University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Gonzalez de Oliveira earned the male athlete of the month honors after leading the Patriots with six wins on the month.  The freshman was on top of his game during the Asbury Triple Distance meet as he won the King of the Sprint Free Stroke, sweeping the field and winning by almost eight seconds.  In the closest race of the event, Gonzalez de Oliveira edged out Enzo Esteves by 0.01 seconds to win the 50 free with a time of 21.47.  The freshman followed that up going 47.00 in the 100 free and clocking a 1:44.34 to pull away from the field in the 200 free.  All three of those times were NAIA provisional cuts as he finished with a total time of 2:52.81.  The Madrid, Spain native followed it up with against third-ranked Milligan in the 500 free as he touched the wall in 4:51.70 for the three second win.  Gonzalez de Oliveira has also been a staple on the Cumberlands relays, where he helped UC win a pair of freestyle relays on the month.