Swimming Opens Fall Season With Dual Meet Wins At Queens

Friday, September 25

Charlotte, NC

11 AM

North Carolina

Queens University of Charlotte

Maren Conze
University of North Carolina Swimming & Diving v South Carolina
Sol Blatt P.E. Center
Columbia, SC
Friday, November 18, 2025

Photo by: ISABEL O. SWINDALL

September 25, 2026 | Swimming & Diving

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The University of North Carolina swimmers opened their fall season with two victories at Queens in Charlotte on Friday. The men's team took the win, 149-108, while the women handled their business, 156-101.

Maren Conze led the way for the women's team, taking the 1000 free in 10:01.97 and the 500 free with a time of 4:51.98. Friday also saw the return of PJ Foy after missing last season due to injury. Foy claimed the 50 free in 19.65, and also helped the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay to vicotries.

Newcomers Blake Hill, Kenzie Sellars and Cate Pawlaski all turned in solid debuts for the Tar Heels. Hill won the 200 fly in 1:46.61 and also clocked a 48.99 in the 100 fly. Sellars claimed the 50 free in 23.25, posted a 54.92 in the 100 fly, and competed in both relays. Pawlaski took third in the 100 breast with a time of 1:03.47 and also clocked a 2:03.84 in the 200 IM.

The Heels will return to training in preparation for their next dual meet on Friday, Oct. 16 when they host Duke at 4 p.m. at Koury Natatorium.

UNC at Queens

Women 200 Medley Relay
1. UNC A (T. Mienes, S. Armand, L. Sawyer, E. Goettsch), 1:39.57
3. UNC B (A. Cloutier, O. Pope, C. Stinson, M. Headley), 1:41.75
4. UNC C (D. Tanig, C. Pawlaski, K. Sellars, M. Chokureva), 1:42.43

Men 200 Medley Relay
1. UNC A (C. Whelehan, S. Setzer, PJ Foy, M. Kartavi), 1:25.45
3. UNC B (JT Schmid, B. Delmar, S. Lunak, N. Hohm), 1:27.70
4. UNC C (G. Bartee, G. Martin, L. Jovanovic, D. Quaresma), 1:29.68
6. UNC D (A. Maraana, I. Carsel, Y. Yu, S. Stolarczyk), 1:30.80

Women 1000 Freestyle
1. Maren Conze, 10:01.97
2. Morgan Farlow, 10:02.78
3. Lexie Ward, 10:05.64

Men 1000 Freestyle
2. Jackson DeBruin, 9:27.98
3. Evan Gluck, 9:32.91

Women 200 Freestyle
2. Lily Sawyer, 1:48.31
3. Maren Conze, 1:49.34
5. Nehir Oner, 1:52.61
6. Ava Muzzy, 1:53.81

Men 200 Freestyle
1. Sam Huggins, 1:38.23
2. Seb Lunak, 1:38.80
4. Sawyer Stolarczyk, 1:39.85

Women 100 Backstroke
1. Tom Mienes, 54.98
4. Adeline Cloutier, 58.05

Men 100 Backstroke
1. Colin Whelehan, 47.90
2. Granger Bartee, 48.26
4. JT Schmid, 48.77
5. Adam Maraana, 49.43

Women 100 Breaststroke
1. Samantha Armand, 1:01.34
2. Olympia Pope, 1:03.09
3. Cate Pawlaski, 1:03.47
4. Raya Mellott, 1:03.48

Men 100 Breaststroke
1. Ben Delmar, 53.01
2. Sean Setzer, 53.99
4. Giulian Martin, 54.68
6. Isaac Carsel, 55.38

Women 200 Butterfly
1. Mary Macaulay, 1:57.86
4. Defne Tanig, 2:05.28
5. Nehir Oner, 2:06.92

Men 200 Butterfly
1. Blake Hill, 1:46.61
3. Josh Parent, 1:48.34
5. Carter Freudenstein, 1:50.40
6. Luka Jovanovic, 1:51.39

Women 50 Freestyle
1. Kenzie Sellars, 23.25
2. Eden Goettsch, 23.28
4. Chloe Stinson, 23.62
5. Mackenzie Headley, 23.69
-- Marija Romanovskaja, 24.03

Men 50 Freestyle
1. PJ Foy, 19.65
3. Martin Kartavi, 19.86
4. Nate Hohm, 20.26
7. Yofang Yu, 21.24

Women 100 Freestyle
2. Michaela Chokureva, 50.64
3. Eden Goettsch, 51.61
7. Marija Romanovskaja, 52.84

Men 100 Freestyle
2. Sean Setzer, 44.60
6. Sam Huggins, 45.81
7. Sawyer Stolarczyk, 46.00

Women 200 Backstroke
1. Tom Mienes, 1:57.83
3. Defne Tanig, 2:02.06
4. Ava Muzzy, 2:03.43

Men 200 Backstroke
1. Colin Whelehan, 1:45.44
2. Granger Bartee, 1:46.05
3. JT Schmid, 1:47.17
5. Adam Maraana, 1:50.23

Women 200 Breaststroke
1. Cate Pawlawski, 2:15.61
2. Samantha Armand, 2:16.09
3. Raya Mellott, 2:16.65
4. Olympia Pope, 2:17.80

Men 200 Breaststroke
1. Xavier Ruiz, 1:56.07
2. Giulian Martin, 1:58.32
4. Carter Freudenstein, 1:59.36
6. Isaac Carsel, 2:00.78

Women 500 Freestyle
1. Maren Conze, 4:51.98
2. Lexie Ward, 4:54.48
4. Morgan Farlow, 5:00.55

Men 500 Freestyle
1. Josh Parent, 4:25.92
2. Sam Huggins, 4:36.36
3. Jackson DeBruin, 4:36.83
5. Evan Gluck, 4:41.28

Women 100 Butterfly
1. Lily Sawyer, 53.35
3. Mary Macaulay, 54.41
4. Chloe Stinson, 55.86
6. Taylor Bloom, 56.66
-- Kenzie Sellars, 54.92
-- Mackenzie Headley, 56.32
-- Nehir Oner, 56.74

Men 100 Butterfly
3. Seb Lunak, 48.41
4. Martin Kartavi, 48.43
6. Sawyer Stolarczyk, 49.11
8. Luka Jovanovic, 49.42
-- Blake Hill, 48.99
-- Yofang Yu, 51.14

Women 200 IM
-- Mary Macaulay, 2:01.51
-- Cate Pawlaski, 2:03.84
-- Morgan Farlow, 2:04.92
-- Defne Tanig, 2:07.74

Men 200 IM
-- Ben Delmar, 1:46.19
-- Xavier Ruiz, 1:48.05
-- Carter Freudenstein, 1:48.35
-- Colin Whelehan, 1:48.52

Women 200 Freestyle Relay
-- UNC A (M. Headley, E. Goettsch, K. Sellars, M. Chokureva), 1:31.77
-- UNC B (M. Romanovskaja, L. Sawyer, M. Conze, C. Stinson), 1:32.91
-- UNC C (N. Oher, A. Muzzy, S. Armand, L. Ward), 1:36.35

Men 200 Freestyle Relay
-- UNC A (S. Setzer, N. Hohm, PJ Foy, M. Kartavi), 1:17.27
-- UNC B (G. Bartee, S. Huggins, L. Jovanovic, JT Schmid), 1:23.15
-- UNC C (X. Ruiz, S. Lunak, A. Maraana, Y. Yu), 1:24.71
-- UNC D (S. Stolarczyk, J. Parent, I. Carsel, J. DeBruin), 1:25.25

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