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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Queens made its presence known as the first day of the 2023 CCSA Swimming & Diving Championship wrapped up in the Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee. The Royals, who are making their transition to DI, looked seamless and racked up 315 points and lead after four events. Four-time defending Champion, Liberty is in second with 256 points closely followed by newcomer James Madison with 255 points.
Sophie Lange became the Royals' first Women's DI individual gold medalist, winning the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:47.68. Chloe Harris was the first Flame to reach the top of the podium after her 200-Yard IM victory with a 1:59.65 time and Delaney Carlton earned the gold medal time of 22.07 in the 50-Yard Freestyle for UNC Asheville. Day two of the championship meet resumes with the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay prelims at 10 AM ET on Thursday.
Team Scores Through Day One
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1. | Queens | 315 |
| 2. | Liberty | 256 |
| 3. | James Madison | 255 |
| 4. | UNC Asheville | 183 |
| 5. | FGCU | 151 |
| 6. | Campbell | 120 |
| 7. | Old Dominion | 105 |
| 8. | Georgia Southern | 70 |
| 9. | Gardner-Webb | 60 |
| 10. | North Florida | 54 |
| 11. | Bellarmine | 37 |
CCSA Championship Event Winners
200-Yard Medley Relay
2023 Champion: Liberty (1:38.99)
Next Two Finishers: Queens (1:39.30) | FGCU (1:39.74)
Event Note: The Flames snapped FGCU's two-year reign in the event and won the event for the fourth time in program history
500-Yard Freestyle
2023 Champion: Sophie Lange, Queens (4:47.68)
Next Two Finishers: Shelby Kahn, Liberty (4:50.45) | Katherine Bailey, Queens (4:51.09)
Event Note: Sophie Lange etched her name into the Queens' program record book as the first DI individual medalist, besting the rest of the field by almost three seconds
200-Yard Individual Medley
2023 Champion: Chloe Harris, Liberty (1:59.65)
Next Two Finishers: Tara Enneking, Old Dominion (2:00.28) | Jess Pryne, James Madison (2:01.11)
Event Note: Harris captured Liberty's fourth event crown in six seasons clocking a time of 1:59.65, just .09 seconds away from the NCAA 'B' cut
50-Yard Freestyle
2023 Champion: Delaney Carlton, UNC Asheville (22.07)
Next Two Finishers: Danielle Melilli, Queens (22.09) | Jamie Cornwell, James Madison (22.65)
Event Note: Carlton improved on her 2022 Championship runner-up finish to stand atop the podium with a time of 22.07 to lead a pack of four swimmers in reaching NCAA 'B' cut times
The 2023 edition marks the 16th championship for the CCSA in Women's Swimming and Diving and the fourth time the event is held at the University of Tennessee.
The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) is a progressive NCAA Division I conference dedicated to the enhancement of opportunities for students. The conference was founded in 2008 to provide a championship opportunity for Swimming and Diving student-athletes and extended that opportunity with the addition of Beach Volleyball in the summer of 2015. The league's footprint extends into several states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The CCSA is dedicated to the student-athletes who compete in its championships and their success in the classroom, in the field of competition, and life after graduation.