ATHENS, Ga. - The opening day of the 2011 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) Championships has finished, and the Gardner-Webb men's swim team currently sits in third place in the overall standings with 222 points, trailing leader Davidson with 266 and College of Charleston with 232.

Action began with the 200 yard freestyle relay, where the team of DJ Hughes, Kevin Koenig, George Partin, and Matt Anderson finished second with a time of 1:22.29, setting a new school record for the event.

In the 500 yard freestyle, Sam Wilson timed in at 4:38.45 for a third place finish, and Tyler Nuss clocked in at 4:40.81 for a sixth place finish.

Runnin' Bulldog swimmers claimed four of the top six spots in the 200 yard IM, as Steven Caudill timed in at 1:50.78, Jordan Denmark timed in at 1:52.43, Samuel Woods timed in at 1:53.95, and DJ Hughes timed in at 1:55.39 to finish third through sixth respectively. Caudill's time of 1:50.78 set a new school record for the event.

In the 50 yard freestyle, George Partin took sixth place with a time of 21.17. Matt Anderson places eighth with a time of 21.55.

In the 400 yard medley relay, the team of Jordan Denmark, Casey Brutus, Steven Caudill and George Partin set another new school record, timing in at 3:20.12 for a second place finish.

"The team had a great session tonight." stated Gardner-Webb assistant coach Travis Stensby. "The guys showed a lot of resilience, coming together for solid sessions, both tonight and this morning. Hats off to both relay teams, as well as Sam Wilson and Steven Caudill for setting new school records. We now look forward to the remainder of the Championships as our two best days are ahead of us."

The 2011 CCSA Championships will resume Friday morning at 10:00 AM with preliminaries. The finals will begin at 6:00 PM. Action can be viewed live via the Big South Network.