SHAWNEE – Its early, but Oklahoma Baptist has a pair of Top 10 swim teams according to the CollegeSwimming rankings released Monday.
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"We're overrated," panned OBU Coach Sam Freas. "If we work hard, we have incredible potential, but we have yet to show that we can work at that high level."
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The Bison are ranked fourth in the nation in the men's computations at 608.21 points and only second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Colorado Mesa is No. 1 in the nation at 630.59.
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The Lady Bison are No. 6 in the women's rankings at 565.52. Queens (North Carolina) leads at 635.35 and Colorado Mesa stands at No. 2 at 617.45.
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Individually, OBU is in the top five in many events, including second in four of five relays.
David Lambert is No. 1 in the 50 free at 20.15.
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The Lady Bison are No. 1 in the 800 free relay with
Suzanne Afchain,
Jocelyn Martinez, Maddie Carson and
Amanda Buckwalter turning in a time of 8:19.68. OBU's 400 free relay of
Victoria Fonville,
Tammy Price,
Celina Marquez and
Miriam Avila is ranked first at 3:31.64.
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Fonville also is No. 1 in the 100 free at 51.46 and the 50 free at 23.34. Price is second in the 50 free at 23.37.
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