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GS Swimming & Diving Finishes Fourth At 2018 CCSA Championships

Eagles collect 204 points on the final day of the meet in Athens

ATHENS, Ga. - The Georgia Southern swimming & diving team wrapped up action in the 2018 CCSA Championships on Saturday at the Gabrielson Natatorium on the campus of the University of Georgia, earning 204 points on the day to finish in fourth place for the Championships.

The four-day event concluded with the Eagles finishing with 832 points, earning fourth place for a second consecutive season. Florida Gulf Coast captured its fourth straight title with 1,612 points, with Liberty (1,501.50) finishing second and Gardner-Webb (904.50) finishing third ahead of Georgia Southern. Incarnate Word (767.50) placed fifth, followed by Campbell (759), UNC Asheville (663), North Florida (299.50) and Howard (235).

Preliminaries on Saturday morning finished with 15 Georgia Southern swimmers advancing to the evening finals in five individual races.

Saturday's finals began with the 1650 Freestyle, where Randi Kiser paced the Eagles with a 10th-place finish in a time of 17:27.24. Klaudia Holt also qualified for the finals.

In the 200 Backstroke, Ashley Kubel's 14th-place finish led the Eagles, swimming the event in a time of 2:04.12. Anna Moers joined Kubel in qualifying for the finals.

The Eagles had four qualifiers for the 100 Freestyle, and Kaylyn Thomas' 8th-place finish in a time of 51.01 was the top individual placement for Georgia Southern on the day. Morgan Fleming, Mackenzie Brown and Rachel Pelzek also qualified for the finals.

The 200 Breaststroke saw another four qualifiers, with Bre Stuart's 10th-place finish tops among Eagle swimmers with a time of 2:19.27.

The final individual swim of the night was the 200 Butterfly, where Jessica Ware paced the Eagles with a 14th-place finish in a time of 2:05.60.

The Eagles then participated in the 400 Free Relay to cap the Championships. Georgia Southern placed fifth in a time of 3:28.72 on the night.

Click here to view complete results of the 2018 CCSA Championships.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Kubel

Ashley Kubel

Sprint Free/Back
5' 7"
Sophomore
Anna Moers

Anna Moers

Sprint Free/Back
5' 9"
Sophomore
Rachel Pelzek

Rachel Pelzek

Free
5' 8"
Junior
Bre Stuart

Bre Stuart

Breast/IM
5' 6"
Junior
Kaylyn Thomas

Kaylyn Thomas

Free/Fly
5' 6"
Senior
Morgan Fleming

Morgan Fleming

Free
5' 11"
Junior
Randi Kiser

Randi Kiser

Free/Fly
5' 8"
Freshman
Mackenzie Brown

Mackenzie Brown

Free/Fly
5' 7"
Freshman
Jessica Ware

Jessica Ware

Butterfly
5' 5"
Freshman
Klaudia Holt

Klaudia Holt

Free/Fly
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashley Kubel

Ashley Kubel

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sprint Free/Back
Anna Moers

Anna Moers

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprint Free/Back
Rachel Pelzek

Rachel Pelzek

5' 8"
Junior
Free
Bre Stuart

Bre Stuart

5' 6"
Junior
Breast/IM
Kaylyn Thomas

Kaylyn Thomas

5' 6"
Senior
Free/Fly
Morgan Fleming

Morgan Fleming

5' 11"
Junior
Free
Randi Kiser

Randi Kiser

5' 8"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Mackenzie Brown

Mackenzie Brown

5' 7"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Jessica Ware

Jessica Ware

5' 5"
Freshman
Butterfly
Klaudia Holt

Klaudia Holt

5' 4"
Freshman
Free/Fly