LYNCHBURG, Va. (February 22, 2019) – Howard University sophomore William Speakman Smith II (Jacksonville, Fla.) set a new school record in the men's 100 Breaststroke on Day Three of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Championships.
 
The second-year swimmer surpassed his previous mark (56.84) set last year with a 56.61 time in the prelims.
 
Freshman Miguel Davis, Jr. (Prince George's County, Md.) also had a strong showing in the 100 Breast, recording the third-fastest time in school history (56.79).
 
In the 400 IM, junior Noah Nicholas (Atlanta) and sophomore Jon Bendana (Bowie, Md.) had outstanding performances where they finished top 10 all-time in program history. Bendana's 4:17.06 and Nicholas's 4:17.12 are the second and third best, respectively.
 
Senior Alexander Barnes (Rockledge, Fla.) produced the third-fastest in the men's 100 Butterfly (50.00) while sophomore Farion Cooper II posted the fifth-best in the 100 Backstroke (53.08).
 
Barnes, Cooper, Smith and sophomore Kegan Ford (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) teamed up for the men's 400 medley relay where they set the fifth-best time in Bison history (3:30.80).
 
Other notable Bison is senior Nicholas Haughton (Kingston, Jamaica) posting the school's 10^th-fastest mark in the 200 Free.
 
Currently, the Bison remain in sixth place with only one day remaining.
 
To view results from Saturday, please click here.
 
CCSA Championships continues with prelims, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 23).
 
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