PIKEVILLE, Ky. - UPIKE swim opened their 2024-25 season with a home meet against Midway University Saturday.  

RJ Goins, Colin Ryder Slone, Jacob Rubado, and Zane Whitaker earned four team points for the Bears in the men's 200 medley relay with a time of 1:53.21. Joseph Park took first in the men's open 1,000-yard freestyle and third in the 200-freestyle. In the 100-backstroke, Bryce Barton took second with a time of 1:04.58. Jacob Rubado finished second in the 100-breaststroke.  

UPIKE collected 12 team points in the 50-freestyle after Zane Whitaker took first and Colin Ryder Slone took third. Whitaker also took third in the 100-freestyle. Bryce Barton finished first in the 200-backstroke with a time 2:27.69 and scored nine team points for the Bears. RJ Goins added another 18 team points with a top finish in the 500-freestyle and open 200 individual medley.  

On the women's side, Daylin Patrick finished second in the 200-freestyle and third in the 100-backstroke. Madelyn Smith collected three team points after taking third in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:20.49. Smith also finished second in the 200-breaststroke and second in the 500-freestyle.  

The men's team amassed 80 team points while the women's team gained 22 points for a grand total of 102 combined points between the two teams. Coach Bernie Haney's swim Bears are back in action at home on October 19th for a 12 p.m. home meet with West Virginia Tech.  

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