FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 12, 2011

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

SGC Swimmers Finish Seventh in Three-Day Meet

In what served as a tune-up for the national championship meet later in the season, the South Georgia College swim team competed at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Invitational recently, and finished seventh in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

Among the teams present were Emory, SCAD and Wingate College, all of which have national championships in their team palmares in recent years. “This was a big meet similar to what we will face at Nationals. Our swimmers swam very well in the finals against a very fast field of swimmers. This meet was a good test for our swimmers. Everyone competed well and almost all cut times in the finals,” stated head coach C.M. Jenkins.

SGC point scorers were:

• Paul Poorman -- 11th 1650, 15th 200 breast, 12th 500 free
   

• Erik Montgomery -- 16th 200 free, 11th 500 free,
   

• Shelby Rumker -- 13th 100 back, 14th 200 back
   

• TJ Crossland -- 12th 100 back, 11th 50 free,12th 100 free, 15th 200 back
   

• Joey Materne -- 7th 400 IM, 11th 200 IM, 5th 200 fly
   

• Kaitlyn Ward -- 5th 50 free, 14th 200 breast, 11th 100 free, 12th 100 breast
   

• Zack Moon -- 12th 200 breast, 7th 500 free, 11th 100 breast
   

• Nick Keating -- 13th 200 breast
   

• Rhett Musgrove -- 16th 200 IM

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