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Karlee Wells competes in the 3M dive during a Georgia Southern swim and dive intrasquad scrimmage.
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Swimming and Diving Graham Cooper

WEEKEND RECAP: Wells Sets 3M School Record as Eagles Compete in Invitationals

STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern swim and dive teams split up for a combined five days of action, with the swimmer taking on the Gamecock Invitational from Wed., Nov. 15 - Fri., Nov. 17, and the divers taking art in the Liberty '85 TYR Invitational from Friday, Nov. 17 - Sun., Nov. 19. The weekend's performances were highlighted by diver Karlee Wells' three-meter dive score of 319.05, setting a new school record on Friday night.

SWIM
Georgia Southern finished in fifth place in a eight-team field with a final score of 255. Top performances by the Eagles included Zuri Clavo's 11th place finish out of 26 in the Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle on Friday with a final time of 17:16.13, along with a ninth place relay team finish in the Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay on Thursday night, with swimmers Emma Scruggs, Logan Belanger, Madlen Wendland, and Abby Wenham finishing with a time of 1:44.70. Wednesday's action saw a relay team finish in seventh place out of 21 in the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, with Chiara Alberti, Carsyn Crosman, Emma Sutton, and Abby Wenham finishing with a time of 1:33.22.

DIVE
Along with her record-setting performance on the three meter dive, Wells finished in third place in the one meter dive with a final score of 269.95. Freshmen McKinlee Taulbee and Abby Ounsworth finished in eighth and ninth place in the 1M dive, with scores of 227.60 and 222.15, respectively. In the three meter dive, Taulbee placed ninth with a final score of J244.35, along with Anya Weber, who finished in tenth place with a final score of J241.85.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will meet with the UNC Asheville Bulldogs from Dec. 15 to Dec. 16 in Asheville, NC.
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Players Mentioned

Logan Belanger

Logan Belanger

Breast
5' 9"
Junior
Zuri Clavo

Zuri Clavo

Distance
5' 6"
Junior
Emma Scruggs

Emma Scruggs

Back/IM
5' 8"
Senior
Emma Sutton

Emma Sutton

Free
5' 7"
Senior
Anya Weber

Anya Weber

Diving
5' 6"
Senior
Karlee Wells

Karlee Wells

Diving
5' 6"
Sophomore
Madlen Wendland

Madlen Wendland

Fly/Back
5' 10"
Sophomore
Abby Wenham

Abby Wenham

Sprint
Junior
Chiara Alberti

Chiara Alberti

Sprint/Free
5' 6"
Freshman
McKinlee Taulbee

McKinlee Taulbee

Diving
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Logan Belanger

Logan Belanger

5' 9"
Junior
Breast
Zuri Clavo

Zuri Clavo

5' 6"
Junior
Distance
Emma Scruggs

Emma Scruggs

5' 8"
Senior
Back/IM
Emma Sutton

Emma Sutton

5' 7"
Senior
Free
Anya Weber

Anya Weber

5' 6"
Senior
Diving
Karlee Wells

Karlee Wells

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diving
Madlen Wendland

Madlen Wendland

5' 10"
Sophomore
Fly/Back
Abby Wenham

Abby Wenham

Junior
Sprint
Chiara Alberti

Chiara Alberti

5' 6"
Freshman
Sprint/Free
McKinlee Taulbee

McKinlee Taulbee

5' 7"
Freshman
Diving