WILLIAMSBURG, Ky.--- Asbury men's and women's swimming traveled to Williamsburg, Ky., this afternoon to compete against the University of the Cumberlands.
The Eagles were outstretched by the Patriots on both sides. The women fell 79-194, and the men dropped 59-205.
Despite the loss on paper, AU had a lot to celebrate, picking up wins on both the men's and women's sides on an afternoon where they accumulated two first place wins, 13 runner-ups, and nine third place finishes.
Amber Schulte picked up first place in the women's 200 freestyle, clocking in at 2:03.50.
The men also had a first place finish for the Eagles, this one in the Men's 400 Medley Relay team which consisted of juniors
Braeden Bisher and
Ian Wang, as well as senior captains
Tommy Johnson and
Elijah O'Connor.
Many other Eagles added second and third place finishes on the night, but the Patriots prevailed to outmatch the Eagles.
After a hard-fought meet, the Eagles look forward to next weekend when they will host their only home meet of the season. The Eagles will celebrate senior day during a double-dual meet.
"We are in the meat of our season right now. Today it was great to see how people competed and were cheering each other on. We are coming to the end of the season and I just feel like the team is clicking and getting to a point where we are excited to share in the successes of each other. As a coach, it's great to see that and that energy is what I want us to take with us as we get into the last few weeks."
Graham Duncan I Men's and Women's Swimming Head Coach
Top Women's Performers:
Women's A 400 Medley Relay (Emme Johnson, Lillie Lewis, Maria Poll, Emily Poll) 2nd place
Alivia Williams – 3rd place Women's 1000 Freestyle (12:00.80)
Amber Schulte – 1st place Women's 200 Freestyle (2:03.50)
Tanner Robards – 2nd place Women's 100 Backstroke (1:04.97)
Joy Killingsworth – 2nd place Women's 100 Breaststroke (1:14.94)
Amber Schulte – 2nd place Women's 50 Freestyle (25.51)
Claire Hentrup – 2nd place Women's 100 Freestyle (57.58)
Emme Johnson – 3rd place Women's 100 Freestyle (57.69)
Emily Poll – 3rd place Women's 200 Backstroke (2:21.03)
Lillie Lewis – 3rd place Women's 200 Breaststroke (2:44.77)
Sarah Finlayson – 3rd place Women's 500 Freestyle (5:38.48)
Amber Schulte – 2nd place Women's 100 Butterfly (1:04.02)
Emme Johnson – 3rd place Women's 100 Butterfly (1:04.39)
Alivia Williams – 2nd place Women's 400 Individual Medley (5:04.29)
Maria Poll – 3rd place Women's 400 Individual Medley (5:07.72)
Women's A 400 Freestyle Relay (Claire Hentrup, Emily Poll, Jenna Davis, Tanner Robards) 2nd place
Top Men's Performers:
Men's A 400 Medley Relay (Braeden Bisher, Ian Wang, Tommy Johnson, Eli O'Connor) 1st place
Men's B 400 Medley Relay (Haden Hebenstreit, Nick Garnett, Braden Vincent, Liam Chesser) 2nd place
Trent Holladay – 2nd place Men's 1000 Freestyle (10:41.83, season best time)
Ian Wang – 2nd place Men's 100 Breaststroke (1:01.31)
Tommy Johnson – 2nd place Men's 200 Butterfly (1:59.23)
Tommy Johnson – 3rd place Men's 100 Freestyle (49.11)
Haden Hebenstreit – 2nd place Men's 200 Backstroke (2:02.16)
Haden Hebenstreit – 3rd place Men's 500 Freestyle (5:05.63)
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The team's next meet is their sole home game of the season and the Eagles' senior night. AU will compete against Anderson University and Midway University at 1 pm.
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