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Mykala Arnold
Eagles Jump to Third on Thursday at CCSA Championships
2/18/2016 9:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Arnold’s school record highlights a busy day in the pool
PHOTO GALLERY // DAY TWO RESULTS
ATHENS, GA. – Georgia Southern Swimming & Diving picked up one position in the team standings on Day Two of the CCSA Championships with 12 scoring finishes. Mykala Arnold broke Amber Cortazzo's school record in the 200 IM as the squad claimed its third record of the meet. Another full day at the pool is on deck for Friday starting from 10 a.m.
What The Coaches Said
Head Coach Nate Kellogg
"We had a very strong finals tonight. This is typically our weakest day, but we had some tremendous swims in every event. We raced a lot better tonight compared to this morning, which is all that matter in finals. I expect tomorrow will be another good day for us."
TEAM STANDINGS
1. FGCU – 610
2. Liberty – 468
3. Georgia Southern – 349
4. Gardner-Webb - 277
5. Incarnate Word - 266
6. Campbell – 257
7. North Florida – 188
8. UNC Asheville - 173
9. North Carolina A&T – 106
10. VMI – 100
11. Howard - 80
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Anna Rose Moore
6th - 500 Free
Prelims – 4:57.07
Finals – 5:56.41
Kylee Parsons
10th – 500 Free
Prelims – 5:00.15
Finals – 4:56.07
Christina Moran
10th – 50 Free
Prelims – 23.83
Finals – 23.61
Athena Cimino
11th – 50 Free
Prelims – 23.67
Finals – 23.71
Mykala Arnold
13th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:04.90 (School Record)
Finals – 2:05.60
Mary Roberts
15th – 50 Free
Prelims – 24.08
Finals – 24.01
Abbey Moore
16th – 50 Free
Prelims – 23.83
Finals – 24.06
Becca Alves
16th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:05.74
Finals – 2:08.46
Amber Cortazzo
18th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:07.26
Finals – 2:06.01
Madison Heydinger
20th – 500 Free
Prelims – 5:06.77
Finals – 5:07.23
Madison Lichtefeld
24th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:07.26
Finals – 2:09.71
RELAY RESULTS
T-4th – 200 Free Relay
Kylee Parsons – 23.85
Christina Moran – 23.40
Abbey Moore – 23.67
Athena Cimino – 23.41
Day three of the CCSA Championships starts on Friday morning at 10 a.m. with prelims at the Gabrielsen Natatorium. Live video and live results are available at TheCCSA.com. Up to the minute updates on twitter are available at @GSAthletics_SD and @CCSA_Swim_Dive.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
ATHENS, GA. – Georgia Southern Swimming & Diving picked up one position in the team standings on Day Two of the CCSA Championships with 12 scoring finishes. Mykala Arnold broke Amber Cortazzo's school record in the 200 IM as the squad claimed its third record of the meet. Another full day at the pool is on deck for Friday starting from 10 a.m.
What The Coaches Said
Head Coach Nate Kellogg
"We had a very strong finals tonight. This is typically our weakest day, but we had some tremendous swims in every event. We raced a lot better tonight compared to this morning, which is all that matter in finals. I expect tomorrow will be another good day for us."
TEAM STANDINGS
1. FGCU – 610
2. Liberty – 468
3. Georgia Southern – 349
4. Gardner-Webb - 277
5. Incarnate Word - 266
6. Campbell – 257
7. North Florida – 188
8. UNC Asheville - 173
9. North Carolina A&T – 106
10. VMI – 100
11. Howard - 80
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Anna Rose Moore
6th - 500 Free
Prelims – 4:57.07
Finals – 5:56.41
Kylee Parsons
10th – 500 Free
Prelims – 5:00.15
Finals – 4:56.07
Christina Moran
10th – 50 Free
Prelims – 23.83
Finals – 23.61
Athena Cimino
11th – 50 Free
Prelims – 23.67
Finals – 23.71
Mykala Arnold
13th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:04.90 (School Record)
Finals – 2:05.60
Mary Roberts
15th – 50 Free
Prelims – 24.08
Finals – 24.01
Abbey Moore
16th – 50 Free
Prelims – 23.83
Finals – 24.06
Becca Alves
16th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:05.74
Finals – 2:08.46
Amber Cortazzo
18th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:07.26
Finals – 2:06.01
Madison Heydinger
20th – 500 Free
Prelims – 5:06.77
Finals – 5:07.23
Madison Lichtefeld
24th – 200 IM
Prelims – 2:07.26
Finals – 2:09.71
RELAY RESULTS
T-4th – 200 Free Relay
Kylee Parsons – 23.85
Christina Moran – 23.40
Abbey Moore – 23.67
Athena Cimino – 23.41
Day three of the CCSA Championships starts on Friday morning at 10 a.m. with prelims at the Gabrielsen Natatorium. Live video and live results are available at TheCCSA.com. Up to the minute updates on twitter are available at @GSAthletics_SD and @CCSA_Swim_Dive.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
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