C-N Women's Swim helps secure a second-place team finish at the Emory Invitational
ATLANTA, Ga.- C-N women’s swim adds 482 points to the combined team score this weekend, leading to a second-place finish in the Emory Invitational.
ATLANTA, Ga.- C-N women's swim adds 482 points to the combined team score this weekend, leading to a second-place finish in the Emory Invitational.
Carson-Newman swim placed second in the Emory Invitational with a combined team score of 995. The women's team ranked third with 482 points over the two-day period. The races concluded today after 42 total events.
"We absolutely had a fantastic weekend. We definitely swam with a lot of heart, which was what today was all about. We were attempting to put all the pieces together in our second session because we struggled a little bit with that on day one. But we swam with heart, so it was a solid weekend for us. It was great to be able to race, and it was great to see the team get behind one another," head swim coach Ben Young said.
In the first session on Friday, Rachel Peden placed first overall in the 500-yard freestyle with a finals time of 5:03.42. Manon Compagner snagged a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a 51.20, while Kennadi King placed third in the event. Maria Tirulli placed third in the 200-yard butterfly.
In the second session, the Eagles continued to find the podium. Rachel Peden was first in the 1650-yard freestyle with a finals time of 17.23.08. Kennadi King placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time 23.87, and Antonia Sanint followed shortly after finishing second in 23.88. Kyla Blakemore found gold in 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.41, and Manon Compagner secured another first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a 55.99 time.
"We threw down some pretty solid efforts and pretty solid times today and yesterday, so I'll be interested to see where we are in comparison to the nation. Regardless, we went down to Emory and did what we needed to do. It was nice to see them race," Young said.
The Eagles are set to race again next weekend on Nov. 11 against Milligan University at home.
