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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - James Madison turned in a strong second day at the CCSA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship as the Dukes (712.5) opened up a 34.5 lead on second-place Liberty (678.0) and Day 1 leader Queens (572) in the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. FGCU (442.0) and UNC Asheville (432.0) swap places on day two, finishing fourth and fifth at the midway point of the championships.
The Dukes earned three-straight gold medal performances on Thursday night. Alexa Holloway stood on top of the 3-Meter Diving podium after edging out two-time champion in FGCU's Reese Wakefield. Madison Cottrell earned gold and a 'B' cut time of 53.29 in the 100-Yard Butterfly and Jess Pryne also earned a 'B' cut time to lead the field in the 400-Yard IM. The Flames had a strong showing on the second day with four podium finishers while Queens claimed both relay golds in the 200-Yard Freestyle and 400-Yard Medley.
Team Scores Through Day One
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1. | James Madison | 712.5 |
| 2. | Liberty | 678.0 |
| 3. | Queens | 572.0 |
| 4. | FGCU | 442.0 |
| 5. | UNC Asheville | 432.0 |
| 6. | Campbell | 281.0 |
| 7. | Old Dominion | 273.0 |
| 8. | Georgia Southern | 266.0 |
| 9. | Gardner-Webb | 178.0 |
| 10. | North Florida | 158.5 |
| 11. | Bellarmine | 101.0 |
CCSA Championship Event Winners
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
2023 Champion: Queens (1:29.37)
Next Two Finishers: James Madison (1:30.72) | Liberty (1:30.97)
Event Note: The Royals opened the night with a gold medal trip around the pool, becoming the first team in the event not named Liberty or FGCU to stand on top of the podium since Davidson in 2011
3-Meter Diving
2023 Champion: Alexa Holloway, James Madison (322.86)
Next Two Finishers: Reese Wakefield, FGCU (320.00) | Lindsey Hammar, James Madison (305.50)
Event Note: Holloway edged out two-time defending champion Wakefield to earn the first CCSA gold medal in JMU history after she amassed a total of 322.86 points in eight dives
100-Yard Butterfly
2023 Champion: Madison Cottrell, James Madison (53.29)
Next Two Finishers: Cam Kuriger, FGCU (53.63) | Abbie Shaw, Liberty (53.83)
Event Note: Cottrell and Kuriger raced to NCAA 'B' standard finishes as Cottrell becomes the first individual CCSA Swim Champion for the Dukes and breaks a program record in the process
400-Yard Individual Medley
2023 Champion: Jess Pryne, James Madison (4:15.69)
Next Two Finishers: Grace Isaacs, Liberty (4:17.96) | Genna Joyce, Liberty (4:21.20)
Event Note: Pryne claimed the Dukes' third-straight CCSA gold, finishing 2.28 seconds faster than defending champion Isaacs and hitting the NCAA 'B' cut threshold
200-Yard Freestyle
2023 Champion: Monica Gumina, Queens (1:47.15)
Next Two Finishers: Emma Suggs, Liberty (1:47.56) | Shelby Kahn, Liberty (1:47.61)
Event Note: Gumina held off Suggs for the Royals third gold medal on the women's side while denying the second-place Flame for her fourth-straight event title
400-Yard Medley Relay
2023 Champion: Queens (3:36.64)
Next Two Finishers: Liberty (3:36.85) | UNC Asheville (3:41.01)
Event Note: Queens hit the wall just ahead of Liberty (0.19 seconds) to earn the program's third relay title of the Championships
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.