Men's Swimming 9-23-17

Men's Swimming David Gerhart

Men’s Swimming drops season opener to Centre, 178-44, on Saturday

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville men's swimming team lost its season opening dual meet to the NCAA Division III Centre College, 178-44, on Saturday.
 
The Tigers were unable to capture a victory in the dual meet as the Colonels won all 12 events.
 
Action started with the 200-meter medley relay, where Tanguy Claisse, Justin Spalding, Austin Tucker and Tucker Hardin finished third with a time of 2:34.29. Matthew Monday, Seth Jones, Josh Provost and RJ Harris finished just behind in fourth with a time of 2:36.17.
 
Hardin earned three team points in the 800-meter short course freestyle relay. He completed the race in 10:27.88, while Alex Meade finished fifth with an 11:23.50.
 
Eli Barnhill grabbed a third-place individual finish in the 200-meter relay with a mark of 2:26.26 and Tucker notched a 2:37.85 to finish fifth in the event.
 
In the 50-meter freestyle, Provost recorded one of the three second-place finishes for Campbellsville during the meet after completing the race in 26.59. Harris finished fifth in the race, followed by Brandon Bagwell in sixth.
 
Monday and Claisse were the lone Tigers in the 200-meter individual medley field and the duo finished fourth (2:32.08) and fifth (2:39.61), respectively.
 
Campbellsville's lone relay team in the 200-meter freestyle featured Bagwell, Jones, Justin Spalding and Provost finishing in 1:49.08 to place third.
 
Provost then wrapped up his meet in the 100-meter butterfly with a third-place time of 1:07.80. Tucker placed fifth in the event for the Tigers.
 
Harris recorded the Tigers' second runner-up finish of the day in the 100-meter freestyle finishing in just under a minute. Jones and Spalding rounded out the field in fifth and sixth, respectively.
 
The final second-place individual finish of the day came in the 100-meter backstroke when Monday finished the event in 1:05.91. Claisse posted a time of 1:08.88, followed by Barnhill finishing in 1:12.85.
 
Hardin and Meade competed in the 400-meter freestyle finishing in fourth and fifth place. The individual events wrapped up with the 100-meter breaststroke, where Jones placed third, followed by Bagwell in the fifth with times of 1:15.26 and 1:18.18. Spalding rounded out the Tiger individuals with a 1:23.84 in the breaststroke.
 
Campbellsville finished off its season opening event in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Monday, Claisse, Hardin and Harris posted a time of 4:06.10 to place third.
 
The Tigers are back in action next Friday and Saturday at the Lindsey Wilson College Fall Frenzy in Columbia, Ky.

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Players Mentioned

Tucker Hardin

Tucker Hardin

D
Sophomore
Knoxville, Tenn.
RJ Harris

RJ Harris

Sprint
Sophomore
Radcliff, Ky.
Seth Jones

Seth Jones

Breast
Sophomore
Scottsville, Ky.
Alex Meade

Alex Meade

D
Senior
Paintsville, Ky.
Austin Tucker

Austin Tucker

Fly
Senior
Frankfort, Ky.
Brandon Bagwell

Brandon Bagwell

Free/Breast
Freshman
Nashville, Tenn.
Eli Barnhill

Eli Barnhill

D/Back
Freshman
Ashland, Ky.
Matthew Monday

Matthew Monday

IM
Freshman
Indianapolis, Ind.
Josh Provost

Josh Provost

Sprint
Freshman
West Haven, Utah
Justin Spalding

Justin Spalding

Free/Breast
Freshman
Lebanon, Ky.

Players Mentioned

Tucker Hardin

Tucker Hardin

Sophomore
Knoxville, Tenn.
D
RJ Harris

RJ Harris

Sophomore
Radcliff, Ky.
Sprint
Seth Jones

Seth Jones

Sophomore
Scottsville, Ky.
Breast
Alex Meade

Alex Meade

Senior
Paintsville, Ky.
D
Austin Tucker

Austin Tucker

Senior
Frankfort, Ky.
Fly
Brandon Bagwell

Brandon Bagwell

Freshman
Nashville, Tenn.
Free/Breast
Eli Barnhill

Eli Barnhill

Freshman
Ashland, Ky.
D/Back
Matthew Monday

Matthew Monday

Freshman
Indianapolis, Ind.
IM
Josh Provost

Josh Provost

Freshman
West Haven, Utah
Sprint
Justin Spalding

Justin Spalding

Freshman
Lebanon, Ky.
Free/Breast