DAY 1 RESULTS | DAY 2 RESULTS
BOONE, N.C. –
Caleb Eidson and
Chase Davis both posted first-place finishes during Friday and Saturday's tri-meets, while
J.D. McCray touched first in the 200 back in Friday's meet, as the Lees-McRae men's swimming team fell short against Catawba on Friday and Saturday, while also defeating Emory & Henry in both of this weekend's tri-meets.
THE BASICS
MEN'S RESULTS:
- Catawba def. Lees-McRae – 86-62 (Friday) / 97-64 (Saturday)
- Lees-McRae def. Emory & Henry – 99.5-48.5 (Friday) / 109-49 (Saturday)
LOCATION: Salisbury, North Carolina (Friday) / Watauga County Parks and Recreation – Boone, North Carolina (Saturday)
FRIDAY'S NOTABLES:
- Eidson touched first in the 100 free (46.69), while Davis won the 500 free (4:49.53) and McCray clinched the 200-back competition with a time of 1:57.21.
- Davis and Eidson joined Carson Cross and Cooper Gobble to finish second in the 400-medley relay (3:38.94), while Davis also finished second in the 200 back (1:57.78).
- McCray also teamed up with Cross, Eidson, and Gobble to touch second in the 200-free relay (1:28.96).
- Gobble and Cross both also finished third in the 100 free (49.71) and in the 100 breast (1:02.22) respectively, while Thomas Ware was third in the 500 free (4:57.47) and Thomas Savage finished third in the 200 fly (2:05.71).
SATURDAY'S NOTABLES:
- Davis touched first in the 100 back (53.85), while Eidson won the 50 free (21.47).
- McCray was second in the 400 IM (4:27.18), while joining Eidson, Ware, and Gobble to finish second in the 400-free relay (3:14.31).
- Cross posted a second-place finish in the 200 breast (2:16.00) and teamed up with Davis, Savage, and Cooper Hoagland to touch second in the 200-medley relay (1:40.33).
- Ware and Eidson were also second in the 1,000 free (10:19.37) and in the 200 free (1:45.73) respectively.
- Davis touched third in the 200 free (1:47.03), while McCray and Gobble were third in the 100 back (54.89) and 50 free (22.45) respectively.
FROM THE COACHES:
- "We had really good swims all weekend. Men came up short on Friday, but we have asked to just continually progress, and our student-athletes have responded. Men once again fell short on Saturday after being down two swimmers due to illness.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will travel to Bristol, Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 6 to compete in a dual meet against King at 1 p.m.
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