Results

Hickory, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Swimming won each and every event for the second straight event to open their 2022-23 season. On Friday evening, the Bears defeated Mars Hill and Converse to win the Lenoir-Rhyne Tri-Meet.

The Bears won both relays to bookend the meet. To start the event, Lenoir-Rhyne won the 200 Medley Relay with the team of Ella Penny, Kayana Taylor, Lisa Boernigen and Elizabeth Bowman with the time of 1:53.42. Taylor and Penny than joined Riche Putnam and Anna Harshaw to win the 200 Free Relay to finish the sweep with a time of 1:44.49. 

On the individual side, seven Bears won events on Friday in the Bears home opener.  Camille Brown got the Bears going with a win in the 1000 Free with a time of 11:27.53. Five different Bears won the freestyle events. After Brown won the 1000 Free, Taylor won the 200 Free, Putnam took home the 50 Free and Boernigen won the 100 Free with Bowman finished the sweep in the 500 Free.

Harshaw won the 100 and the 200 Breast. Harshaw had a time of 2:37.69 in the 200 Breast and 1:11.19 in the 100 Breast.  Penny sweeped the 100 and 200 Back. Penny had a time of 1:01.46 in the 100 and 2:21.21 in the 200. 

Boernigen is coming off the SAC Swimmer of the Week Winner as the All-American won three events on Friday. Boenigen won the 200 Fly and 200 IM along with the 100 Free as mentioned. 

With winning all 14 events, the Bears defeated Mars Hill 203-52 and beat Converse 194-63. Lenoir-Rhyne will return to action on Saturday as they head to Wingate for a tri-match with Catawba.