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Lynx Earn Back-to-Back SAA Championship Titles

2/12/2024 4:00:00 AM

Rhodes Women's Swimming and Diving team dominated the SAA's this year coming back with another SAA Championship. Earning back-to-back titles for the Lynx.
 
The Lynx dominated earning 1010 points with 13 1st place event wins!
 
Rhodes also earned SAA honors with Taylor McNerney earning Newcomer of the year and Anabelle Morle winning High-Point Diver of the year!
 
As well as Coach Steve Webb earning Coach of the Year for both the Men's and Women's Team. (two separate awards)
 
1st place winners
  • Women's 200 Medley Relay | CHAMPION - Rhodes (1:45.81) Shepard, Smythe, Hulverson, Carroll
  • Women's 800 Free Relay | CHAMPION - Rhodes (7:43.48) Netolicky, McNerney, Roach, Carroll
  • Women's 500 Freestyle | CHAMPION - Taylor McNerney (Rhodes) 5:05.49
  • Women's 200 IM | CHAMPION - Adeline Carroll (Rhodes) 2:05.82
  • Women's 1 Meter Dive | Anabelle Morle (Rhodes) 362.15
  • Women's 400 IM | CHAMPION - MacKenzie Roach (Rhodes) 4:31.32
  • Women's 100 Breaststroke | CHAMPION - Paxton Smythe (Rhodes) 1:03.94
  • Women's 100 Backstroke | CHAMPION - Gracie Shepard (Rhodes) 56.68
  • Women's 400 Medley Relay | CHAMPION - Rhodes (3:49.72 Meet Record) Shepard, Smythe, Hulverson, Carroll
  • Women's 1650 Free | CHAMPION - Taylor McNerney (Rhodes) 17:41.88
  • Women's 200 Backstroke | CHAMPION - 2:04.46 (Rhodes) 2:04.46
  • Women's 200 Breaststroke | CHAMPION - Adeline Carroll (Rhodes) 2:21.20
  • Women's 200 Butterfly | CHAMPION - Caroline Netolicky (Rhodes) 2:09.34
  • Women's 400 Free Relay | CHAMPION - Rhodes (3:27.54) Carroll, Smythe, Roach, Hulverson
 
Quick Highlights
 
Day 1
 
Gracie Shepard, Paxton Smythe, Eliza Hulverson, and Adeline Carroll won the 200-medley relay for Rhodes with a time of 1:45.81, just .05 seconds off their own meet record.
 
Carroll later joined Caroline Netolicky, Taylor McNearney, and MacKenzie Roach to post a winning time of 7:41.39 in the 800 free relay to close the night.
 
Day 1 Complete Results 
 
Day 2
In the 500 Free Caroline Netolicky took third in 5:09.31
 
In the 200 IM Adeline Carroll came in first hitting the wall in 2:05.82. Paxton Smythe was right behind in 2:05.90 and Kate Pierros was third (2:09.86)
 
Eliza Hulverson took third (24.17) in the 50 free champions.
 
Day 2 Complete Results 
 
 
Day 3
In the 400 IM Caroline Netolicky took second with a time of 4:34.71 and Kate Pierros third in 4:38.07
 
Eliza Hulverson was runner-up in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 56.78.
 
Autumn Burns came in second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:05.51)
 
Shepard, Smythe, Hulverson and Carroll set a new meet and SAA open record in the 400-medley relay, stopping the clock at 3:49.72. The mark beat their own meet record from last season by nearly three seconds. 
 
Day 3 Complete Results 
 
 
Day 4
Rhodes took second and third in the 100 Freestyle with Eliza Hulverson (51.78) in second and Paxton Smythe (53.14) in third.
 
The Lynx scored big in the 200 breaststroke, taking the top four spots. Adeline Carroll was the winner in 2:21.20 with Autumn Burns right behind in 2:21.73. MacKenzie Roach earned bronze in 2:24.62. Which was also the first four place sweep in program history!
 
 
Complete Final Results 
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