COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Campbellsville University men's swim team secured a first-place finish at the Fall Frenzy this weekend defeating second-place Lindsey Wilson College by a single point. The victory is not only the Tigers' first time winning the Fall Frenzy; it's also the first instance that the Campbellsville men's swim team has defeated Lindsey Wilson College since its inception back in the 2012-2013 school year.

The Fall Frenzy kicked off when session one began Friday afternoon at 6 p.m. ET. The men's first contest was the 200-yard freestyle relay. Campbellsville recorded a second-place finish with Ian Lopez, Sebastian Escobar, Llewellyn Crewe-Brown, and Nick Grabauskas finishing second behind the Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson College with a time of one minute and 28.85 seconds. Two other Campbellsville men's swim teams competed in the contest. Logan Reichley, Thomas Webb, John Chappell, and Benjamin Burnison came in sixth (1:35.21) and Brett Evans, Logan Pisula, Luke Mullis, and Bosco Barrero ended seventh (1:39.24).

The next contest was the 500-yard freestyle where Escobar would notch his first first-place finish of the Fall Frenzy with a time of four minutes and 46.07 seconds. His teammates Nick Burnison (sixth at 5:21.90), Benjamin Burnison (seventh at 5:38.03), Dustin Melton (eighth at 5:46.35), and Grant Luckett (ninth at 5:48.56) also swam in the race.

Following that, the 200-yard IM saw Chappell finish fourth on his time of two minutes and 8.16 seconds. Behind him was Barrero in fifth (2:16.59), Grabauskas in sixth (2:17.65), Reichley in seventh (2:17.77), Jude White in eighth (2:17.86), William Luciano in ninth (2:21.08), and Pisula in 11^th (2:24.74). The second-to-last event in the first session was the 50-yard freestyle where Lopez finished just one hundredth of a second behind the Blue Raiders' Tyler King for second place. Crewe-Brown took 9^th with a time of 23.11 seconds, Webb grabbed 13^th with 23.83 seconds on the clock, Evans recorded a time of 25 seconds even for a 19^th place finish, and Mullis came in 21^st with a 25.87 second time.

Before the first day was over, the Campbellsville men's swim team would record a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley. The team for the race was comprised of Crewe-Brown, Grabauskas, Escobar, and Lopez for a time of three minutes and 41.21 seconds. Campbellsville had two other teams compete in the medley. Reichley, Chappell, Luciano, and Burnison came in fourth (3:52.86) and White, Pisula, Luckett, and Webb finished sixth (4:05.49).

The men's second session launched Saturday morning with Campbellsville men's swimming in second place behind Lindsey Wilson. The 200-yard medley relay kicked the day off and the Tigers would finish third, fifth, and seventh. The third-place team was Lopez, Grabauskas, Escobar, and Crewe-Brown with a final time of one minute and 29.03 seconds. The team finishing fifth was Reichley, Chappell, Luciano, and Burnison (1:45.01) while the seventh-place finishers were White, Gavin Johnson, Luckett, and Webb (1:51.41).

The men's 400-yard IM saw three Tigers finish second, third, and fourth: Chappell (4:35.87), Barrero (5:00.40), and White (5:00.49) respectively. After that was the 100-yard butterfly where Reichley finished fourth (57.21 seconds), Luciano ended eighth (59.29 seconds), Luckett came in ninth (1:01.35), Mullis raced 11^th (1:02.21), and Evans completed the contest in 13^th (1:03.75). The next race was the 100-yard butterfly where Reichley recorded a fourth-place finish (57.21 seconds), Luciano finished eighth (59.29 seconds), Luckett was just behind in ninth (1:01.35), Mullis ended in 11^th (1:02.21), and Evans came in 13^th (1:03.75).

Session two continued with the 200-yard freestyle where Escobar secured his second-place finish behind a time of one minute and 46.70 seconds. Also competing in the freestyle was Nick Burnison (seventh place with a time of 1:58.88), Benjamin Burnison (eighth with a time of 2:00.87), Melton (ninth with a time of 2:01.38), and Webb (tenth with a time of 2:01.86). The 100-yard breaststroke was next and Grabauskas came in second with one minute and 4.69 seconds on the clock. Accompanying him in the race was Barrero (finishing seventh with a 1:08.60), Johnson (coming in ninth with a 1:09.65), and Pisula (in tenth with 1:11.21).

The 100-yard backstroke saw Lopez finish third (56.37 seconds), Crewe-Brown end in fourth (57.71 seconds), Reichley come in fifth (58.92 seconds), White complete the race in seventh (1:02.79), and Evans finishing eighth (1:05.65). The last race of the second session was an 800-yard freestyle relay that saw three separate Campbellsville teams compete. Escobar, Lopez, Chappell, and Benjamin Burnison logged the quickest time coming in second-place behind a time of seven minutes and 37.86 seconds. Crewe-Brown, Nick Burnison, Grabauskas, and Luciano finished in fifth (8:00.07) while Pisula, Reichley, Melton, and Luckett logged a sixth-place time (8:28.93).

The third session began hours later with the 1650-yard freestyle. Escobar (16:49.98) was second, Nick Burnison finished sixth (19:04.08), and Melton ended seventh (20:40.18). Coming next for the men was the 200-yard backstroke which saw Crewe-Brown record a time of two minutes and 9.83 seconds for second place. His fellow Tigers Reichley (2:12.17) and White (2:17.73) finished third and fifth-place respectively.

Following that was the 100-yard freestyle where Lopez had a time of 49.45 seconds for third place. Behind him was fellow Tigers Webb (eighth with 52.08), Benjamin Burnison (11^th with 52.88), Evans (16^th with 56.62), and Mullis (17^th with 57.74). The Tigers had five of the seven swimmers competing in the next race: the 200-yard breaststroke. Chappell came in second (on a time of 2:23.98) while teammates Grabauskas ended fourth (on a time of 2:31.37), Barrero finished fifth (on a time of 2:35.14), Johnson took sixth (2:41.59), and Pisula logged seventh (2:42.62).

The last two events were the 200-yard butterfly and the 400-yard freestyle relay. In the 200-yard butterfly, Escobar secured his second first-place finish of the Fall Frenzy recording a time of one minutes and 59.69 seconds besting second place by less than a tenth of second. His Tiger teammate Luckett would take fifth place on a time of two minutes and 26.94 seconds. The final race would prove pivotal as Campbellsville logged a first-place finish behind the team of Escobar, Lopez, Grabauskas, and Crewe-Brown (3:16.55). Two other Tigers teams participated in the event as well. Chappell, Webb, Reichley, and Benjamin Burnison ended fifth (3:29.45) while Evans, Pisula, Nick Burnison, and Melton came in seventh (3:42.02).

When all was said and done, Campbellsville men's swim team ended with a total of 1103 points for first-place, one point more than Lindsey Wilson. The Tigers' look to carry their momentum into their next meet at Centre College on October 1^st at 6 p.m. ET.