WILMORE, Ky.--- Asbury University men's and women's swimming competed in its final meet before they head to the Liberal Arts Conference Championship. Today's dual meet was hosted by the Centre Colonels in Danville, Ky. Despite an overall tough meet for AU, the Eagles saw great success with four first-place finishes and numerous top-three results.
The men's and women's teams were overtaken by Centre with a combined score of 121-309.
The men's team fell to the Colonels, 59-156, and the women dropped 62-153.
In spite of the hard-fought meet, today's results were highlighted by numerous first place victories for the Eagles.
Senior captain Tommy Johnson earned the team's first victory of the day, taking first in the Men's 100 Butterfly (53.68).
Next was junior Ian Wang in first place in the Men's 100 Breaststroke (1:01.62).
Johnson and Wang were also key-members in two successful relays for AU:
The first men's race of the day was the 400 Medley Relay in which AU grabbed second with a strong team of junior Ian Wang, senior Haden Hebenstreit, and senior captains Tommy Johnson and Elijah O'Connor (3:40.35).
The men's team also found success in the final race of the day, earning second place in the Men's 400 Freestyle Relay. This was achieved with a similar team of freshman Braden Vincent, junior Ian Wang, and senior captains Tommy Johnson and Elijah O'Connor (3:21.82).
Emme Johnson, a freshman on the team, took the lead in the Women's 100 Backstroke (1:04.05).
In the final women's race of the day, the Eagles took the victory in the Women's 400 Freestyle Relay, comprised of a strong mix of swimmers; juniors Amber Schulte and Emily Poll, and freshmen Claire Hentrup and Sarah Finlayson (3:49.85).
The women's team also found success in the Women's A 400 Medley Relay, comprised of freshman Emme Johnson, junior captain Maria Poll, junior Amber Schulte, and senior Lillie Lewis, who snatched second place (4:12.35).
Asbury looks forward to seeing their season-long hard work pay off as they head to their four-day stretch of competition at the Liberal Arts Conference Championship beginning on February 8, with the final day being February 11.
"Today was our last dual meet of the season. It's been a fun one overall and it was good to have the opportunity to race one more time before our conference meet in a couple weeks. We've worked hard and it's going to be fun to see all that work pay off in a couple 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, Amber Schulte) 2nd Place
Amber Schulte – Women's 200 Freestyle, 2nd place (2:02.06)
Claire Hentrup – Women's 50 Freestyle, 3rd place (25.91)
Alivia Williams – Women's 200 Individual Medley, 3rd place (2:22.74)
Alivia Williams – Women's 100 Butterfly, 2nd place (1:03.46)
Emme Johnson – Women's 100 Backstroke, 1st place (1:04.05)
Emily Poll – Women's 100 Backstroke, 2nd place (1:06.48)
Jenna Davis – Women's 100 Backstroke, 3rd place (1:09.91)
Lillie Lewis – Women's 100 Breaststroke (1:15.69)
Women's A 400 Freestyle Relay (Amber Schulte, Emily Poll, Claire Hentrup, Sarah Finlayson) 1st place
Top Men's Performers:
Men's A 400 Medley Relay (Haden Hebenstreit, Ian Wang, Tommy Johnson, Elijah O'Connor) 2nd place
Braden Vincent – Men's 200 Freestyle, 3rd place (1:49.81)
Braeden Bisher – Men's 50 Freestyle, 2nd place (22.72)
Haden Hebenstreit – Men's 200 Individual Medley, 3rd place (2:08.51)
Tommy Johnson – Men's 100 Butterfly, 1st place (53.68)
Braeden Bisher – Men's 100 Backstroke, 3rd place (57.13)
Trent Holladay – Men's 500 Freestyle, 3rd place (5:14.45)
Ian Wang – Men's 100 Breaststroke, 1st place (1:01.62)
Men's A 400 Freestyle Relay (Braden Vincent, Ian Wang, Tommy Johnson, Elijah O'Connor) 2nd place
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Next, the Eagles will head to the Liberal Arts Conference Championship in Elsah Il., where they will compete for four days and wrap up their 2022-23 campaign.
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