MURFREESBORO – Newcomer Gillian Manning broke school records in both the 200-meter Individual Medley and the 100-meter Freestyle, and then teamed up with teammates Mariel Mencia Martinez, Caterina Coughlin and Nathalia Silva to shatter the program mark in the 200-meter Freestyle Relay, to lead the 17^th-ranked UNC Pembroke swimming team to a 133-69 victory at Chowan on Friday.
 
UNCP (4-2) topped the field in eight of the 11 events on the day, including a 1-2 finish in four of them, to pick up its first series victory over the Hawks (1-2), while also posting the most lopsided win in series history as well. Chowan had won each of the three previous matchups by an average of 36 points.
 
Manning took top billing in both events that she competed in, while five different teammates walked away with event titles as well. Silva led the field in the 200-meter Freestyle, Mencia Martinez won the 50-meter Freestyle and Sarah Morden climbed to the top of the podium in the 100-meter Breaststroke. Paige Seplak (100-meter Backstroke) and Anna Miller (400-meter Freestyle) were event winners on the day as well.
 
The Braves will be back in action again on February 5 when they make the short trip to Buies Creek to take on Campbell (1-3-1) inside the Johnson Aquatic Center. Competition is scheduled to get underway at 5 p.m.

 

AT CHOWAN (JANUARY 29, 2021)
400 Meter Medley Relay		Time (Yards)
2	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Jaycie Knight, Sarah Morden, Paige Seplak, Bianca Bateman	4:42.05 (4:14.09)
1500 Meter Freestyle		Time (Yards)
2	Anna Miller	18:48.05 (18:41.32)
3	Sierra Wright	20:13.99 (20:06.74)
200 Meter Freestyle		Time (Yards)
1	Nathalia Silva	2:09.40 (1:56.57)
2	Natalia Sarmiento	2:21.14 (2:07.15)
5	Sara Ormsby	2:37.66 (2:22.03)
50 Meter Freestyle		Time (Yards)
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	26.96 (24.28)
3	Bianca Bateman	29.14 (26.25)
6	Madeline Everhart	29.93 (26.96)
200 Meter Individual Medley		Time (Yards)
1	Gillian Manning	$ 2:25.55 (2:11.12)
2	Caterina Coughlin	2:31.33 (2:16.33)
100 Meter Butterfly		Time (Yards)
2	Caterina Coughlin	1:05.96 (59.42)
3	Bianca Bateman	1:11.11 (1:04.06)
100 Meter Breaststroke		Time (Yards)
1	Sarah Morden	1:18.58 (1:10.79)
3	Natalia Sarmiento	1:27.25 (1:18.60)
4	Madeline Everhart	1:28.08 (1:19.35)
100 Meter Backstroke		Time (Yards)
1	Paige Seplak	1:10.26 (1:03.29)
2	Jaycie Knight	1:13.11 (1:05.86)
4	Sara Ormsby	1:19.67 (1:11.77)
400 Meter Freestyle		Time (Yards)
1	Anna Miller	4:49.41 (5:30.75)
3	Natalia Sarmiento	4:53.58 (5:35.51)
4	Sierra Wright	5:08.70 (5:52.80)
100 Meter Freestyle		Time (Yards)
1	Gillian Manning	$ 58.19 (52.42)
2	Mariel Mencia Martinez	59.36 (53.47)
4	Paige Seplak	1:03.51 (57.21)
200 Meter Freestyle Relay		Time (Yards)
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Mariel Mencia Martinez, Caterina Coughlin, Nathalia Silva, Gillian Manning	1:50.77 (1:39.79)
3	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Anna Miller, Sarah Morden, Sierra Wright, Madeline Everhart	1:58.16 (1:46.45)
$ - School Record + - NCAA B Standard Qualifying Time
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