JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Emory & Henry University Men's & Women's Swimming Teams kept the season going on Saturday with a double-dual against a pair of top-tier programs in Carson-Newman University and Milligan University.
C-N's women are ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division II while Milligan's women are No. 3 and the men are No. 4 in NAIA.
The Basics
MEN'S FINAL SCORE – Carson-Newman 208, Emory & Henry 40
MEN'S FINAL SCORE – Milligan 216, Emory & Henry 36
WOMEN'S FINAL SCORE – No. 14 Carson-Newman 205, Emory & Henry 54
WOMEN'S FINAL SCORE – Milligan 195, Emory & Henry 61
LOCATION – Jefferson City, Tennessee
VENUE – Tennessee High School
MEN'S RECORD – 2-4, 0-2 SAC
WOMEN'S RECORD – 3-3, 0-2 SAC
The Men
- Senior Corey Kidd (Stockbridge, Ga.) placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with a swim of 21.70 seconds and was sixth in the 100-yard backstroke at 54.74 seconds.
- Junior Jordan Krafft (Waxhaw, N.C.) came in sixth in both the 500-yard freestyle (5:38.99) and the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:30.57).
- The group of sophomore Ryan Teuton (Chattanooga, Tenn.), junior Caleb Patton (Marion, Va.), sophomore Brady Jones (Bluefield, Va.) and Kidd placed fifth in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:41.26.
- In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Kidd, Patton, Krafft and Jones went a 1:35.72 to take fifth.
The Women
- Senior Hope Christensen (Moroni, Utah) was third in the 50-yard freestyle, swimming a 24.58 seconds. She placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:12.85 and was sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:02.29).
- Senior Paige Gelenski (Boca Raton, Fla.) was fourth in the 200-fly (2:17.70) and swam the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.64 to place fifth.
- Junior Mackenzie Barnett (Monroe Township, N.J.) was fifth in the 200-free at 2:05.96 and was sixth in the 100-free with a time of 57.80 seconds.
- Sophomore Jaxon Thurman (Ooltewah, Tenn.) placed fifth in the 200-breast (2:53.67) and was sixth in the 1,000-free in 12:01.80.
- Senior Rachel Ritter (Gibsonville, N.C.) placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke as she swam a 2:39.11. Senior Peyton Helscher (Simi Valley, Calif.) took fifth in the 1,000-free at 11:59.18 while freshman Kursten Thomas (Marion, Va.) was fifth in the 500-free (6:04.54).
- The Wasps' 200-yard medley relay of freshman Aida Matute Moreno (Viladecans, SPAIN), Ritter, Gelenski and junior Maggie Robinson (Canton, Ga.) was fifth with a time of 1:58.70.
- Christensen, Matute, Robinson and Barnett swam a 1:46.45 in the 200-yard freestyle relay which was good for fifth.
Up Next
- Emory & Henry returns home on Friday to host Mars Hill University at 4:30 p.m.
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