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Men's Swimming Maria Henriquez

Crewe-Brown claims breaststroke title; Tigers set school records at MSC Championships

DANVILLE, Ky. – With the stakes at their highest and one final chance to punch tickets before nationals, the Campbellsville University swim teams rose to the moment at the Mid-South Conference Championships. The Tigers delivered record-breaking swims, provisional qualifiers, and championship-final performances throughout the weekend at the Boles Natatorium.

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  • Marlien Crewe-Brown captured the Mid-South Conference title in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.47) and added a silver medal in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.18).
  • Victoria Lanza shattered the school record in the 200-yard freestyle, earning a bronze medal and an NAIA cut with a time of 1:58.56.
  • Jacob Isacson secured a podium spot for the men's squad, taking bronze in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:57.06.
  • The men's 800-yard freestyle relay team—Luis Castro, Adrien Cantemerle, Kyle Kleinhans, and Andreu Jaen Serra—raced to a third-place finish in 7:15.53.
  • The women's 400-yard medley relay quartet of Natasha Maracci, Crewe-Brown, Sofia Tricoli, and Lanza set a new school standard with a time of 4:07.08.
  • The Tigers now turn their attention to the NAIA National Championships, scheduled for March 3-6 in Elkhart, Indiana.
The tone was set early in the women's 400-yard medley relay. The quartet of Natasha Maracci, Marlien Crewe-Brown, Sofia Tricoli, and Victoria Lanza rewrote the record books, touching the wall in 4:07.08 to place third.

Momentum carried into the individual events, where Marlien Crewe-Brown dominated the breaststroke disciplines. Crewe-Brown claimed gold in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:24.47. She also secured a silver medal in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.18) and added a bronze-medal finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.58), earning critical points for the Lady Tigers.

Victoria Lanza delivered one of the meet's standout performances in the 200-yard freestyle. Lanza clocked a personal-best 1:58.56 to take third place, securing an NAIA B cut and breaking the school record in the process.

In the backstroke events, Maracci continued the Tigers' run of clutch swims. She posted a personal-best time of 1:01.34 in the 100-yard backstroke A Final to finish sixth. On the men's side, Jacob Isacson earned individual hardware for Campbellsville, capturing bronze in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:57.06. Teammate Luis Castro added a strong sixth-place finish in the same final, touching in 2:03.55.

The distance events saw the Tigers battle through demanding schedules. In the men's 500-yard freestyle A Final, Andreu Jaen Serra clocked a season-best 4:45.27 to finish fourth. The mile events capped the distance efforts, with Castro (16:48.71) and Jaen Serra (16:51.48) finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, both turning in NAIA-level performances. For the women, Clara Björkegren finished sixth in the 1650-yard freestyle (19:19.35), while Adison Melton (19:59.07) and Melanie Vogeler (20:47.51) added top-10 finishes.

Kyle Kleinhans advanced to the A Final of the men's 100-yard butterfly, touching seventh with a time of 53.87, and later returned to compete in the 100-yard backstroke final. In the breaststroke, Bikash Kumal added a personal-best swim of 1:00.86 in the 100-yard event to finish tenth.
The relay teams provided an exclamation point on the weekend. The men's 800-yard freestyle relay squad of Castro, Cantemerle, Kleinhans, and Jaen Serra surged to a bronze-medal finish with a time of 7:15.53. The women's 400-yard freestyle relay team—Crewe-Brown, Chloe Little, Lanza, and Charlotte Stull—set a new school record of 3:47.54, placing fourth.

Reagan Reany also represented Campbellsville in the championship finals, finishing seventh in the women's 400-yard individual medley with a time of 5:09.61.

Campbellsville walked away from Danville with new school records, multiple medals, and confirmed spots for the NAIA National Championships, set for March 3-6 in Elkhart, Indiana.
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Players Mentioned

Marlien Crewe-Brown

Marlien Crewe-Brown

Junior
Chloe  Little

Chloe Little

Senior
Charlotte Stull

Charlotte Stull

Senior
Sofia Tricoli

Sofia Tricoli

Junior
Natasha Maracci

Natasha Maracci

Freshman
Adison Melton

Adison Melton

Freshman
Reagan Reany

Reagan Reany

Freshman
Melanie Vogeler

Melanie Vogeler

Freshman
Luis Castro

Luis Castro

Graduate Student
Adrien Cantemerle

Adrien Cantemerle

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marlien Crewe-Brown

Marlien Crewe-Brown

Junior
Chloe  Little

Chloe Little

Senior
Charlotte Stull

Charlotte Stull

Senior
Sofia Tricoli

Sofia Tricoli

Junior
Natasha Maracci

Natasha Maracci

Freshman
Adison Melton

Adison Melton

Freshman
Reagan Reany

Reagan Reany

Freshman
Melanie Vogeler

Melanie Vogeler

Freshman
Luis Castro

Luis Castro

Graduate Student
Adrien Cantemerle

Adrien Cantemerle

Freshman