KNOXVILLE, TENN. - The Gardner-Webb University men's and women's swimming teams competed in day two of the ASUN Championship meet on Thursday, with the Runnin' Bulldogs reaching the podium in three relay races

The first podium of the day came for Gardner-Webb in the men's 200 yard freestyle relay. For the 'Dawgs, sophomore Jacob Jensen, freshman Manuel Brander, senior Zuri Ramsey and senior John David Cass combined for a time of 1:19.99, good enough for third place.

Gardner-Webb also finished high on the leaderboard in the men's 400 yard medley relay. Brander and Cass, alongside junior Justin Bender and freshman Agustin Orechia posted a time of 3:13.10 to take third place, and also set a new GWU record in the process.

The Runnin' Bulldogs also landed on the podium in the women's 400 yard medley relay. The quartet of freshman Dakota Townley, sophomore Slawka Ndubuisi, junior Hannah Routh and senior Emma Maust posted an overall time of 3:44.86 to come in third place.

In addition to the podium finishes, Gardner-Webb also had a series of athletes set personal-best times on day two. In the women's 100 yard butterfly, Routh managed to touch the wall in 55.53 seconds, while Orechia set a PR in the men's 100 yard butterfly with a time of 48.79 seconds.

In the men's 50 yard race, Jensen touched the wall in 20 seconds even, completing a successful day with the first of several Gardner-Webb personal best times.

The men's 400 yard IM proved to be one of the most successful events of the day for Gardner-Webb with two strong finishes and two personal records. Sophomore Luke Weber posted a fourth place run in the finals with a time of 3:56.65, while freshman Jo Jo Frye came in eighth with a time of 4:01.18 in the prelims.

Gardner-Webb also proved successful in both the men's and women's sides of the 200 yard freestyle race. In the men's race, senior Noah Seip touched the wall for a PR with a time of 1:45.54, while the previously mentioned Brandner also set a new personal best time, finishing his race in 1:38.06. Over on the women's side, Maust touched the wall in 1:50.90, also a new personal record time.