The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan men's and women's swimming teams welcome Alderson Broaddus to Buckhannon on Friday (Feb. 12) for Senior Night at 6 p.m.
 
Prior to the meet on Friday, WVWC swimming will honor its seniors (Alyssa Serrano, Emily Nutter, Sarah Noll, Alayna Thompson, Kay Lange, Mikal Pascual-Murgaza, Ross Sutton, Nathan Swalley, Michael McAlpine and Arthur Assfeld) in a video that will be shown on the broadcast via mountaineast.tv/wvwc at 5:30 p.m.
 
Quick Hits
• Senior Arthur Assfeld was selected as the Mountain East Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Feb. 8). This is the seventh time that Assfeld has won the award in his WVWC swimming career.  
• Junior Marc Bennett earned 2020 MEC First Team honors in the 200-IM as well as conference Second Team honors in the 400-IM last season. 
• Senior Kay Lange returns after earning MEC Honorable Mention recognition as a junior in the 200-Breaststroke. 
• Sophomore Amanda Schlor garnered MEC First Team honors last season in the 100-Backstroke and 200-Backstroke. 
• Head coach Adam Brumley enters his second season as the head coach of his alma mater. 
 
Last Time in the Pool
The West Virginia Wesleyan swimming program opened up its regular season on Saturday (Feb. 6) at home against Mountain East Conference foe Davis & Elkins. On the women's side, WVWC won every event to outperform D&E by a final team score of 184-58.
 
On the men's side the contest was neck and neck the entire way, being decided by the final race. The Senators edged out the Bobcats in the 800-yard freestyle relay by a final score of 128-117.
 
Lange had a strong showing on Saturday taking first place in three individual events: 500-free (5:38.39), 200-breast (2:39.32) and 1650-free (19:32.88). Lange also anchored the 800-free relay that consisted of Alienor Dalle, Morgan Choffin and Amanda Schlor that took home first place for the Bobcats.
 
Schlor continued the success claiming three individual event victories as well. Schlor won the first event of the season posting a time of 1:02.19 in the 100-back. She also won the 400-IM (5:06.14) and 200-back (2:19.54).
 
Dalle introduced herself to Bobcat Nation continuing the trend of individual victories taking home three herself. Dalle won the 100-fly (1:01.48), 50-free (26.70) and 100-free (58.30).
 
Jennifer Williams, GiGi Fusco and Choffin also won individual events for the Bobcats.
 
For the Wesleyan men, Assfeld picked up he left off in 2019-2020 by posting the strongest performance of the day for the men. Assfeld won the 100-fly (52.91), 50-free (21.60) and 100-free (48.24). Assfeld posted the fastest split in the men's 800-free relay with a blistering time of 1:48.10.
           
McAlpine touched the wall first in two individual events winning the 1650-free (18:37.21) and the 500-free (5:18.26). Pascual-Murgaza also took home a victory winning the 400-IM (4:43.22).
 
MEC Men's Swimming Preseason Poll
1.       Notre Dame (6)              42
2.       Fairmont State (1)          35
3.       Davis & Elkins                31
4.       WVWC                           29
5        Frostburg State              23
6.       Alderson Broaddus        15
7.       Wheeling                        14
 
MEC Women's Swimming Preseason Poll
1.       UNC Pembroke (7)        56
2.       Fairmont State (1)          46
3.       WVWC                           45
4.       Notre Dame                    41
5        Davis & Elkins                30
6.       Frostburg State              28
7.       Alderson Broaddus        22
8.       Wheeling                        13
 
Up Next
Both West Virginia Wesleyan swimming teams are scheduled to return to competition on March 6 at Frostburg State for a meet beginning at 1 p.m.