MHU records broken as Lions place fifth at BMC Championships

FORT MILL, S.C. - The Mars Hill women's swim team finished the 2021 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in fifth place at the conclusion of Sunday's events.  The team collected 389 points.

Saturday Recap:

Elena Massa set the school record during the 800 yard freestyle relay.  During her 200 yard leg, Massa swam a time of 1:54.08.  The Lions, consisting of Massa, Sydney Hnatuk, Sydney Gearhart, and Brianna Broussard, placed fifth with a time of 8:02.14 to earn 50 points.

In the 500 yard freestyle, Massa finished 18th overall with a time of 5:16.98 to add seven points for the Lions.  Hnatuk placed 22nd with a time of 5:34.50 to add two more points.

Haley Horton picked up two points for the Lions in the 100 yard backstroke, swimming a time of 1:00.80.  Ashley Hicks and Bailee Bolin placed 17th and 19th, respectively, in the 100 yard breaststroke, earning a combined 15 points.

Broussard, in the 200 yard butterfly, placed 14th, earning 13 points.  She turned in a time of 2:17.48.  

Sunday Recap:

Massa broke another school record, this time in the 100 yard freestyle, turning in a time of 52.67 for a 14th place finish and 13 points.

Horton, in the same race, finished with a time of 55.86 to pick up three points for the Lions.  Gearhart added one more point for her 24th place finish.

In the 1650 yard freestyle, Hnatuk swam a time of 19:06.38, adding 13 points to the Mars Hill total.  In the 200 yard backstroke, she placed 18th with a time of 2:19.35, earning seven additional points.

In the 200 yard breaststroke, Bolin placed 17th overall with a time of 3:02.38, picking up nine points.

Wrapping up the event, the team of Massa, Broussard, Horton, and Hicks placed fifth in the 400 yard freestyle with a time of 3:42.03, adding 50 points to their total.

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