(Story courtesy of Trinity University)
ROCKWALL, Texas - The Trinity Tiger women's swimming & diving team won its 10th consecutive and program's 13th overall Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Champions on Saturday night at the Rockwall ISD Aquatics Center.
The Tiger women won with 1,161.5 points over Colorado College, which finished with 859.5 points.
The day began with a record-breaking performance from Trinity diver Ruth Hahn on the 3-meter board. Hahn, a two-time All-American who broke the school and SCAC 1-meter record on Thursday, scored 533.90 points to win the event. Teammate Ashley Heline was second for the second time this weekend, and the Tigers took six of the top eight spots in the competition.
The first event of the swimming finals was the grueling 1,650 freestyle, which was won by Trinity. Melanie Gustafson and Sarah Miller took the top two spots in the women's race. Gustafson earned provisional qualifying times for the NCAA Championships in the process.
The 100 free saw Trinity's women take four of the top six spots, led by a 'B' cut time of 52.18 from Ana Price. That time breaks the school record set by Leta Gatton in 2008.
Kara Beauchamp and Kelly Holton both earned All-SCAC honors in the 200 breaststroke, with Beauchamp winning the race in 2:22.26 to earn herself another 'B' cut at the championship meet, shattering the Tiger record by nearly five seconds. She was named SCAC Swimmer of the Meet.
In the 200 butterfly Meghan Varner finished third in the women's race to earn All-SCAC honors.
Trinity's women finished off the meet in style, winning the 400 free relay in 3:30.85 to earn a provisional time for nationals. Leah Selznick, Jennifer Ince, Lydia Jones, and Ana Price comprised the championship team that also broke both the Trinity and SCAC records in the process.
