CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville's men's swimming team picked up its first home win of the season on Senior Day in a 108-67 victory over Bethel University on Friday night at the Powell Athletic Center.
The Tigers head into its final dual meet of the regular season on Saturday afternoon against Lindsey Wilson College with an overall mark of 2-5.
2018 CU Swimming graduating seniors
To open up the meet, Campbellsville's 200-meter short course relay squad of
Alex Meade,
Seth Jones,
Josh Provost and
RJ Harris placed second with time of 2:03.00, which was just 0.21 behind the Wildcats' relay team.
Harris grabbed the Tigers' first victory of the meet in the first individual event of the night. He finished the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 2:13.60.
Campbellsville made up the field in the 100-meter breaststroke where Jones grabbed the victory with a time of 1:14.90.
Brandon Bagwell placed second with a time of 1:19.24 and
Tucker Hardin was just behind in the third with a 1:21.77.
Meade was the lone swimmer in the 200-meter butterfly, where he posted a mark of 2:50.34. Provost then followed it up with a win in the 50-meter freestyle beating out three other swimmers from Bethel after touching the wall in 26.46.
In the 100-meter freestyle, Harris grabbed the Tigers' third-straight win after breaking a minute with a 58.61.
Austin Tucker finished fourth overall after touching the wall in 1:06.78.
Jones and Bagwell finished one, two in the 200-meter breaststroke after Jones notched a 2:48.49 and Bagwell finished in 3:03.05.
Campbellsville took the top-two spots in the next event after Hardin (4:53.10) won the 400-meter freestyle, followed by Meade (5:15.57) in second place.
Provost beat out two Wildcat swimmers in the 100-meter butterfly to win the event after by nearly five seconds with a time of 1:05.59.
In the final individual event of the night, Tucker placed second overall in the 400-meter individual medley after completing the race in 6:20.04.
The night came to a close with Harris, Bagwell, Hardin and Provost winning the 200-meter freestyle relay with a mark of 1:47.85.
Prior to the meet, Campbellsville and Bethel each honored their graduating seniors on Senior Day.
The Tigers cap off their regular-season slate on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET against Lindsey Wilson in Columbia, Ky.
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