GREENVILLE, S.C. – A torrid performance at the William Peace-hosted Pacer Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Cary paved the way to additional recognition for junior Mariel Mencia Martinez on Wednesday when the Dominican Republic product was lauded with Conference Carolinas Swimmer of the Week honors, the league office announced.
 
Mencia Martinez picked up three individual event titles, as well as swam a leg on two event-winning relay squads, to help lead the Black & Gold to a third-place finish at the event which was held inside Cary's Triangle Aquatic Center. She also registered a runner-up showing in the 200-yard Freestyle.
 
She opened the weekend by swimming the final leg of the 200-yard Freestyle Relay team's win in Friday's evening session, and followed up a runner-up finish in the 200-yard Freestyle event with an impressive win in the finals of the 50-yard Freestyle. Her time of 24.04 in that event was just 0.11 seconds off of the established NCAA B Standard qualifying mark.
 
Saturday was even more plentiful for Mencia Martinez as she swam the final leg of a win for UNCP's 200-yard Medley Relay squad, and then picked up individual wins in both the 100-yard Freestyle and the 100-yard Butterfly. She was less than a second off of establishing NCAA B Standard marks in those individual events as well.
 
The Braves will be back in action again on December 3 when they suit up to host Salem and Conference Carolinas foe Chowan in a 1 p.m. tri-meet inside the UNCP Aquatic Center. Admission to all 2022-23 UNCP Swimming home events is free.