Men's Swimming | 2/3/2017 1:06:00 PM

Charlotte, N.C.----The 19th annual Bluegrass Mountain Conference (BMC) championship swimming meet will be broadcast live on ESPN3, league officials announce Friday. The 13-school BMC features teams from the NCAA Division II and the NAIA.
 
The production will provide coverage for the four finals sessions, beginning with Wednesday night's finals at 5 p.m. Finals coverage begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights and returns to the 5 p.m. time slot on Saturday evening.
 
"The Bluegrass Mountain Conference is excited to announce we will be live streamed via ESPN3," BMC commissioner Jeff Dugdale says. "The Championships are home to reigning NCAA Division II champions Queens University of Charlotte, reigning NCAA Division II runners-up Wingate University women's swimming and reigning NAIA national champions Savannah College of Art and Design. We expect a great four days."
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
Wingate University, consistently ranked as a top 10 "best value" in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves more than 3,200 students on three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte and Hendersonville, N.C. Founded in 1896, the University offers 35 undergraduate majors, 35 minors, 12 career concentrations, nine pre-professional programs, master's degrees in accounting, business, education, physician assistant studies and sport management and doctorates in education, pharmacy and physical therapy.
 
With a 14 to 1 student/teacher ratio, Wingate students gain the tools and support needed to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. To view current news, video and story ideas, visit www.youtube.com/wingateuniversity. 
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past 10 years. For more information, go to www.wingate.edu.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing colleges in the 2000's with 88 selections. Among North Carolina's colleges and universities, Wingate is number one in this millennium with 88 Academic All-America® honorees. Wingate is tops among all SAC schools with 97 lifetime Academic All-America® picks. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.