University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Ruben Gonzalez de Oliveira earned the male athlete of the week honors after going winning four races and clipping four national cuts at the Asbury Triple Distance Meet.  The freshman earned “King of the Stroke” for the sprint freestyle as he pulled away from the field.  Gonzalez de Oliveira opened the meet by edging out teammate Enzo Esteves by 0.01 seconds to clock a 21.47 in the 50 free. He followed that up by winning the 100 free with a time of 47.00, before touching the wall in 1:44.34 to win the 200 free. All three of those times were NAIA provisional cuts.  Gonzalez de Oliveira capped off the day by being part of the Patriots winning 200 free relay that achieved an “A” cut with a time of 1:25.97.