LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga – Three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s swimming & diving teams competed this past weekend.
Centenary College
The Centenary swimming teams competed in the 47th annual
Hendrix Classic on Saturday afternoon with the Gents finishing
second in the Classic with 258 points. Juan Tapia and Beau
Montgomery helped lead the charge for the Maroon and White on the
men’s side. Tapia picked up a second place finish in the
men’s 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:04.20 and later
logged a time of 2:23.34 in the 200-yard breaststroke to finish
fourth in the event. Montgomery also logged a second place finish
in the pool with a time of 22.57 in the 50-yard freestyle. The duo
made up half of the 400-yard medley relay squad, along with Cameron
Brandao and Zack Harrison, which posted a time of 3:50.92 to finish
third. Harrison also finished fourth in the 50-yard free with a
time of 22.83 and fifth in the 100-yard free with a
49.90. Centenary returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 8
as they host Hendrix College. The dual meet is slated for 1
p.m.
McMurry University
The McMurry men's swimming team had a good weekend
at the Wayland Baptist Invitational and Relays – two separate
events held on Friday and Saturday, respectively – at the
Pete Regus Aquatics Center. In Friday's men's results,
Kamron Salainas managed a third place in the 200-yard individual
medley, clocking a time of 2:04.76 minutes. Newcomer Vincent Crosby
(2:12.23) and veteran Craig Bell (2:14.01) went
4-5 in the 200 butterfly. In the men's 200
backstroke, Kent Grimes
and David Bowers placed Nos. 2 and 4,
respectively. Grimes touched at 2:07.35 and Bowers at
2:13.56. On Saturday, the 300 butterfly team –
Bell, Crosby and Salinas – won the race by more than two full
seconds over Adams State, with a 2:47.98. McMurry
was also the runner-up in the 300 backstroke relay with
Bowers, David King, and Grimes combining for a
time of 2:59.22. The War Hawks will compete against Texas-Permian
Basin and St. Gregory in Abilene, Texas on November
14th.
Southwestern University
Southwestern played host to Wayland Baptist on Saturday
to open their 2014-15 swimming and diving season. as the men
cruised to a 183-84 victory to open the 2014-15 season. Julian
Smith wasted no time getting his name on the record board with
an SU record times of 53.25 in the 100 back and 1:56.57 in the 200
back, earning first place in the events. Alex
Villarreal wasn't far behind in the 100 back, earning second
place with an impressive time of 54.49. Matt Sluss took
first in the 200 free with a time of 1:49.65 and Shelby
Hall in the 500 free in 5:03.03. It was a one-two finish for
Southwestern in the 50 free. Lucas Kahn took first in
22.05 and just narrowly out-touched Simmon Belaineh who
finished in 22.22. Belaineh got his first place finish, however, in
the 100 free, finishing in 49.17 while Kahn came in second in
49.85. Julian Smith finished in 2:00.51 and in first in the
200 IM while Ty Lapiniski posted a second place finish with a
time of 1:50.19 in the 200 free. The 200 free relay of Kahn,
Belaineh, Sluss and Kline snagged first place in a time of
1:28.21. Southwestern remains at home to face Austin
College next Saturday at 1 p.m.