Tennessee Surges in Front in Home Invite

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Photo Courtesy: Al Bello

The Tennessee swimming and diving team won seven events and one school record fell Thursday to start the Tennessee Invitational at Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

The Tennessee men lead the six-team field with 369.5 points followed by Penn in second with 247. The Tennessee women lead seven teams with 327 points with Duke in second with 266.

The Vols got four wins on the men’s side: Sam McHugh (200-yard individual medley), Kyle DeCoursey (50 freestyle), Colin Zeng (3-meter springboard) and the 400 medley relay. Tess Cieplucha (500 free) and Rachel Rubadue (1-meter springboard) provided individual wins before the Lady Vols finished with a victory in the 400 medley relay.

Denver’s Colin Gilbert won the 500 free (4:16.32).

Cieplucha put together a career-best performance in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:40.43, the second-fastest time in program history.

Sophomore Erika Brown rallied in the back half of the 50 freestyle final to take second in a school-record and automatic NCAA qualifying time of time of 21.50 to finish behind North Carolina’s Caroline Baldwin (21.48).

Tennessee won in the 400 medley relay as Micah Bohon, Katie Armitage, Erika Brown and Stanzi Moseley won in 3:31.48.

Denver’s Bailey Andison won the 200 IM (1:54.38).

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