CANTON, Ohio – Sophomore Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos and senior Gillian Manning each registered school records in individual events, while the 200-yard Freestyle Relay took down a 3-month-old school record on the way to a runner-up finish, to highlight action for the UNC Pembroke swimming team on Day 3 of the GMAC/MEC Championships in Canton, Ohio.
 
Manning out-paced 36 other swimmers to take top honors in the 200-yard Freestyle to give the Braves their fourth individual event title of the week, but the day was filled with a handful of other highlights as well. Rodriguez Matos and Manning turned in school record performances in both the preliminary round and finals of the 100-yard Breaststroke and 100-yard Backstroke, respectively, while Mariel Mencia Martinez finished runner-up in the 100-yard Butterfly with a personal-best mark of 57.05 seconds.
 
Manning and Mencia Martinez teamed up with sophomore Nathalia Silva and newcomer Caterina Coughlin to shatter the program superlative in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay by more than two seconds as the Black & Gold finished just 0.64 seconds off the lead in that discipline.
 
The Black & Gold raked in 13 more All-MEC accolades on Thursday and upped their total league honors to 31 in just three days. UNCP also boasts five event titles as well.
 
UNCP sits in third place – first among Mountain East Conference squads – heading into final-day action inside the C.T. Branon Natatorium on Friday. The event will conclude with competition in five disciplines – the 200-yard Backstroke, the 100-yard Freestyle, the 200-yard Breaststroke, the 200-yard Butterfly and the 1,650-yard Freestyle. 
 

Team Standings (After Day 3)
Place		Team	Points		Place		Team	Points
1		Hillsdale	1170.5		6		West Virginia Wesleyan	351
2		Findlay	1043		7		Frostburg State	316
3		UNC Pembroke	690		8		Fairmont State	316
4		Malone	531.5		9		Davis & Elkins	303
5		Notre Dame (Ohio)	374		10		Ursuline	136
Mountain East Conference (MEC) Team I Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) Team

 

GMAC/MEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (DAY 3 - APRIL 1, 2021)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
2	UNC Pembroke - Mariel Mencia Martinez, Gillian Manning, Nathalia Silva, Caterina Coughlin	$ 1:36.29
100 Yard Butterfly (Prelims)
2	Mariel Mencia Martinez	57.76
4	Caterina Coughlin	58.55
16	Bianca Bateman	1:01.30
24	Paige Seplak	1:01.30
30	Jaycie Knight	1:05.28
100 Yard Butterfly (A Final)
2	Mariel Mencia Martinez	57.05
6	Caterina Coughlin	58.55
100 Yard Butterfly (B Final)
14	Bianca Bateman	1:00.96
100 Yard Butterfly (C Final)
24	Paige Seplak	1:02.83
400 Yard Individual Medley (Prelims)
9	Natalia Sarmiento	4:55.63
11	Anna Miller	4:56.06
400 Yard Individual Medley (B Final)
9	Anna Miller	4:50.05
11	Natalia Sarmiento	4:55.88
200 Yard Freestyle (Prelims)
1	Gillian Manning	1:53.18
6	Nathalia Silva	1:56.47
25	Sierra Wright	2:12.75
200 Yard Freestyle (A Final)
1	Gillian Manning	1:52.22
6	Nathalia Silva	1:56.04
100 Yard Breaststroke (Prelims)
4	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	1:06.81
10	Sarah Morden	1:08.64
16	Bianca Bateman	1:11.86
25	Madeline Everhart	1:17.10
100 Yard Breaststroke (A Final)
4	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	$ 1:06.04
100 Yard Breaststroke (B Final)
10	Sarah Morden	1:08.61
15	Bianca Bateman	1:11.74
100 Yard Backstroke (Prelims)
7	Gillian Manning	59.67
14	Paige Seplak	1:01.77
18	Jaycie Knight	1:03.20
29	Sara Ormsby	1:12.54
100 Yard Backstroke (A Final)
5	Gillian Manning	$ 59.07
100 Yard Backstroke (B Final)
14	Paige Seplak	1:01.80
100 Yard Backstroke (C Final)
17	Jaycie Knight	1:01.83
$ - School Record + - Meet Record