LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Eagles men's and women swim teams will look to continue their hot start to the season as they face off with Transylvania and Asbury in a tri-meet in Lexington, Ky. Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Eagles men will look to continue their historic start to the season. They have started 3-0 with a meet against WV Tech and a dual meet win over Indiana Wesleyan and Bethel. This was the first time in program history they beat those teams.
Freshman Jackson Brown once again highlighted the Eagles performance, breaking another program record. Brown broke the Midway program record for the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:23.27 in his first-place race. This was his second program record in as many meets.
Sophomore Caique Nunes Maia had another solid meet, winning the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.05. Maia had a runner-up finish in the 50-yard freestyle and the 200-yard breaststroke with times of 21.96 and 2:17.70 respectively.
The Eagles women are 2-1 in their two meets so far this season. Last week they followed suit of the men by also earning their first-ever win against Bethel. They defeated the Pilots 291-265 but fell to Indiana Wesleyan 354-265.
Senior Josie Briner had several second-place finishes in last week's meet. Briner finished second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:14.47, as well as in 400-yard individual medley, 4:53.25. She also placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.15 seconds. She improved her previous personal-best time of 57.33 recorded which was against WVU Tech.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Kaelynn Martin, Karen Hoefler, Sydney Eastman and Isadora Silva were able to finish first place with a time of 1:56.53.
Martin also added a couple second-place finishes of her own with a time of 1:03.71 in the 100-yard backstroke and a time of 2:21.14 in the 200-yard backstroke.
About Midway University Athletics
Midway University competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and its 29 athletics teams are part of the River States Conference, Mid-South Conference, the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association, and USA Archery. For more information about Midway University Athletics, please visit www.gomidwayeagles.com or contact Tyler Beck at 859-846-5366.
