KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Tiger swimming collected two more NAIA "B" standard times and broke their previous tie for fifth, finishing Day 2 of the Mid-South Conference Championships with 100 points.
"I am so proud of our racing today," said Coach
Casey Smith. "It's great to see them compete like they did today, we are working through the disappointing moments together as a family and rejoicing as one also."
Freshman
Isaac Lewis punched his ticket for the NAIA Championships in the 400-yard IM with a season-best time of 4:25.94 in ninth place and four points.
Tanguy Claisse also earned a "B" cut in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.30 seconds was in ninth place for three points.
The Tigers earned 40 points in relays today with two fifth-place finishes.
RJ Harris,
Seth Jones, Lewis
Chris Telman teamed up to swim the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:32.34 for 20 points. Claisse joined Jones, Lewis and Telman for the 400-yard medley relay to earn 20 more points with a season-best time of 3:45.55.
Rounding out the scoring for the Tigers, in the 100-yard butterfly
Alex Meade finished 10
th in a season-best time of 1:00.76 for three points and
Austin Tucker finished in 11
th in a time of 1:04.54 for two points. In the 200-yard freestyle Telman finished in 10
th for three points with a season-best time of 1:49.63 and in the 100-yard breaststroke Jones finished in 11
th for two points with a time of 1:02.60.
Campbellsville finished Day 2 of the MSC Championships in fifth place with 100 points, breaking the tie with Bethel from Day 1. The final day of competition begins Saturday at 10 a.m. with preliminaries.
Team Rankings Through Event 28
- Lindenwood University – Belleville – 364
- University of the Cumberlands – 311
- Lindsey Wilson College – 233
- Loyola University New Orleans – 196
- Campbellsville University – 100
- Bethel University – 86
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