Williamsburg, KY – On the heels of a fantastic winter championship season and with strong starts from spring sports, Cumberlands Athletics is hitting on almost all cylinders.  A amazing championship meet, highlighted by a trio of individual national champions, Patriots men's swimming & diving has been named the Brick Oven Team of the Month honors for March, announced by the athletic department Monday.  The University of the Cumberlands Athletic Department in conjunction with their corporate partner the Brick Oven are presenting the "Brick Oven Team of the Month", which will be awarded to one Patriot team each month.

The Patriots closed out the NAIA Championships with 397 points to earn their first national runner-up finish in program history.  The Patriots had 28 NAIA All-Americans and had a program best three athletes capture individual national titles. 

Titouan Bernot won the 500 free with a new school record time of 4:22.64. The MSC Freshman of the Year also clocked a school record time of 1:35.22 in the 200 free.  Ruthiik Satti led UC to a one-two finish in the 100 back with a winning time of 48.09.  Teammate Brandon Holder clocked a 48.14 to place second, before clocking a 1:45.61 to win the 200 back and capture the Patriots third title.

Additionally, Alexander Poulsen garnered seven NAIA All-American honors to lead seven UC swimmers with multiple All-American accolades.  Fabrizio Pacioni clocked a 3:49.92 to break the school record in the 400 IM. 
 
In addition to their individual success, Cumberlands had success during relays breaking four school records.  UC opened the championship with a runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay (1:27.87) and the 400 medley relay (3:13.19).  UC also set program records in the 200 free (1:20.04) and the 400 free (2:54.89).
 
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