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Men's Swimming Paige Ward

Swim and Dive Defeat Sewanee in Dual

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - Berry College hosted the Tigers of Sewanee in a dual meet where both the men and women topped The University of the South.

Women's Highlights:
- Berry's women's team finished 1st overall with 150.5 points, 10 points ahead of Sewanee
- The Vikings took the first and second in the 1000 Yard Freestyle with Emily Martin and Molly Ames competing with times of 11:20.26 and 11:30.20 to give their team a total of 13 points from the event.
- Molly Ames captured her second first place victory in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:01.83
- Ashley Young had a standout performance in the 200 Yard Freestyle defeating Sewanee by two seconds to take first.
- Katie Groves claimed victories in the 100 Yard Breaststroke
- In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Sarabeth Brown defeated opponents by nine seconds to capture a victory (2:20.02)
- Ashley Young secured first in the 200 Yard Breaststroke and Katie Groves followed suit in the 100 Yard Butterfly
- The 200 Yard IM claimed another first place finish from Viking Sarabeth Brown in a close race with second place finisher and teammate, Emily Martin
- An impressive 400 Yard Freestyle Relay finish from the Vikings, including Ashley Young, Molly Ames, Katie Groves, and Molly Heath clinched first with a time of 3:43.63
Men's Highlights:
- The Vikings outperformed Sewanee tremendously with 187 points compared to the Tigers 90
- Sam Tate secured first in three events: 200 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Freestyle, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay along with teammates: Nicholas Fonzo, Crawford Hightower, and Billy Blood
- In the 200 Yard Medley Relay Nicholas Fonzo, Sam Tate, Crawford Hightown and Billy Blood captured the title in unity.
- Ethan Whiting performed in the 1000 Yard Freestyle with a huge finish (10:37.05) over Sewanee (11:41.68)
- Berry secured all three positions in the 200 yard Freestyle 
- Nicholas Fonzo and Crawford Hightower took the top two places in the 200 Yard Butterfly
- Pace Nelson made an appearance on the podium in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a close race ending in a .10 second difference
- The one meter dive was captured by Joshua Tolson
- Billy Blood barely defeated his teammate for Gold in the 200 Yard Backstroke, with less than a second difference between him and Ethan Whiting
- Ryan MacKinnon took first in the 200 Yard Breaststroke
- In the 500 Yard Freestyle Crawford Hightower smoked competition with a time of 5:15.78
- Ethan Whiting capped off the winning efforts with a first place finish in the 200 Yard IM
Next Event:
The Vikings are set to travel to the SCAD Invitational on November 30th - December 2nd.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ethan Whiting

Ethan Whiting

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sarabeth Brown

Sarabeth Brown

5' 4"
Junior
Katie Groves

Katie Groves

5' 7"
Junior
Molly Heath

Molly Heath

5' 11"
Junior
Ashley Young

Ashley Young

5' 7"
Sophomore
Billy Blood

Billy Blood

5' 11"
Junior
Ryan MacKinnon

Ryan MacKinnon

6' 1"
Senior
Sam Tate

Sam Tate

5' 11"
Junior
Joshua Tolson

Joshua Tolson

5' 9"
Junior
Crawford Hightower

Crawford Hightower

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ethan Whiting

Ethan Whiting

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sarabeth Brown

Sarabeth Brown

5' 4"
Junior
Katie Groves

Katie Groves

5' 7"
Junior
Molly Heath

Molly Heath

5' 11"
Junior
Ashley Young

Ashley Young

5' 7"
Sophomore
Billy Blood

Billy Blood

5' 11"
Junior
Ryan MacKinnon

Ryan MacKinnon

6' 1"
Senior
Sam Tate

Sam Tate

5' 11"
Junior
Joshua Tolson

Joshua Tolson

5' 9"
Junior
Crawford Hightower

Crawford Hightower

6' 1"
Freshman