HICKORY, NC - The Lenoir-Rhyne swim teams saluted their seniors on Friday night with a sweep against Converse. The men won 129-114 while the woman won 130-103.

Michael Caram, Carson Cochrane, Christopher Forsey, Christopher Glebus, Renato Herran, Davis Hull, Levi McRea, Cooper Sledge, Kara Bryant, Ella Penny, Devin Poteat, and Sydney Strauss were the seniors honored. 

For the men, Judah Hall broke the school's Men's 50-Yard Butterfly record with a time of 22.84, surpassing the previous men's record of 23.18 held by Spencer Ashby. Seniors Christopher Glebus and Levi McRea each collected a pair of first-place finishes to help avenge their season opening loss at Converse. 

Seniors Ella Penny and Devin Poteat led the way for the women's team, combining for four first-place finishes in the women's 50-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Backstroke, 50-Yard Breastroke, and 200-Yard IM. The Women's team combined for nine first-place finishes, seven second-place finishes, and three third-place finishes. 

This is the third straight year Lenoir-Rhyne and Converse have competed with the Bears sweeping the Valkyries in both genders for the first time in a meet. 

Lenoir-Rhyne Event Winners

• 200 Yard Medley Relay
  • Men – 1st, 1:36.91
    • Wyatt Herger, Christopher Forsey, Judah Hall, and Renato Herran.
• 500 Yard Freestyle
  • Levi McRea - 4:46.12
• 100 Yard Freestyle
  • Christopher Glebus - 48.19
• 200 Yard Butterfly
  • Addison Bartemeyer - 2:15.52
• 50 Yard Breaststroke
  • Devin Poteat - 33.03
• 200 Yard Backstroke
  • Ella Penny - 2:12.19
  • Wyatt Herger - 1:57.07
• 200 Yard Freestyle
  • Anna Buchert - 2:05.69
• 50 Yard Butterfly
  • Judah Hall - 22:84
• 200 Yard Breaststoke
  • Emma Sheets - 2:35.93
• 50 Yard Freestyle
  • Ella Penny - 25.60
  • Renato Herran - 21.48
• 50 Yard Backstroke
  • Chloe Vestal - 29.65
  • Christopher Glebus - 24.34
• 200 Yard IM
  • Devin Poteat - 2:19.35
  • Levi McRea - 1:58.16
• 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
  • Women – 1st, 3:49.14
    • Addison Bartemeyer, Ella Penny, Anna Buchert, and Devin Poteat. 
  • Men – 1st, 3:13.03
    • Renato Herran, Christopher Glebus, Cohen Singletary, and Cooper Sledge.

Lenoir-Rhyne will have a short turnaround as they head to Carson-Newman to compete against the Eagles for their final swim meet of the regular season tomorrow. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.