CANTON, Ohio – Sophomore Mariel Mencia Martinez and senior Gillian Manning both picked up individual event titles, and the UNC Pembroke swimming team capped off an impressive week in Canton, Ohio, with a dominating performance in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay as the Braves rolled to the Mountain East Conference title for the second-straight year on Friday evening inside the C.T. Branin Natatorium.
 
Mencia Martinez and Manning teamed up with freshman Anna Miller and sophomore Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos to obliterate the school record in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay by nearly five seconds, and also put an emphatic cap on a successful week by winning the event by 0.72 seconds.
 
Manning, who was named the GMAC/MEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet, capped off a phenomenal week for herself by notching a meet record in the 200-yard Butterfly and winning that event by nearly three seconds.
 
Mencia Martinez eclipsed her own month-old program superlative in the 100-yard Freestyle by 0.74 seconds to add another event title to her stable, while freshman Paige Seplak busted her own 2-month-old school record in the 200-yard Backstroke on the way to an 11^th-place showing.
 
The Braves finished their stay at the 2021 GMAC/MEC Championships with nine event titles, three meet records and 40 All-MEC laurels. 
 

Final Team Standings
Place		Team	Points		Place		Team	Points
1		Hillsdale	1690.5		6		West Virginia Wesleyan	532
2		Findlay	1464		7		Frostburg State	466
3		UNC Pembroke	964		8		Davis & Elkins	463
4		Malone	721.5		9		Fairmont State	459
5		Notre Dame (Ohio)	590		10		Ursuline	177
Mountain East Conference (MEC) Team I Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) Team

 

GMAC/MEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (DAY 4 - APRIL 2, 2021)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1	UNC Pembroke - Mariel Mencia Martinez, Anna Miller, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Gillian Manning	$ 3:32.58
1650 Yard Freestyle
2	Nathalia Silva	17:35.67
13	Natalia Sarmiento	19:07.01
-	Sierra Wright	DQ
200 Yard Backstroke (Prelims)
12	Paige Seplak	2:14.61
17	Jaycie Knight	2:21.08
30	Sara Ormsby	2:38.58
200 Yard Backstroke (B Final)
11	Paige Seplak	$ 2:13.42
200 Yard Backstroke (C Final)
17	Jaycie Knight	2:20.43
100 Yard Freestyle (Prelims)
2	Mariel Mencia Martinez	52.37
10	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	55.37
15	Bianca Bateman	56.21
17	Caterina Coughlin	56.50
31	Madeline Everhart	59.43
100 Yard Freestyle (A Final)
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	$ 51.26
100 Yard Freestyle (B Final)
10	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	54.37
16	Bianca Bateman	56.58
100 Yard Freestyle (C Final)
18	Caterina Coughlin	56.46
200 Yard Breaststroke (Prelims)
9	Anna Miller	2:32.11
10	Sarah Morden	2:33.98
22	Madeline Everhart	2:49.96
200 Yard Breaststroke (A Final)
-	Anna Miller	DQ
200 Yard Breaststroke (B Final)
10	Sarah Morden	2:33.98
200 Yard Breaststroke (C Final)
22	Madeline Everhart	2:49.96
200 Yard Butterfly (Prelims)
1	Gillian Manning	2:06.22
7	Caterina Coughlin	2:14.68
200 Yard Butterfly (A Final)
1	Gillian Manning	+ 2:05.16
7	Caterina Coughlin	2:13.39
$ - School Record + - Meet Record