Colorado College Women Sweep Wednesday Events to Take Lead at SCAC Championship

Colorado College Women Sweep Wednesday Events to Take Lead at SCAC Championship

LEWISVILLE, Texas -- The Colorado College women earned wins in both of Wednesday night's events to earn a lead heading into Thursday. Official Website | Wednesday's Complete Results | Team Scores

Colorado College leads the group with 112 points, while Trinity University is close behind at 100. Austin College is currently holding onto third place with 74 points, and Centenary College has totaled 62 points through the first two events. McMurry in fifth place (58 points) and Southwestern in sixth (56 points) round of the group.

The CC Tigers, made up of Olivia Dilorati, Megan Gillespie, Ellen Silk and Justina Zuckerman, started the championships off with a victory in the 200 medley relay, while breaking a seven year old SCAC record in the process with a time of 1:45.56. The mark was also good for a NCAA 'B' cut.

Trinity University followed them with a time of 1:49.30, while Centenary College came in third (1:56.21).

In the 800 freestyle relay, the Colorado College group made up of Erin Holmes, Emily Harrison, Olivia Dilorati and Justina Zuckerman took the top spot again, finishing the event with a time of 7:45.97.

CC was followed by Trinity with a time of 7:49.24 and Southwestern, who hit the wall at 7:59.75.

Competition continues on Thursday with preliminaris beginning at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 6:30 p.m. Click here for the complete schedule of events.