LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Midway University men's and women's swimming teams combined for five event victories on Saturday afternoon as the Eagles competed against Asbury University and Transylvania University at the Transylvania University Pool.

Midway earned three individual victories and two relay wins, highlighted by strong performances from Caique Nunes Maia, Jackson Brown, Sydney Eastman and Josie Briner.

The Eagles closed the afternoon on a high note as the men's 400-yard freestyle relay team edged Asbury by just 0.19 seconds to secure first place in the final event of the meet.

Men's Swimming

The men's team collected three event victories, with Maia and Brown leading the way.

Maia captured first place in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:48.77. The sophomore led a Midway sweep of the top two positions, as Brown followed in second place with a time of 1:54.60.

Maia later returned to the pool for the 100-yard freestyle, finishing second in 48.16 seconds. Jalen Wright added a fourth-place finish in the event, recording a time of 52.08 seconds.

Brown continued his strong afternoon in the 200-yard backstroke, claiming first place with a time of 2:04.71. The freshman finished nearly seven seconds ahead of Asbury's Jett Dean, who placed second in 2:11.47.

Awstyn Luff added a fourth-place finish in the event, touching the wall in 2:17.81.

Midway also found success in the 50-yard freestyle, where Rider Burton finished second with a time of 22.83 seconds. Luff followed in fourth at 24.37 seconds, while Caua Kreia placed fifth in 24.40 seconds.

In the 200-yard individual medley, Charlie Johnson finished fourth with a time of 2:16.03, while David Roach placed fifth in 2:16.96.

Johnson also earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, recording a time of 2:31.51. Roach followed in fourth at 2:34.51.

Braydon Johnson finished fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:50.41, while William Mathes placed fifth in 13:07.31.

The Eagles opened the meet with a third-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Luff, Wright, Roach and Burton recorded a time of 3:54.98.

Midway saved one of its strongest performances for the final event of the afternoon.

The quartet of Maia, Burton, Wright and Brown captured first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:22.89.

The Eagles narrowly defeated Asbury's top relay team, which finished in 3:23.08, giving Midway a thrilling victory to close the meet.

Women's Swimming

On the women's side, Eastman and Briner each collected an individual victory to lead the Eagles.

Briner captured first place in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:21.59. The senior touched the wall more than six seconds ahead of Asbury's Chloe Anderson, who placed second in 2:28.24.

Briner later added a runner-up finish in the 200-yard backstroke, recording a time of 2:22.37.

Eastman earned Midway's other individual victory in the 200-yard butterfly, claiming first place with a time of 2:24.09.

The sophomore finished more than 13 seconds ahead of Transylvania's Maddie Cunningham, who placed second in 2:37.35.

Eastman also turned in a strong performance in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing second in 2:08.02. She narrowly missed the event victory, finishing just 0.11 seconds behind Asbury's Mallory Taylor, who won in 2:07.91.

Pamela Ramires contributed a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, recording a time of 5:46.80. She also placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:12.20.

Isa Silva added two fourth-place finishes for Midway, touching the wall in 26.67 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle and 59.89 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle.

Kaelynn Martin followed closely behind Silva in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing fifth with a time of 26.69 seconds.

Karen Hoefler earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, recording a time of 2:47.19. Kyra Westerfield followed in fifth with a time of 2:56.02.

Westerfield also finished fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 12:35.06.

Midway's relay teams contributed two runner-up finishes during the afternoon.

The 400-yard medley relay team of Martin, Hoefler, Eastman and Kaylin Hatfield finished second with a time of 4:24.68.

The Eagles also placed second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Briner, Silva, Martin and Ramires combined for a time of 3:54.34.

The quartet finished ahead of Transylvania's top relay team, which recorded a time of 3:57.46.

Inside the Results

Midway's five event victories were highlighted by three individual first-place finishes and one relay victory.

Maia won the men's 200-yard freestyle, Brown captured the men's 200-yard backstroke, Briner claimed the women's 200-yard individual medley and Eastman won the women's 200-yard butterfly.

The men's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Maia, Burton, Wright and Brown provided the fifth victory with its narrow win over Asbury.

The Eagles also recorded several runner-up finishes, including Brown in the 200-yard freestyle, Maia in the 100-yard freestyle, Burton in the 50-yard freestyle, Eastman in the 200-yard freestyle and Briner in the 200-yard backstroke.

About Midway University Athletics

Midway University competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and its 29 athletic teams are part of the River States Conference, Mid-South Conference, 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.