The Georgia Southern Eagles enjoyed a fast day in the pool, as they topped fellow Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association member Campbell University 141-121.
The meet started with a big Eagles victory as the 200 Medley Relay team of Christina Moran, Megan Heller, Amber Cortazzo and Elaina Lanson touched in 1:47.49; a full second ahead of the Camels. Putting up a quick 11 points on the scoreboard for that victory, the Eagles fed off the momentum and the times continued to be fast throughout the meet.
"I was actually surprised at some of the times we put up today," said Head Coach Nate Kellogg. "We were a little faster than expected, which is always a good thing. Campbell raced tough today but I'm proud that we were able rally and find a way."
In the 100 Breaststroke, Abbie Lavallin won with a time of 1:08.38 while teammate Lauren Campbell took first in the 200 Butterfly finishing in 2:07.65.
The Eagles dominated the 50 Free as Lanson finished first in 23.78 just ahead of teammate Heller who touched in second at 25.19. The tandem of Cortazzo and Madison Lichtefeld finished first and second in the 200 Breaststroke with times of 2:26.16 and 2:28.48 respectively.
In the 400 Individual Medley, Campbell touched first with a time of 4:35.70 while Amber Juncker finished second in 4:37.31.
The Eagles closed out the meet with a dominating victory in the 200 Freestyle Relay, finishing almost 3 seconds ahead of the Camels. Teammates Moran, Kylee Parsons, Heller and Lanson combined to bookend the meet with relay event wins.
The Eagles will return to the pool, in the first home meet of the year, on Saturday November, 18th as diving will compete against Clemson University at 10 a.m. while swimming will take on University of North Carolina – Asheville at 1 p.m.
