Greenville, N.C. .- #19 Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Swimming went to Division 1 #21 East Carolina and hangs tough with the host Pirates but did fall 104 to 157. Also during the meet, The Bears did pick up a win over Catawba 140-117.
Team Scores:
#19 Lenoir Rhyne 140 , Catawba 117
#19 Lenoir Rhyne 104 , #21 East Carolina 157
Bear Spotlight:
- Freshman Micah McRea is now officially 2nd in the NATION! in the 400 I.M. McRea finished second today with a time of 4:02.48.
Top Bears:
- Micah McRea finished 2nd in the 400 IM (4:02.48)
- Alex Ballard finished 3rd in the 200 Freestyle (1:43.10), 3rd in 200 Butterfly (1:55.85), 2nd 500 Freestyle (4:41.85)
- Spencer Ashby finished 3rd in 50 Freestyle (21.92)
- Jacob Greene finished 4th in 200 Backstroke (1:58.09)
- John Ryan finished 3rd in 100 Butterfly (53.01)
Beyond the Pool:
- This is the second straight year, The Bears have competed against Division 1 East Carolina. The Bears fell to the Pirates 97-154 last year.
- McRea's time today in the 400 IM has him third in program history, 5 seconds off the school record.
Up Next: Bears will compete against St.Andrews during the Converse Invite next Saturday.
