BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Gillian Manning posted a pair of top-20 finishes in her final day of competition at the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday.
 
Manning, a Fayetteville native, finished just 0.39 seconds off of the mark that would have garnered her all-America status with a time of 4:59.59 and a 17^th-place finish in the 500-yard Freestyle. The newcomer posted a time of 2:06.84 on the way to a 20^th-place showing in the 200-yard Butterfly event later on Friday morning.
 
The Braves will close out their 2020-21 season, March 31-April 3, when they make the long trek to Canton, Ohio, for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference Championships inside the C.T. Branin Natatorium.
 
 

AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MARCH 19, 2021)
500 Yard Freestyle (Prelim)
17	Gillian Manning	4:59.59
200 Yard Butterfly (Prelim)
20	Gillian Manning	2:06.84
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