Men's Swimming 3/4/2020 5:48:00 PM CU Athletics

Harris, Hardin, McGuire and Escobar score points in 800m relay to start NAIA Championship

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships began on Wednesday with the 800m relay and Campbellsville scored two points with a 16^th place finish.

The relay team made of RJ Harris, Tucker Hardin, Collin McGuire and Sebastian Escobar set a new team record with a time of 7:13.68.

"They guys raced hard and very well together," said coach Casey Bradstreet. "Their exchanges were solid, they won their heat in the prelims, and setting a new team record is an exciting way to start the NAIA Championship meet."

The previous team record was set in the 2017-18 season with a time of 7:26.87. The Tigers demolished that time by over 13 seconds.

Day 2 of the NAIA Championship begins on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. ET with prelims for the 50, 200, and 500 freestyle races, the 200 IM, 400 medley relay and 1-meter diving competition at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

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Players Mentioned

Tucker Hardin: D; Senior; Knoxville, Tenn.

RJ Harris: Sprint; Senior; Radcliff, Ky.

Sebastian Escobar: Freshman; Cali, Colombia

Collin McGuire: Junior; Happy Valley, OR

Players Mentioned

Tucker Hardin
: Senior; Knoxville, Tenn.
: D

RJ Harris
: Senior; Radcliff, Ky.
: Sprint

Sebastian Escobar
: Freshman; Cali, Colombia

Collin McGuire
: Junior; Happy Valley, OR