Women's Swimming vs. Asbury & Bethel 10-23-23

Women's Swimming Brett Pierce

Crewe-Brown rewrites record books, Tigers finish busy weekend against Asbury and Bethel

CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - The Tigers had their first round of back-to-back swim meets in a 24-hour period over the weekend.

@ Asbury
For the first time in a month, Campbellsville was back in the water up north at DIII Asbury University. Asbury defeated Campbellsville 145-35.  

The Tigers opened the scoring in the 200-yard medley relay. Ellie Eisses, Marlien Crewe-Brown, Taryn Harper, and Hannah Rhodenbaugh placed 2nd in the event in 2:01.61.

Harper turned around and swam a school record performance in the 1000-yard freestyle with her time of 12:18.41, placing 3rd overall. Chloe Little gave the team their second bronze medal of the evening in the 200-yard IM, finishing in 2:32.47. 

Ashlee Whitaker produced key point performances for the Tigers Friday evening in her individual events. She was 4th in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:39.02 and was 5th in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 1:14.59.

Rhodenbaugh provided a bronze medal finish in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 2:24.14.

Crewe-Brown and Little gave Campbellsville their first 1-2 finish of the weekend. Crewe-Brown won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:34.00, narrowly missing her school record set a month ago by .15 seconds. Little was the runner-up in 2:47.22.

Campbellsville finished off Friday night with a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Crewe-Brown, Eisses, Harper, and Rhodenbaugh finished out Friday evening with a time of 1:49.94.

Vs. Bethel
A short rest and the Tigers were back in the water Saturday early afternoon for a dual meet against Mid-South Conference opponent Bethel. Campbellsville came back in a big way with a 96-46 win on Saturday.

Harper started out the scoring Saturday in the 1500-meter freestyle. She was 2nd overall in 20:36.92. The first solo event winner for Campbellsville came from Whitaker in the 200-meter freestyle with her time of 2:57.56. 

Rhodenbaugh followed suit in the 100-meter backstroke. She won the event by 1.78 seconds with a time of 1:14.26. Eisses was 3rd on the day in 1:16.84. 

Crewe-Brown set her second school record of the season. She won the 100-meter breaststroke in a time of 1:20.64. The previous record was set back in the 2012-13 season by April Hill of 1:21.35. 

Charlotte Stull was the next podium finisher on Saturday with her runner-up effort in the 50-meter freestyle in 31.05. She turned around the next event in the 100-meter freestyle, finishing 2nd in 1:08.33, while Whitaker was 3rd in 1:25.75. 

Rhodenbaugh won her second event of the day in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:43.21. 

Crewe-Brown went for the double school record in the breaststroke and her second event win of the day in the 200-meter. She set a new school record time of 2:53.36. The previous record was also held by April Hill in the 2012-13 season of 2:58.25. Harper stayed in the long-distance events on Saturday with her solo victory in the 400-meter freestyle. She won the event in 5:14.45. 

Crewe-Brown and Little earned the final podium finishes on the weekend for the Tigers. Crewe-Brown won the 200-meter IM in 2:43.29, with Little finishing behind her in 2:54.51.

Campbellsville will return to the pool on Friday, October 27th, when they travel to Centre College. The meet will begin at 6 p.m. ET.
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Players Mentioned

Ellie  Eisses

Ellie Eisses

Sophomore
Tinley Park, Ill.
Taryn  Harper

Taryn Harper

Junior
Southaven. Miss.
Chloe  Little

Chloe Little

Sophomore
Black Mountain, N.C.
Charlotte Stull

Charlotte Stull

Sophomore
Greenville, S.C.
Ashlee Whitaker

Ashlee Whitaker

Freshman
Lagrange, Ky.
Marlien Crewe-Brown

Marlien Crewe-Brown

Freshman
Graaff-Reinet, South Africa

Players Mentioned

Ellie  Eisses

Ellie Eisses

Sophomore
Tinley Park, Ill.
Taryn  Harper

Taryn Harper

Junior
Southaven. Miss.
Chloe  Little

Chloe Little

Sophomore
Black Mountain, N.C.
Charlotte Stull

Charlotte Stull

Sophomore
Greenville, S.C.
Ashlee Whitaker

Ashlee Whitaker

Freshman
Lagrange, Ky.
Marlien Crewe-Brown

Marlien Crewe-Brown

Freshman
Graaff-Reinet, South Africa