JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Campbell University swimming won five individual events and won the 200-free relay as the Fighting Camels split a tri-meet with North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast in the season opener for all three Coastal Collegiate Sports Association members Friday afternoon. The Camels beat the host North Florida Ospreys, 176-85, while falling to the FGCU Eagles by a slim margin of 133-128.
Campbell earned individual first-place finishes in the 100 free (Annie Sanchez, 52.13), the 200 free (Sanchez, 1:53.20), the 100 back (Julia Sherlock, 58.02), the 200 back (Sherlock, 2:06.45) and the 50 free (Sarah Wilson, 24.32). The 200-free relay squad comprised of Sanchez, Wilson, Maddie Baiotto and Colleen Renshaw finished in 1:36.10, ending the meet with a win.
Campbell nearly went one-two-three in the 100 free as Wilson took second (53.25) behind Sanchez, while Renshaw took fourth place in 53.90, finishing just 0.01 seconds behind FGCU's third-place finisher Hailey Jerew.
Erica Losey took third place in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.54 while Megan Everritt's 59.21 mark in the 100 back also earned her a third-place finish.
The Camels went one-two in the 50 free as Renshaw finished 0.30 seconds behind Wilson's time with a clocking of 24.62.
Lauren Shoemaker posted a 2:06.81 in the 200 fly to take second place; she swam the first 50 yards of the event in 28.73 seconds, the fastest time among all swimmers. Baiotto took third with a clocking of 2:08.46. Baiotto also placed second in the 100 fly (56.89).
Campbell took second and third place in both distance events as Megan Shoemaker placed second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:52.58 before Maggie Whitman's third-place time of 11:00.03. Losey finished second in the 500 free in 5:15.88, while Shoemaker took third in 5:17.25.
Mary Grace Greco and Whitman swam the 200 individual medley in 2:11.20 and 2:14.78, respectively, for third- and fourth-place finishes.
The Camels opened the meet by taking second place in the 400-medley relay as Everritt, Skyler DeWall, Baiotto and Wilson combined to swim a 3:58.58.
Campbell will again face FGCU tomorrow as part of a tri-meet hosted by the Georgia Southern Eagles in Statesboro, Ga. The meet is set to begin at noon inside the GSU Recreation Activity Center.
