Multiple school records set, MHU finishes fifth at SAC Championships

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's swim team placed fifth at the conclusion of the inaugural South Atlantic Conference Championships.

DAY 1

The quartet of Eduardo Motta, Ronin Pettit, Sailor White, and Sam Brooks placed fourth in the 200 yard medley relay with a time 1:40.93.

Raul Briceno broke his first Mars Hill record in the 1000 yard freestyle, placing third overall with a time 9:24.88. 

In the 200 yard IM, Matthew Goslin placed seventh in the B Final, 15th overall, with a time of 1;56.85. In the C Final, Pettit placed seventh, 23rd overall, with a time of 2:06.05.

Thomas Gibson took the B Final of the 50 yard freestyle, finishing ninth overall with a time of 20.71. In the C Final, the trio of Dalton Davidson, Abbot Nixon, and White placed fifth, sixth, and seventh, respectively. They finished 21st, 22nd, and 23rd overall.

Closing out day one, the team of White, Motta, Nixon, and Samuel Brooks placed sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.36.

Mars Hill earned 180 points on day one of the SAC Championships.

DAY 2

Thomas Gibson placed third in the B Final of the 100 yard butterfly, 11th overall, with a time 50.59. He placed fourth in the B Final of the 200 yard freestyle, 12th overall, with a time of 1:41.21.

In the 400 yard IM A Final, Raul Briceno placed fifth overall with a time of 4:01.92, setting another MHU record. Matthew Goslin took the C Final, placing 17th overall, with a time of 4:11.44.

Samuel Brooks, in the 200 yard freestyle, placed fifth in the C Final and 21st overall with a time of 1:47.30.

In the 400 yard medley relay, the quartet of Goslin, Gibson, Briceno, and Eduardo Motta placed fourth with a time of 3:30.58.

After two days at the SAC Championships, the Lions sit in fifth with 301 points.

DAY 3

In the 500 yard freestyle, Raul Briceno placed fifth overall with a time of 4:31.51. In the B Final, Samuel Brooks finished sixth, 14th overall, with a time of 4:52.08.

Eduardo Motta finished 16th overall in the 100 yard backstroke, turning in a time of 54.14.

In the 100 yard breaststroke, Matthew Goslin placed seventh overall with a time of 57.24. Ronin Pettit took the B Final, placing ninth overall, with a time of 59.73.

Sailor White finished 15th overall in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:13.50.

In the 800 yard freestyle relay, the team of Briceno, Goslin, Thomas Gibson, and Joash McKonie placed fourth with a time of 6:49.85. The time set a new school record.

At the end of day three, the Lions were fixed in fifth with 480 points.

DAY 4

Several MHU records were broken on the final day of the SAC Championships.

In the 100 yard freestyle, Thomas Gibson set a new standard with a time of 44.99, placing sixth overall. Placing fifth overall in the 200 yard breaststroke, Matthew Goslin turned in a time of 2:05.46 to break the previous Mars Hill record.

The group of Gibson, Goslin, Joash McKonie, and Raul Briceno set the third Mars Hill record of the day, swimming a time of 3:06.66 in the 400 yard freestyle relay, placing fourth overall.

Briceno placed third overall in the 1,650 yard freestyle with a time of 15:54.05. Eduardo Motta finished 14th overall in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:59.70.

The Lions finished the four-day meet with 691 points.

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