Falcons Continue Strong Showing at Conference Carolinas Championships as UM Men Move Up to Second

KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The Montevallo men's and women's swimming teams continued competition at the Conference Carolinas Championships on Thursday, delivering another strong day in the pool. After two days of action, the Falcon women sit in third place with 201 points, while the UM men moved up to second with 221 points.

Alexandria Morgan turned in a pair of standout swims in the 500-yard freestyle. She posted a time of 5:04.64 in the preliminaries before improving to 5:03.34 in the finals to secure a third-place finish. Her finals mark ranks second-fastest in program history and meets NCAA B cut standards, while her prelim time stands as the third-fastest all-time at Montevallo.

Liz Davis added another strong swim in the same event with a sixth-place finish in 5:13.07. On the men's side, Ethan Brewer placed fourth in the 500 free with a time of 4:41.09.

Keara McGee recorded two top-10 program times in the 200-yard IM on her way to a runner-up finish. Her finals time of 2:07.43 ranks fourth all-time in program history. Petra Cajkas contributed another top-five performance, finishing fifth in 2:10.90.

Denis Popov secured a third-place finish in the men's 200-yard IM with a time of 1:51.50, which ranks third in program history. Enrique Llorens followed with a fifth-place finish in 1:54.55.

In the men's 50-yard freestyle, Aleksei Kolesnikov earned a fifth-place finish after touching the wall in 21.02.

The Falcons also posted strong performances in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The women's quartet of McGee, Tabitha Nalepa, Caylin Carter, and Vanina Loriedo placed fourth with a time of 1:38.90, the fifth-fastest mark in program history. On the men's side, Jimmy Franck, Alexander Kim, Edu Elizaran Galan, and Kolesnikov combined for a runner-up finish in 1:24.14, another top-10 performance in the record books.

UP NEXT: Day 3 of the Conference Carolinas Championships begins Friday with preliminaries at 9:00 a.m., followed by finals at 4:00 p.m.

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