BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Campbell University swimming continued its strong start the 2018-19 season, topping East Carolina and Lenoir-Rhyne in a tri-meet inside the Johnson Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon. The Camels defeated ECU, 140-121, and Lenoir-Rhyne, 219-39.
CU moves to 5-2 on the season with the pair of victories. ECU also defeated Lenoir-Rhyne, 173-85.
Campbell bookended the meet by winning both relay events. The team of Megan Everritt, Taylor McMinn, Maddie Baiotto and Sarah Wilson took the 400 medley relay in 3:52.78, while Neringa Cerniauskaite, Annie Sanchez, Hannah Kendall and Sarah Wilson won the 200 free relay in 1:35.61.
For the sixth consecutive meet, Sanchez finished first in the 200 free, this time with a personal best time of 1:52.35. ECU's Catherine Johnson won the 100 free, but Sanchez, Wilson, Cerniauskaite and Kendall finished two through five to earn Campbell valuable points.
Campbell swept the backstroke events as Everritt swam the 100 back in 57.82 seconds and Kesley Tunstall took the 200 back with a time of 2:07.25.
Maddie Baiotto picked up CU's final individual win in the 100 fly, posting a mark of 56.43 seconds.
The Camels posted second-place finishes in both of the distance events as Megan Shoemaker finished the 1000 free in 10:47.40 and Annie Sanchez swam the 500 free in 5:10.25.
Campbell will begin preparing for the Liberty Invitational, which lasts from Nov. 16-18 in Lynchburg, Va.