BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University women's swimming team opened the spring semester with a tri-meet against Mars Hill University and Lees-McRae College for their first competitive action of 2021.
Madi Matthews and
Stephanie Dansie led the way for the Tornado, each with an event win on the day.
THE BASICS
KING RESULTS: King 107, Mars Hill 93; Lees-McRae 123, King 77
LOCATION: Tennessee High School; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The 200 yard medley relay team of Samantha Davis, Abbie Erme, Dansie and Matthews started the day of by posting a time of 3:52.78 to take second.
- Ashley Woods took home second in the women's 1000 yard freestyle event with a final time of 11:54.69.
- Jayne Wolbert finished fifth in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:13.10.
- Brooke Williams was not far behind as she came in sixth in the same event with a time of 2:13.80.
- Matthews picked up King's first event win of the day when she finished first in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 24.53 seconds.
- Dansie followed that up with a win of her own, taking the top spot in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:19.89.
- Erme finished just behind Dansie in third with a time of 2:29.79.
- Michelle Morlock posted the seventh fastest time in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:09.96.
- The Tornado took second and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle. Matthews took the runner-up spot as she posted a time of 56.04 while Williams came in fourth with a 59.46.
- Davis finished second in the 100 yard backstroke as she posted a 1:04.26.
- Gwen Haag secured the fourth spot in the 100 yard backstroke event, posting a time of 1:17.25.
- The 400 yard freestyle relay team of Dansie, Williams, Davis and Matthews finished the day with a second place finish.
QUOTABLE
"Some great racing today against some good teams. We fought hard and supported each other from the sideline, pulling out some hard-fought victories and gaining key points. Learning how to buy into the team concept takes humility and trust, but I feel like we are in a better place than we were a year ago, despite having a smaller team. We have been training hard in the pool and weight room and learning what our strengths and weaknesses are as people outside the pool. Through this process we are gaining an identity as a team that is evolving every day with every decision we make. I am thoroughly enjoying coaching this team, and I look forward to continuing to work with this team and explore what God has in store for us."
-King University Head Coach James Graves
UP NEXT
- The Tornado will return to action on Friday when they travel to Milligan University. The meet will begin at 6:00 p.m.
