Feb. 3, 2017

Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of South Carolina’s men’s and women’s swim team competed in the first of three days at the Janis Hape Dowd Carolina College Nike Invitational Friday, co-hosted by North Carolina and Duke. The relay crews started the weekend on a high note, sweeping the 200 yard freestyle to highlight Friday night’s finals. On top of the two victories, the Gamecocks put up 16 personal bests between the morning and evening sessions and put three individuals in the top five of their respective races.

The night session was moved from the North Carolina natatorium down the road to Duke due to a local water main break, but Carolina was unfazed by the venue change and opened the evening’s schedule with the 200 freestyle relay wins. The women won with the quartet of Caroline Petrone, Katherine McComas, Charlsie Reneski and Mairyn Branaman, touching in 1:33.74. Following them up were the men’s 200 free swimmers. Four freshmen toed the blocks for the Gamecocks, and the team of Itay Goldfaden, Justin Rose, Nicholas Pease and Carter Bennett edged out Duke with a time of 1:21.65.

The team’s first individual podium finish of the night came out of the women’s 200 IM. Katie Shannahan touched third with a time of 2:04.40, almost a full second better than her time in the prelims to set a new personal best. Branaman followed up her anchor leg in the relay win with a third-place spot in the 50 yard free, hitting a personal best of 23.28. The men’s top individual finisher on Friday night was Carter Bennett. He would time a 20.67 final in the 50 free to hit a new season best and take fifth.

Ending the first day was the 400 medley relay. The men touched second with a time of 3:18.08, and the women took fourth in 4:53.93.

UP NEXT FOR CAROLINA

Day two of the Janis Hape Dowd Carolina College Nike Invitational continues on Saturday, with preliminaries starting at 10 a.m. at the Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion in Durham, N.C.

QUOTABLE: HEAD SWIMMING COACH McGee Moody

Our men and women in Chapel Hill were outstanding today. This meet sets the tone for our championship season. Mairyn Branaman had a great 50 free. Our relays were very strong. Caroline Petrone broke the 24 second barrier in the 50 free for the first time in her career.I can’t wait to see what the rest of the weekend holds for our athletes.

NOTABLE

• Sophomore Anthony Tremmel set a new personal best in the 50 yard freestyle, hitting a time of 22.38 in the preliminaries.
• Sophomore Maggie Langdale shattered her career-best time in the 200 IM, swimming a 2:07.22 in the prelims and 2:07.25 in the final. Her previous best was 2:09.51 in her freshman campaign.
• Senior Katie O’Brien and junior Charlsie Reneski each debuted at new events on Friday. O’Brien swam the 200 IM and placed 16th in the final, and Reneski’s first 50 yard free swim netted her a 12th-place position in the final.

• FEBRUARY 3 • JANIS HAPE DOWD CAROLINA NIKE COLLEGE CUP INVITATIONAL • MEN’S RESULTS •
  50 Yard Freestyle (Prelims)
  7. Carter Bennett	20.77q
  12. Justin Rose	20.95q PB
  14. Nicholas Pease	20.97q
  29. Anthony Tremmel	22.38 PB
  50 Yard Freestyle (Final)
  5. Carter Bennett	20.67 PB
  9. Nicholas Pease	20.80 PB
  12. Justin Rose	21.10
  200 Freestyle Relay (Final)
  1. Goldfaden, Rose, Pease, Bennett	1:21.65
  400 Medley Relay (Final)
  2. Pease, Goldfaden, Rose, Bennett	3:18.08
  FEBRUARY 3 • JANIS HAPE DOWD CAROLINA NIKE COLLEGE CUP INVITATIONAL • WOMEN’S RESULTS •
  500 Yard Freestyle (Prelims)
  10. Megan Jones	5:05.55q PB
  200 Yard IM (Prelims)
  4. Katie Shannahan	2:05.37q
  15. Maggie Langdale	2:07.22q PB
  16. Katie O’Brien	2:08.23q PB
  50 Yard Freestyle (Prelims)
  4. Mairyn Branaman	23.41q
  10. Charlsie Reneski	23.75q PB
  18. Katherine McComas	24.08q PB
  19. Caroline Petrone	24.09q
  22. Hannah Gerlock	24.15q PB
  31. Makenzie Miller	24.51 PB
  34. Katherine Malinski	24.69 PB
  39. Megu Seidenberger	25.04
  42. Allison Wade	25.37 PB
  500 Yard Freestyle (Final)
  7. Megan Jones	5:07.56
  200 Yard IM (Final)
  3. Katie Shannahan	2:04.40 PB
  12. Maggie Langdale	2:07.25
  16. Katie O’Brien	2:10.93
  50 Yard Freestyle (Final)
  3. Mairyn Branaman	23.28 PB
  12. Charlsie Reneski	23.93
  17. Caroline Petrone	23.95 PB
  21. Katherine McComas	24.12
  22. Hannah Gerlock	24.25
  200 Freestyle Relay (Final)
  1. Petrone, McComas, Reneski, Branaman	1:33.74
  5. Malinski, Seidenberger, Miller, Gerlock	1:33.74
  400 Medley Relay (Final)
  4. Branaman, Wade, Shannahan, Petrone	3:53.93
  5. Langdale, Seidenberger, O’Brien, Reneski	3:54.37