Coppedge has top ten finish

The Piedmont men’s and women’s swimming programs concluded competition at the Emmanuel Mid-Season Invite in Franklin Springs Nov. 15, with both teams coming in fourth place.
Competing against Division II (Emmanuel, Montevallo) and NAIA (Brenau, Point) opponents, the Lions delivered a combined team score of 919 points, good for third out of the five teams competing.
The women’s side placed fourth out of five with 446 points while the men tallied 473 points, just 20 behind third place Point.
Standout swimmers included:
Nelson Coppedge of Hazlehurst.
Coppedge took eighth out of 14 with a time of 1:55.03 in the 200 free.