Figueiredo Places Second, Men Second, Women Fourth at Open Water Championships

LAWRENCE, Kan – The Carson-Newman men's swim team turned in a second place finish, while the women's team came in fourth on Saturday at the CSCAA Open Water Championships at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas.

Sophomore Marcelo Figueiredo's (Porto Alegre, Brazil) second place finish led the way for the men's team with a time of 1:01:07.28 behind only Stanislas Raczynski of Emmanuel College and his 1:01:06.43. Sophomore Josh Winn placed eighth for C-N at 1:04:26.16, while Jon Lancaster's 1:07:10.03 put him 17^th and Carson Knox finished 18^th, with a mark of 1:07:30.27.

The team as a whole placed second, posting a time of 3:12:43, behind the University of Cincinnati's 3:09:29. Division I Saint Louis's time of 3:14:46 earned them third place, while Oklahoma Baptist University came in fourth and Colorado School of Mines rounded out the top five.

The women's team was led by freshman Leah Allen (Aranda, Australia), who finished sixth after swimming a time of 1:06:38.73. Freshman Regina Zipperer's 1:10:25.00 was good enough for 17^th, while junior Margaret Stansberry finished 19^th at 1:11:01.59. Junior Lexy Raybon's 1:11:40.68 put her 21^st and senior Nancy Claire Smith's 1:12:35.25 placed her 24^th.

The squad's group time of 3:28:09.32 was fourth best. The event was won by the host school, the University of Kansas and their mark of 3:17:20.99. Rice University put together of time of 3:20:24.06 for second place and Cincinnati's 3:25:23.75 earned them third. Saint Louis University finished one spot behind C-N with a time of 3:33:50.93.

The Carson-Newman swim teams will be back in Jefferson City for an inter-squad meet on September 30^th before welcoming Limestone to town on October 15^th for their first dual meet of the season. Details on both events can be found on cneagles.com