wingate led the 12-team women's field with 902 points in the 36-event,
three-day event, 233 more than second-place Florida Southern College.  The
Bulldogs also took the nine-team men's meet with 1,094.50 points. Florida
Southern finished in second place with 537. Hosts Savannah College of Art
and Design stayed in third place in the women's competition with 519 while
the Bees came in fourth in the men's event with 461.50.

Melanie Futscher and Zenobia Duncan each had the best finish of the day
for the Bees. Futscher finished second in the women's 200-yard individual
medley with a time of 2:12.27 while Duncan did the same in the 100
breaststroke in a time of 1:08.48. Nicole Dumont came in fourth in the 500
freestyle with a time of 5:13.23. Heather Librizzi recorded a fifth-place
time of 2:15.70 in the 200 butterfly while Kelsey Brosseau came in seventh
with a time of 2:17.50.

Chris Wilson finished in third place in the men's 500 freestyle (4:45.92)
and fifth in the 200 butterfly (1:58.10). Nat Emmett also picked up a
third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (58.52) while Sam Crawford came
in sixth (1:00.13). Stephen Sullivan picked up a fourth-place effort in
the 200 individual medley (1:59.54) and finished in sixth place in the 200
backstroke (1:59.30). Bartos Scharmach also finished in seventh place in
the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:03.46.

SCAD returns to action Jan. 23 when they host Darton College in a 4 p.m.
meet at the Chatham County Aquatic Center.