LONG BEACH, CA --- With half the competition in the books and two days to go at the 2010 Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships, the NAIA's No. 4-ranked Concordia men's team is in fourth of 10 teams, while the No. 4 women are 11th of 15 programs.

The men moved from eighth to fourth with a strong day that was highlighted by a third-place finish in the 200 free relay by the group of Eric Anderssen, Simon Harling, Craig Brazier and Mike Perry that turned in a time of 1:24.28--tops among NAIA programs at the meet.

Anderssen also led the NAIA with a fifth-place time of 21.02 in the 50 free, as Perry finished ninth overall, but third in the NAIA at 21.05 in the event.

Brazier, meanwhile, posted a time of 4:49.11 in the 500 free, which was second in the NAIA and 14th overall.

Aaron Woods and Ryan Larson swam the 200 IM at 1:56.46 and 1:56.44, respectively, to finish at sixth and seventh overall, as Woods turned in the second-lowest time among NAIA competitors.

The team had opened up the meet with NAIA second-place marks in the 200 medley and 800 free relays, and with 303 points entering tonight's competition, are second in the NAIA and just 64 points behind No. 2-ranked California Baptist.

On the women's side, Christine Runkle posted a second-place score of 234.05 on the 1-meter board, almost 50 points better than the nearest NAIA competition.

Runkle had opened up the meet with a fourth-place mark of 204.50 on the 3-meter board, which bested the nearest NAIA mark by 24 points.

The women also finished seventh in the 200 free relay, swimming a time of 1:41.08 to post their third top-10 relay mark of the meet. The 200 free squad is comprised of Jessi Cook, Jordyn Gosney, Tuesday Schellinger and Ana Gomez.

Friday's action will start with the 400 IM and wrap up with the 400 medley relay. To check out heat information for today's action, check the PCSC Championship website by clicking here.