CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Florida Tech men's and women's swimming team continued competition at the Fall Frenzy hosted by Queens University on Friday afternoon with Day Two.
 
Women's 200 Free Relay:
The Panthers' first relay performance of the day came in the 200 Free Relay with the group of Sonia Peters, Tori Whitbeck, Samantha Bullard and London Best taking 19^th place with a time of 1:37.59 (Peters: 25.02, Whitbeck: 24.01, Bullard: 24.34, Best: 24.22).
 
Women's 400 Medley Relay:
The Panthers' best relay finish of the day would be in the 200 Free Relay with the quartet of Melissa Zucco, Rae Ann Dressel, Miranda Olhasso and Debora Xavier taking 12^th place Final with a 3:49.00 finish. (Zucco: 56.73, Dressel: 1:02.78, Olhasso: 57.16, Xavier: 52.33).
 
The team of Peters, Sophia Sichtnik, Whitbeck and Maja Malarz took 20^th by reaching the line at a combined time of 3:54.98 (Peters: 58.04, Sichtnik: 1:06.19, Whitbeck: 57.77, Malarz: 52.98)
 
Women's 500 Free:
Kate Helminiak's prelim time of 5:01.54 qualified her for the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis in March. She went on to place 16^th in the final with a 5:07.41 finish.
 
Women's Standings Day One:

1. Queens – 564
2. Nova Southeastern – 455
3. Duquesne – 452.5
4. Wingate – 290
5. James Madison – 289
6. La Salle – 275
7. UNC-Ashville – 225.5
8. Catawba – 178
9. Emmanuel (GA) – 130
10.  Gardner-Webb – 107
11.  Florida Tech – 95
12.  UNC-Pembroke – 84
13.  SCAD (GA) – 68

 
Men's 200 Free Relay:
The men's relay team's best performance on Friday was in the 200 Free Relay, where the team of Adam Szczerba, Sebastian Washington, Josh McLean, and Dylan Ostolaza posted a combined time of 1:21.35 to earn a fifth place finish (Szczerba: 20.76, Washington: 1:39.93, McLean: 1:39.22, Ostolaza: 1:40.46).
 
The quartet of David Armstrong, Zachary Reese, George Jekov and Nathan Scott combined for a time of 1:23.20 that saw them finish in 11^th place  (Armstrong: 21.34, Reese: 20.79, Jekov: 20.50, Scott: 20.57).
 
Men's 400 Medley Relay:
The Panthers took 10^th place in the 400 Free Relay through the squad of Zachary Reese, Dan Kunin, Jay Jay Fonnotto and Efe Ongoren combining for a time of 3:19.80 (Reese: 49.06, Kunin: 56.66, Fonnotto: 48.96, Ongoren: 45.12).
 
The team of Ostolaza, Michael Panariello, Scott and Hajagos tallied a 3:23.93 time to finish in 14^th  (Ostolaza: 50.14, Washington: 59.87, McLean: 48.62, Hajagos: 45.30).
 
Men's 500 Free:
Tech's best result of the day overall would be in the 500 Free, where Efe Ongoren's time of 4:24.16 didn't just win him the race, it qualified him for the NCAA Championships in the event and also set a new school record time in the event, breaking the previous best of 4:27.72 that he set in the prelims. Before Friday's action, Emanuele Rossi's mark of 4:28.13 at the 2017 SSC Championships was the previous standard in the event.
 
Adam Szczerba also qualified for the NCAA Championships with his prelim time of 4:31.60.
 
Szczerba grabbed 13^th place (4:34.05), followed by Akos Hajagos in 23^rd (4:37.25) and Brayden Hohman in 25^th (4:37.41).
 
Men's 200 IM:
Dan Kunin was the Crimson and Gray's first swimmer to the wall in the 200 IM with his time of 1:52.12 good for 14^th place, while Connor Bryant took 23^rd with a 1:54.04 finish.
 
Men's 50 Free:
Ostolaza was Florida Tech's lone competitor in the 50 Free finals, finishing with a time of 20.62.
 
Men's Standings Day One:

1. Queens – 698
2. Wingate – 481
3. Nova Southeastern – 395.5
4. Catawba – 280
5. La Salle – 274.5
6. Florida Tech – 251
7. Gardner-Webb – 227
8. SCAD (GA) – 203
9. Emmanuel (GA) – 179

 
COACHES CORNER:
"The team did a great job in the finals session today," said Head Coach Tony Marleneanu.    "The relay teams were amazing; they showed great attitude and speed.  The individuals swam just as well in the afternoon, I'm looking forward to the next two days of racing."
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will continue the event with Day Three of the Fall Frenzy tomorrow, Nov. 23. The Panthers will be competing in the 100 Fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 Breast, and 100 Back preliminary rounds. The first event is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, N.C.

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