WILMORE, Ky.--- Asbury University men's and women's swimming rewarded its seniors with a triangular meet victory against Anderson University and Midway University on Saturday afternoon at the Luce Center Natatorium in Wilmore, Ky.
Prior to the meet, a ceremony was held to honor the Eagles' 12 seniors;
Abby Beers,
Liam Chesser,
Kevin Combs,
Caitlin Donner,
Nick Garnett,
Haden Hebenstreit,
Trent Holladay,
Tommy Johnson,
Lillie Lewis,
Izzy Miller,
Elijah O'Connor, and
Kane Price.
The men's and women's teams earned a combined victory of 298-60 over Midway, and a compound win over Anderson, 280-104.
The men's team took the triumph over Midway, 149-26, and atop Anderson, 130-60.
The women out-performed Midway, 149-34, and overtook Anderson, 150-44.
The meet opened with a victory in the Women's 200 Medley Relay;
Emme Johnson,
Lillie Lewis,
Alivia Williams, and
Claire Hentrup finished in 1:55.69.
The men followed with a win in the 200 Medley Relay, consisting of
Braeden Bisher,
Ian Wang,
Braden Vincent, and
Josef Morstatt, clocking in at 1:40.59.
Junior
Amber Schulte dominated in the freestyle events, capturing first place in the 100 Freestyle (56.98) and the 1000 Freestyle (11:16.46), followed in second by freshman
Sarah Finlayson (11:37.36).
Schulte was also a key member of the women's 200 Freestyle Relay first place finish with teammates
Sarah Finlayson,
Jenna Davis, and
Emily Poll (1:45.79).
Freshman
Emme Johnson stepped up to the plate, earning a victory in the 200 IM (2:23.48).
Johnson also lead an AU sweep in the 100 Backstroke (1:00.40), followed by
Tanner Robards (1:03.30) and
Emily Poll (1:05.73).
On the men's side, senior
Tommy Johnson showed his collection of talent, taking first in the 200 Freestyle (1:46.27) and the 100 Butterfly (52.71).
Junior
Ian Wang also had a successful day, placing first in the 200 IM (2:01.20) and the 100 Breaststroke (59.90), in which he was followed by teammate
Nick Garnett in second (1:03.72).
Many other Eagles added first, second, and third place finishes on the afternoon, helping the Eagles outmatch the visiting Midway Eagles and Anderson Ravens.
The Eagles look forward to their final in-season meet against Centre College before heading to the Liberal Arts Conference Championship.
"Today was for our seniors. They are 12 incredibly close individuals that have worked really hard to form the team they want to have. Each of them has meant so much to this program and God has used them in incredible ways over the last four years. I wish I had them for another year but I'm excited to see where they go in the future. Asbury Swimming is better because of those 12 swimmers!"
Graham Duncan I Men's and Women's Swimming Head Coach
Top Women's Performers:
Women's A 200 Medley Relay (Emme Johnson, Lillie Lewis, Alicia Williams, Claire Hentrup) 1st place
Amber Schulte — 1st place Women's 1000 Freestyle (11:16.46)
Sarah Finlayson — 2nd place Women's 1000 Freestyle (11:37.36)
Emily Poll — 1st place Women's 200 Freestyle (2:07.65)
Alivia Williams — 2nd place Women's 200 Freestyle (2:08.29)
Jenna Davis — 3rd place Women's 200 Freestyle (2:10.82)
Women's 50 Freestyle — Claire Hentrup 1st place, Tanner Robards 2nd place, Maria Poll 3rd place
Women's 200 Individual Medley — Emme Johnson 1st place, Joy Killingsworth 3rd place
Women's 100 Butterfly -- Alivia Williams 1st place, Maria Poll 2nd place
Women's 100 Freestyle -- Amber Schulte 1st place, Abby Beers 3rd place
Women's 100 Backstroke -- Emme Johnson 1st place, Tanner Robards 2nd place, Emily Poll 3rd place
Women's 500 Freestyle -- Maris Wainright 3rd place
Women's 100 Breaststroke -- Lillie Lewis 1st place
Women's A 200 Freestyle Relay (Amber Schulte, Sarah Finlayson, Jenna Davis, Emily Poll) 1st place
Top Men's Performers:
Men's A 200 Medley Relay (Braeden Bisher, Ian Wang, Braden Vincent, Josef Morstatt) 1st place
Haden Hebenstreit — 1st place Men's 1000 Freestyle (10:22.44)
Tommy Johnson — 1st place Men's 200 Freestyle (1:46.27)
Men's 50 Freestyle — Eli O'Connor 1st place, Braden Vincent 3rd place
Men's 200 Individual Medley -- Ian Wang 1st place, Trent Holladay 3rd place
Men's 100 Butterfly -- Tommy Johnson 1st place
Men's 100 Freestyle -- Braden Vincent 1st place, Eli O'Connor 2nd place
Men's 100 Backstroke -- Braeden Bisher 1st place, Haden Hebenstreit 3rd place
Men's 500 Freestyle -- Trent Holladay 1st place
Men's 100 Breaststroke -- Ian Wang 1st place, Nick Garnett 2nd place
Men's A 200 Freestyle Relay (Braeden Bisher, Daniel Veiga, Noah Ambrose, Josef Morstatt) 2nd place
View the Full Results
HERE
The team has one final meet before they head to the Liberal Arts Conference Championship. Next Saturday, the team will compete in Danville, Ky., against the Centre Colonels at 11 am.
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