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Men's Final team Scores:
1. Piedmont – 111
2. Point – 81
 
Women's Final Team Scores:
1. Piedmont – 118
2. Point – 24
 
1. Brenau – 103
2. Piedmont – 65
 
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Piedmont University's men's and women's swimming teams took a short road trip on Saturday afternoon for the first action away from home this season. Both squads earned dual victories over Point University while the women ended the day with a split after falling to Brenau.
 
The Piedmont men battled the Skyhawks from start to finish in the Saturday tilt with the Lions coming out in top with an 111-81 victory. The women cruised past Point by a 118-24 margin, but couldn't keep pace with the Golden Tigers as Brenau earned the victory at home by a score of 103-65.
 
As they did at home back on October 23 versus Warren Wilson, the Lion men started the day with a victory in the 200 Yard Medley Relay. This time the winning quartet featured ZANE MORGAN, JON BROWN, ERICK FORTNER, and ROSS COPPEDGE as they clocked a 1:44.28, just narrowly edging out Point by two-tenths of a second.
 
That opening win for Piedmont set the stage for five individual wins on the day, a team-high three of which coming courtesy of freshman LEANDRO FORERO.
 
Forero earned a pair of individual victories in his collegiate debut a couple of weeks ago and one-upped himself this week with three. His wins came in the 1000 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Butterfly, and 500 Yard Freestyle events as he cruised to victory by at least a two-second margin in each race.
 
Sophomore JON BROWN accounted for the other two individual wins for the men as he brought home first-place accolades in the 200 Yard Individual Medley and the 100 Yard Backstroke. Brown's 1:03.36 time in the backstroke beat Point's Will Kelly to the wall by just under 1.2 seconds.
 
The Piedmont women did not garner as many wins as the men, but used a steady and consistent performance to earn the split. The first of three Lady Lion wins did not come until the 15^th race of the day as sophomore KATHERINE STIGALL took home the win in the 100 Yard Backstoke.
 
That win was the first of three-in-a-row for the Lady Lions as sophomore LAUREN STONE rode that momentum to a runaway victory in the 500 Yard Freestyle. Freshman MADISON NANCE cashed in in the next event, the 100 Yard Breaststroke, with a 10-second victory over teammate ADRIANA MARTIN.
 
On top of three wins, the Lady Lions earned six runner-up finishes to help bolster their total team score.
 
Piedmont swimming gets back into action again in a couple of weeks as the Lions embark on their first invitational event of the year as they head to the William Peace Invite on November 19-20.
 
Piedmont wins:
Men:
Event: 200 Yard Medley Relay
Athlete(s): ZANE MORGAN, JON BROWN, ERICK FORTNER, ROSS COPPEDGE
Time: 1:44.28
 
Event: 1000 Yard Freestyle
Athlete(s): LEANDRO FORERO
Time: 10:28.52
 
Event: 200 Yard IM
Athlete(s): JON BROWN
Time: 2:17.91
 
Event: 100 Yard Butterfly
Athlete(s): LEANDRO FORERO
Time: 57.30
 
Event: 500 Yard Freestyle
Athlete(s): LEANDRO FORERO
Time: 5:14.81
 
Event: 100 Yard Breaststroke
Athlete(s): JON BROWN
Time: 1:03.36
 
Women:
Event: 100 Yard Backstroke
Athlete(s): KATHERINE STIGALL
Time: 1:13.99
 
Event: 500 Yard Freestyle
Athlete(s): LAUREN STONE
Time: 5:50.61
 
Event: 100 Yard Backstroke
Athlete(s): MADISON NANCE
Time: 1:15.57

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