MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Emma Skelley and sophomore Merwane El Merini posted top-five finishes and earned NCAA B qualifying times as the West Virginia University swimming and diving team opened competition at the NC State GAC Invite in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday.
To open the three-day invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, three Mountaineers earned NCAA B qualifying times while numerous swimmers posted career-best and season-best times. WVU had five swimmers punch their tickets to Thursday evening’s A, B and C finals in their respective events, with two A finalists, one B finalist and two in the C final.