Lenoir-Rhyne's Penny Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gem's Women's Swimmer of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's Ella Penny was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Swimmer of the Week for meets competed in during the ninth week of the 2022-23 season, the Conference office announced today. 

Penny, a freshman from Greer, S.C., recorded her first NCAA B cut time and multiple career best times at the Spartan Invitational in Clearwater, Florida this past weekend. She earned her B cut in the 200 Freestyle, touching the wall at 1:52.96 in prelims and improving to 1:52.91 in finals. Her time was both a career best and a team best for the Bears this season. Penny also recorded a career best time in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.27. 

2022 SAC Women's Swimmers of the Week
Oct. 12 - Lisa Boernigen, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 19 – Marta Beeesmans Barquero, Wingate
Oct. 26 – Kelsea Munro, Wingate
Nov. 8 – Lily Sanocki, Wingate
Nov. 15 – Kyla Blakemore, Carson-Newman
Nov. 21 – Kate Agger, Wingate
Dec. 5 – Lily Sanocki, Wingate
Dec. 12 – Rachel Peden, Carson-Newman
Dec. 20- Ella Penny, Lenoir-Rhyne

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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