MARION, Ind. — Campbellsville University established five program records and produced the top three men's performance averages Saturday as the Tiger men competed against Indiana Wesleyan University and the women faced the Wildcats and Hillsdale College in a tri-meet at Indiana Wesleyan.
- Five entries in the Campbellsville record book were rewritten. Marlien Crewe-Brown established women's standards in the 50-yard breaststroke and 100 individual medley, Naira Jaen Serra lowered her record in the 500 freestyle, and Kyle Kleinhans set the men's 100 individual medley mark. Crewe-Brown's 50 breaststroke split was also listed as a Mid-South Conference record.
- Campbellsville occupied the top three positions in the men's high-point performance rankings. Bikash Kumal led the meet with a 530.7 average, followed by Andreu Jaen Serra at 516.0 and Kleinhans at 486.3. The men posted a 403.6 team performance average, compared with 369.7 for Indiana Wesleyan.
- The Tigers recorded four of the five highest-rated men's swims. Kumal's 27.94 in the 50 breaststroke earned 555 performance points, while his 1:01.29 in the 100 breaststroke was valued at 527. Jaen Serra's 4:58.79 in the 500 freestyle earned 533 points, and Kleinhans' 24.75 in the 50 butterfly received 520.
- Crewe-Brown ranked second among the women's high-point performers. Her three-swim average of 541.7 trailed only Kate Potwardowski of Hillsdale, while Jaen Serra ranked fourth overall at 530.3.
- Campbellsville showed substantial improvement in the breaststroke events. Crewe-Brown took 1.35 seconds off her previous mark in the 50 breaststroke and 1.72 seconds off her 100 breaststroke time, while Kumal improved by 1.34 seconds in the 50 and 1.72 seconds in the 100.
- Jaen Serra lowered her week-old 500 freestyle record. After establishing Campbellsville's record at the Fall Frenzy, the freshman trimmed another 0.89 seconds with a 5:20.27 at Indiana Wesleyan. She also dropped 1.99 seconds in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 2:01.21.
- The women held their own against strong opposition. Campbellsville posted a 363.3 performance average, finishing behind Hillsdale's 477.0 and Indiana Wesleyan's 396.2 while placing two swimmers among the meet's top four women.
The individual program began with the 100-yard individual medley, where Campbellsville immediately added two names to its record book. Crewe-Brown completed the women's race in 1:04.34, an improvement of 5.10 seconds, while Kleinhans established the men's program standard at 57.61.
Kevin Johnson added a 1:00.05 in the men's race.
Jaen Serra then produced one of Campbellsville's leading women's performances in the 200 freestyle. She touched in 2:01.21, cutting 1.99 seconds from her previous time and earning 547 performance points. On the men's side, Jaen Serra led the Tigers with a 1:51.34, while
Jacob Isacson finished in 1:57.22.
The sprint stroke events brought additional improvements.
Domantas Petraitis paced Campbellsville in the men's 50 backstroke with a 25.82, lowering his previous time by 0.12 seconds, while Kleinhans posted a 26.28 after dropping 1.24 seconds.
Crewe-Brown and Kumal followed with Campbellsville's highest-rated breaststroke efforts. Crewe-Brown completed the women's 50 breaststroke in 31.20, a swim worth 577 performance points and the third-highest-rated women's performance of the meet. Kumal recorded a 27.94 in the men's event, earning a meet-best 555 points while improving by 1.34 seconds.
Johnson led the Tigers in the men's 100 butterfly with a time of 57.46, taking 1.27 seconds off his previous performance. Later, Kleinhans recorded a 50.88 relay leadoff in the 100 freestyle, while
Kirkland May lowered his individual mark to 53.04.
Petraitis returned in the 100 backstroke and finished in 56.58, improving by 0.64 seconds. The breaststroke group then continued its productive afternoon as Crewe-Brown recorded a 1:07.69 in the women's 100, and Kumal touched in 1:01.29 in the men's race. Crewe-Brown's swim earned 558 performance points, and Kumal's received 527.
In the 500 freestyle, Jaen Serra lowered Campbellsville's women's record to 5:20.27. Her performance earned 560 points, tying the fourth-highest total among all women's swims at the meet.
The Campbellsville men placed three swimmers among the event's strongest performances. Jaen Serra led the group in 4:58.79, Oswaldo Pallaroso followed in 5:03.19, and Isacson completed the distance in 5:17.73. Jaen Serra's time received 533 performance points, the second-highest men's total of the day.
The Tigers closed the individual slate with a concentrated showing in the men's 50 butterfly. Kleinhans led Campbellsville in 24.75, followed by Kumal in 24.91, Johnson in 25.19, and
Chase Maclou in 25.41. Each of the four lowered his previous time, with Kumal dropping 1.77 seconds, Johnson improving by 1.75, Kleinhans cutting 1.51, and Maclou taking off 1.28.
Campbellsville returns home Monday, Oct. 13, to face Centre College.