BARBOURVILLE, Ky.--- Asbury University men's and women's swimming competed in their third meet of the 2022-23 season on Friday evening. The Eagles were hosted by the Union Bulldogs in a dual meet that included the Eagles, Bulldogs, and the Milligan Buffalos.
AU split in their meet, as both the men's and women's teams took the victory over Union, and fell to Milligan.

The women's team defeated the Bulldogs 198-6, and were outmatched by Milligan 60-201.

The men's team edged out Union 151-36, and fell to the Buffalos 51-204.
 

The Eagles demonstrated the crisp talent that they have added to the men's and women's teams this season, as two freshmen took first for the team.
It was Emme Johnson to take first place in the women's 100 backstroke, and in the men's 100 freestyle, it was Braden Vincent to bring home the first place victory for AU.
 

Winners for the Eagles:

*Emme Johnson, Women's 100 Backstroke (1:01.59)

*Braden Vincent, Men's 100 Freestyle (:49.73)

See the full meet results with this link.



"This was a tough meet. Everyone is beat up and we've been working really hard in the pool. I was really encouraged with how we fought and the way we raced tonight. I'm very excited to see what happens next week!"
    - Graham Duncan, Head Coach

"I think that the team did a good job fighting through our races tonight. We had some tough competition and a challenging week of training this week so it was cool to see everyone put in extra effort to race well! It was a great night of racing and I'm excited to continue to encourage each other in the rest of the season."
    -Maria Poll, Junior I Women's Team Captain



The Eagles will next travel to Danville Ky., on November 5, to compete in a dual meet.
The meet will be hosted by Centre College, who will be a participant in the meet, as well as Berry College.
The competition will kick off at 1 pm.



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