Abbott Collects Two Pool Records as Men's and Women's Swimming Battles Milligan on Friday

RESULTS
MILLIGAN, TENN. – Tate Abbott claimed two pool records and Zach Cameron earned one record on Friday night as the Lees-McRae men's and women's swimming programs were back in action on Friday in a dual meet at Milligan.

THE BASICS
MEN'S RESULTS: Milligan -- 183.5; Lees-McRae -- 70.5
WOMEN'S RESULTS: Milligan -- 166; Lees-McRae -- 82
LOCATION: Steve Lacy Fieldhouse Swimming Pool -- Milligan, Tennessee

WOMEN'S NOTABLES:

• Abbott was joined by fellow Bobcats Fanny Courbot, Hannah Hudson, and Lucia Ruchti in the 400 Meter Medley Relay where the four student-athletes started out with a victory and pool record inside the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse with a time of 4:29.15.
• Abbott followed with an individual and pool record in the 50 Meter Freestyle in a time of 26.89 and touched the wall in first in the 100 Meter Butterfly with a time of 1:07.10.
• Abbott closed her perfect night in the pool with a victory in the 200M Free Relay with fellow Bobcats Hudson, Ruchti, and Guillermina Rentsch.
• Courbot recorded a second-place finish in the 100 Meter Backstroke with a time of 1:17.94 and finished in third in the 400 Free after clocking a time of 4:59.71.
• Rentsch joined Courbot with a second-place finish in the 200 Back with a time of 2:29.51 and Taylor Simmons earned second place in the 200 Free after posting a time of 2:14.77.

MEN'S NOTABLES:

• Cameron picked up one individual victory to go along with two second-place finishes for the Lees-McRae men's program as the freshman from Grayson, Georgia earned the win the 50 Free after a pool record of 23.63.
• Cameron joined fellow Bobcats Stephen Bandy, Cooper Gobble, and Josh Wall in a second-place finish to start the night in the 400 Medley Relay in a time of 4:04.06.
• Thomas Ware added two podium finishes to his season totals as Ware finished second in the 200 Free with a time of 2:03.54 and third in the 100 Free with a time of 56.90.

UP NEXT:
The Lees-McRae men's and women's swimming programs are back in action on Saturday, Jan. 28 when the Bobcats make the short trip to Mars Hill for a tri-meet with the Lions and King (Tenn.)

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