Gamecocks Save Best for Last at VT Invite
Carolina had two-first place finishes and seven total top-three swims on the final day of the VT Invite.
CHRISTIANBURG, Va.- South Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving capped the three-day Virginia Tech Invite with its strongest day of the meet, going first-second-third in the timed women’s 400 free relay. Rebecca Cohen had the first event win of the weekend for the Gamecocks with a first-place finish in the women’s 1650 free.
South Carolina tallied six total top-three finishes on the final day of competition at the annual “Technotational” in the Christianburg Aquatic Center. Day three, which consisted of a series of timed finals, was highlighted by Cohen’s 17:16.04 to finish first in the women’s 1650 free. Megan Jones finished third in the 1650, clocking in at 18:06.26.
The 400 free relay team of Danielle Doennebrink, Jenna Pehowski, Ryann Styer, and Hannah Gerlock finished first at 3:32.27 with another pair of Gamecock relay teams finishing second and third, respectively.
Emma Scheider finished second with a 2:02.57 in the 200 back while Doennebrink (51.78) and Pehowski (51.94) finished second and third in the women’s 100 free.
Top Gamecock Finishes:
| NAME | EVENT | TIME |
| Emma Scheider | 200 Back (W) | 2:02.57, 2nd |
| Jenna Pehowski | 100 Free (W) | 51.94, 3rd |
| Doennebrink, Pehowski, Styer, Gerlock | 400 Free Relay (W) | 3:32.27, 1st |
| Rebecca Cohen | 1650 Free (W) | 17:16.04, 1st |
| Megan Jones | 1650 Free (W) | 18:06.26, 3rd |
Up Next:
The Gamecocks will now have a two-week break in competition as they prepare for the 2019 Southeastern Conference Championships on Feb. 19-23 in Athens, Ga.
