Acadia swim team wins combined, Axemen win men's at Jack Scholz meet

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Acadia Swim team captured the overall combined women's and men's scores to win their second meet in a row in the early stages of the AUS season at the Jack Scholz Memorial Meet.

The men's final standings handed the Acadia Axemen a win in another meet against rival and perennial powerhouse Dalhousie. The Axemen beat the Tigers with 886.5 points compared to Dalhousie's 545.5.

On the women's side, the Tigers had a convincing win with 758 points to second place Acadia's 600 points.

Overall in the combined team score, the Acadia swim team won by a margin of 183 points, capturing the Jack Scholz combined score for the first time in its 11 year existence.

Overall, the Tigers and Acadia each posted seven first-place wins, while UNB and MTA each had one.

"The Jack Sholz meet began with a bang and finished with a bang. The team came into the Jack Scholz meet with high expectations and our goal was to win both the men's title and overall point title," noted a very happy head coach Gary MacDonald.

After two days of tough fast swimming, the Axemen and Axewomen exceeded their expectations with a dominant win in the men's division and a very exciting win for the over the title.

"It was a team effort and there were many surprises both in the men and women's division. Team rapport was at its peak as we knew something special was happening. A very rewarding weekend overall but hopefully the first step in a long process as our main goal is to win our first AUS championships this coming February," noted MacDonald.

The next stop is the Kemp/Fry meet at Dalhousie in two weeks' time. This meet is one of the more important meets which includes qualifying heats and finals over three sessions.

Second Session Wins:

Gordon Shortt (ACA) 100m breaststroke, 400m individual medley
Isabel Sarty (DAL) 200m backstroke, 200m freestyle
Dean Sangster (ACA) 200m backstroke, 50m backstroke

Claire Yurkovich (DAL) 800m freestyle
Quinn West (DAL) 800m freestyle
Kelsea Vessey (ACA) 100m butterfly
Alec Karlsen (DAL) 100m butterfly
Abbey Corish (DAL) 100m breaststroke
Leah Smal (UNB) 50m backstroke
Brett Liem (ACA) 50m freestyle
Madison Murray (ACA) 400m individual medley
Lise Cinq-Mars (DAL) 50m backstroke
Noah Mascoll-Gomes (MTA) 200m freestyle