Knoxville, TN- The FAMU Men's and Women's swimming teams concluded the 2009-2010 season with their performances at the 2010 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Conference Championship at the Allen Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The Rattlers statistics are broken down below:
Women's Team
Alexandra Age -
The Louisiana native capped off a stellar freshman campaign with great swims in all of her events. She started the weekend with a strong performance in the 200 yard Individual Medley (I.M.). Her time of 2:23.88 was slightly slower than her best time this season, but she improved her lifetime best time prior to arriving at Florida A&M from 2:32.71. On the second day, the freshman had her highest finish in the 100 yard Backstroke. She finished in 24th place with a new season and lifetime best time of 1:03.33. In the final day of the championships, Age finished 31st in the 100 yard Freestyle. Her time of :56.02 was also a season and lifetime best time by over a second.
Yolanda Baylor -
As the lone senior for the women's team, Baylor capped a stellar career for the Rattlers with her performances. On day one, the Maryland native shaved off three tenths of a second in the 50 yard Freestyle. Her time of :27.39 was a season best time for 49th place. On the second day of the championships, Baylor swam well in the 100 yard Backstroke. She finished in 34th place with a season best time of 1:11.80. In the woman's 100 yard freestyle, Baylor finished her collegiate career with a 44th place finish with a season best time of 1:01.55.
Bria Bennett -
The first season sophomore got her first conference championship meet experience for the Rattlers along with teammate Age. She started the weekend with a lifetime best swim in the 50 yard Freestyle. Bennett broke the :28 second barrier posting a time of :27.61. Bennett then dropped two seconds in the 100 yard Butterfly on day two. She finished 39th with a lifetime best time of 1:12.66. And on the last day, the Philadelphia native rounded out the meet with a 45th place finish in the 100 yard freestyle with a season best time of 1:02.78.
Jasmine Leslie -
Competing in the first individual event for the Rattlers, Leslie dropped the most time off all the swims for the championship. The sophomore swimmer started off with a 37th place finish in the 500 yard Freestyle in a time of 8:21.43. This time is more 30 seconds faster than her time last year at this meet, and also three seconds faster than her season best time. On the second day, the Chicago native shaved off thirteen seconds from last season in a 40th place finish in the 200 yard Freestyle. Her time of 3:01.54 is also three seconds faster than this season's best time. In her final individual event on the final day, Leslie dropped over 5 seconds in her newly added event, the 100 yard Freestyle. The time of 1:21.37 earned her 56th place. In all events, Leslie dropped over 21 seconds over the weekend in all her events.
Kelle' Wyatt
Coming off the injured list, Wyatt gave the Rattlers a boost in the sprint events. She posted a season best time in the 50 yard Freestyle with a time of :32.24.
Women's Relays
200 yard Free Relay - The team of Yolanda Baylor, Bria Bennett, Kelle' Wyatt, and Alexandra Age started first evening final by posting a season best time of 1:54.57, shaving off over a second from the season best going into the event.
200 yard Medley Relay - The team of Yolanda Baylor, Alexandra Age, Bria Bennett, and Jasmine Leslie started off the second evening final by posting a season best time of 2:14.09, shaving off over four seconds from the season best going into the event.
400 yard Free Relay - The team of Alexandra Age, Bria Bennett, Jasmine Leslie, and Yolanda Baylor end the meet on strong note post a seaosn best time of 4:20.99.
Men's Team
Alphonso Byrd -
The Ft. Lauderdale, FL native also capped off a stellar freshman campaign with great swims in all of his events. Byrd started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. He won his heat with a time of :22.97 which was his first swim breaking the :23.00 barrier and season best time. On the second day, the freshman had the most improvement in the 200 yard Freestyle. He swam to a lifetime best of 2:10.20, shaving off over 5 seconds for a 22nd place finish. In the final day of the championships, Byrd finished 25th in the 100 yard Freestyle. His time of :54.12 was also a season best time by over a second.
Jack Dash -
As one of two seniors for the men's team, Dash finished a stellar career for the Rattlers with his performances. On day one, the Charleston, SC native shaved off .27 tenths of a second in the men's 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :24.60 was a season best time for 31st place. On the second day of the championships, Dash qualified for the consolation final in the 100 yard Breaststroke. Dash finished in 15th place with a season best time of 1:11.45 and scored the men's only individual team points at the championships. In the 100 yard Freestyle, the senior finished his collegiate career with a 29th place finish in a season best time of :58.60.
Christopher Manning -
As the other senior of the team, Manning finished off a stellar career with his final swims for the Rattlers. Manning started on day one by shaving off .19 tenths of a second in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :25.84 was a season best time for 35th place. On the second day of the championships, the Clinton, MD native finished his collegiate career with a 19th place finish in the 100 yard Backstroke with a time of 1:16.85.
Devon Moses -
Moses had a great meet in his first year for the Rattler men. He started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :23.84 was the second fastest time for the team this season and a season best for him. On the second day, the freshman had his highest finish in the 100 yard Butterfly. He finished in 22nd place with a season best time of 1:05.27. On the final day of the championships, the Pensacola, FL native finished 26th in the 100 yard Freestyle. His time of :55.02 was also a season and lifetime best time by over a second.
Akie Smythe -
The lone Junior on the men's team, Smythe started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :24.66 was a season best time for 32nd place. On the second day, the Miami, FL native had his highest finish in the 100 yard Backstroke. He nabbed 2nd alternate for the consolation final (18th place) with a season best time of 1:05.88. In the final day of the championships, Smythe finished 28th in the 100 yard Freestyle. He knocked off over a second and half for a time :56.31.
Men's Relays
200 yard Freestyle Relay - The team of Devon Moses, Christopher Manning, Akie Smythe, and Alphonso Byrd posted a season best time of 1:38.13. The relay broke the 1:40 barrier for the first time in the season also.
400 Medley Relay - The team of Akie Smythe, Jack Dash, Devon Moses and Alphonso Byrd ended the first day of the championship with a season best time of 4:19.60. Smythe also lead off with a season best time in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.76.
200 Medley Relay - The team of Akie Smythe, Jack Dash, Devon Moses and Alphonso Byrd started the second day of the championship with a season best time of 1:49.54 break the 1:50 barrier for the first time this season.
400 Freestyle Relay - The team of Alphonso Byrd, Devon Moses, Jack Dash, and Akie Smythe end the championship with the team's largest time drop of over 15 seconds with a time of 3:43.91. Byrd also led off with a personal best time of :53.89.
2010 CCSA Conference Championshp Results
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