Rock Hill, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Swimming Teams wrapped up the 2016 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships Saturday at the Upper Palmetto YMCA (Rock Hill Aquatics Center) with the women’s squad notching its best finish in school history.

The women’s team for the Bears placed seventh with a total of 352 points while the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s squad took ninth place (319 points). 

Queens, the top-ranked team in the nation, prevailed in both the women’s (1,634) and men’s (1,561) competition.  The Royals repeated as league champions on both sides as well.

Lenoir-Rhyne freshman Jacob Sink set a school record in the men’s 200-yard butterfly (1:53.81) while the women’s squad established a new program mark in the 400-freestyle relay (3:37.64).

The relay consisted of senior Leah Watts (Hickory, N.C.), sophomore Julia Dieffenwierth (Venice, Fla.), freshmen Samantha Geyer (Brunswick, Ohio) and Elizabeth McCann (Charlotte, N.C.).

The 2016 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships take place from Tuesday, March 8, through Saturday, March 12, in Indianapolis, Ind.

2016 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships
February 10-13 – Final Results
Rock Hill, S.C.
Upper Palmetto YMCA (Rock Hill Aquatics Center)

MEN
1. Queens  1,561
2. Wingate  1,193
3. Limestone  990
4. Johns Hopkins  820.5
5. Carson-Newman  812
6. SCAD  587.5
7. Catawba  442
8. Fairmont State  441
9. Lenoir-Rhyne  319
10. Davis & Elkins  276
11. West Virginia Wesleyan  226

WOMEN
1. Queens  1,634
2. Wingate  1,269.5
3. Carson-Newman  1,041
4. Johns Hopkins  873.5
5. SCAD  791.5
6. Limestone  520
7. Lenoir-Rhyne  352
8. Catawba  317
9. Fairmont State  259
10. Converse  244
11. Davis & Elkins  238
12. West Virginia Wesleyan  216.5