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Eagles Jump to Third on Thursday at CCSA Championships

Arnold’s school record highlights a busy day in the pool

Mykala Arnold
Mykala Arnold

Swimming and Diving | 2/18/2016 9:00:00 PM

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.

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Players Mentioned

Amber Cortazzo

Amber Cortazzo

Free/IM
5' 7"
Sophomore
Madison Lichtefeld

Madison Lichtefeld

Breast/Free/IM
5' 4"
Sophomore
Christina Moran

Christina Moran

Free/Back
5' 11"
Senior
Kylee Parsons

Kylee Parsons

Free
5' 8"
Senior
Athena Cimino

Athena Cimino

Sprint Free
5' 10"
Freshman
Anna Rose Moore

Anna Rose Moore

Free/Fly
5' 7"
Freshman
Mykala Arnold

Mykala Arnold

Back
5' 8"
Freshman
Madison Heydinger

Madison Heydinger

Distance Free
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amber Cortazzo

Amber Cortazzo

5' 7"
Sophomore
Free/IM
Madison Lichtefeld

Madison Lichtefeld

5' 4"
Sophomore
Breast/Free/IM
Christina Moran

Christina Moran

5' 11"
Senior
Free/Back
Kylee Parsons

Kylee Parsons

5' 8"
Senior
Free
Athena Cimino

Athena Cimino

5' 10"
Freshman
Sprint Free
Anna Rose Moore

Anna Rose Moore

5' 7"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Mykala Arnold

Mykala Arnold

5' 8"
Freshman
Back
Madison Heydinger

Madison Heydinger

5' 6"
Freshman
Distance Free