KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Lady Tiger swimming remains in fourth place after Day 2 of the Mid-South Conference Championships with finals appearances in every event.
"I am so proud of our racing today," said Coach
Casey Smith. "It's great to see them compete like they did. We are working through the disappointing moments together as a family, and rejoicing as one also."
Sophomore Jen Lewis led the Lady Tigers in points individually today with 12 from the 400-yard IM and the 100-yard breaststroke. She swam the 400 IM in a season-best time of 5:14.72 for seventh place and seven points, and finished the 100-yard breaststroke in a season-best time of 1:15.18 good enough for eighth place and five points.
Freshman
Sara Beth Howard collected another NAIA "A" cut for Campbellsville placing fourth in the 100-yard backstroke. She upgraded from her previous "B" standard time to 1:01.71.
Also making appearances on the podium,
Lauren Dalton and
Katy Lewis earned two more Top 6 finishes for the Lady Tigers. Dalton placed fourth in the 400-yard IM with a season-best time of 4:47.31 and Lewis finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 102.57 earning an NAIA "B" cut.
Collecting 22 points for the Lady Tigers, the 400-yard medley relay composed of
Faith Hyde, Dalton, K. Lewis, and
Jessica Cook finished fourth in a season-best time of 4:21.28.
Others contributing points for the Lady Tigers were
Lexie Upton in the 400-yard IM with a season-best time of 5:48.59 for four points;
Kennedy Ludwig in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 1:10.07 for five points; and
Lindsey Buckman in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:11.43 for four points.
Rounding out the scoring for Campbellsville in the 200-yard freestyle was
Mikayla Runner with a season-best time of 2:10.74 for three points and
Kate Bouldin with a season-best time of 2:15.53 for a point; in the 100-yard breaststroke was
Morgan Bryant with a season-best time of 1:16.83 for three points,
Casey Galyon with a season-best time of 1:17.94 for two points, and Ludwig with a time of 1:17.95 for a point; and in the 100-yard backstroke was Hyde with a time of 1:07.73 for one point.
The Lady Tigers remain in fourth place after Day 2 of the MSC Championships with 160 points. The final day of the championships begins Saturday at 10 a.m. with preliminaries.
Team Rankings Through Event 28
- University of the Cumberlands – 330
- Lindsey Wilson College – 265
- Lindenwood University – Belleville – 242
- Campbellsville University – 160
- Loyola University New Orleans – 115
- Life University – 42
- Bethel University - 8
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