Clarksville, Ark. – The men's swim and dive team dropped its regular season opener against Austin College, 151-80, on Saturday at home.

In the 200 IM, the Eagles placed second (1:46.95). Aleks Atieh was second in the 1000 free swimming a 12:39.46. Nathan Jennings was second in the 200 free swimming a 2:06.37 and DJ Vergara was fourth swimming a 2:12.85. Vincent Marshall placed second in the 100 back swimming a 58.19. In the 100 breaststroke, Sawyer Rudisill placed second with a time of 1:04.60 and Troy Mckaskle placed fourth with a time of 1:23.03. Nathan Jennings won the 200 fly with a time of 2:20.97. In the 50 free, John Novinger placed second (25.33), DJ Vergara placed third (26.05) and Aleks Atieh placed fourth (26.09). In the 100 free, Mckaskle was fourth with a time of 1:08.37. In the 200 back, Marshall was second (2:07.52) and Jennings was third (2:18.76). In the 200 breaststroke, Rudisill placed third with a time of 2:38.07. In the 500 free, Atieh was second (5:54.67) and Vergara was third (6:13.45). In the 100 fly, Novinger placed fourth swimming a 1:05.77. Rudisill won the 200 IM swimming a 2:09.52. Marshall followed with a time of 2:12.65 for second place. The Eagles placed second in the 200 free relay swimming a 1:58.57.

The Eagles will now prepare for the Hendrix College Relays October 30 and the Hendrix College Invite October 31.