February 17, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Swimming Finishes 10th At The 2008 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships

Bears finish inaugural season with a successful showing at the conference meet

Charlotte, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Swimming Team finished 10th out of 12 schools at the 2008 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships held from Wednesday through Saturday at the Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center. The meet concluded the Bears' inaugural season as a varsity sport.

Johns Hopkins University took home the conference title as Wingate University and Savannah College of Art & Design rounded out the top three.

As a team, the Bears set 10 school records on the weekend including three individual records by senior Nicole Ley (Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista HS). Ley was also a part of the 200 and 400-yard freestyle and medley relay teams, all four of which set new top marks for L-R.

Sophomore Jessy Barriger (Taylorsville, N.C./Alexander Central HS) clocked a new record time in the 100-yard freestyle (:58.54) and sophomore Mary Ellen Stephens (Greensboro, N.C) set a new record in the 400-yard individual medley (5:27.02) in addition to swimming on all four record-setting relay teams.

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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS