CHICAGO/SAN ANTONIO – Trinity University's 19th-ranked women's swimming & diving team finished its weekend by hosting the University of St. Thomas and finishing the final day of action at the University of Chicago's D3 Shootout on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers scored a 57-36 win over fellow Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference school St. Thomas, finishing off a weekend sweep after also earning the win at yesterday's meeting between the two schools. Trinity was also third after the final results of the two-day D3 Shootout event in Chicago. The Tigers trailed only fifth-ranked Chicago and 11th-ranked Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (CA). Chicago scored 510 points to win the meet, followed by 456 points for Pomona to edge out Trinity's 444 points scored. Trailing the Tigers in the standings were 10th-ranked Hope College (MI), No. 16 Washington University-St. Louis, No. 17 Swarthmore College (PA), and No. 22 SUNY-Geneseo.

Trinity vs. St. Thomas, Round 2
Trinity won all seven individual events as well as both mixed relays that opened and closed the meet. Four different swimmers won gold medals individually, with two more snagging gold in the relays.

Julia Carter (Dripping Springs, Texas / Dripping Springs) and Allison Ortiz (Houston, Texas / Stratford) had two individual victories each and also took part in a relay win as well. Carter won the 200 free in 2:01.67 and then later took the 100 free title with a time of 55.77 seconds. Ortiz was the top finisher in the 50 fly and the 50 back, finishing in 27.52 seconds and 28.94 seconds, respectively. Ortiz was also part of the 400 mixed medley relay that won in 3:56.11 to start the meet, while Carter closed the meet with a relay win in the 400 mixed free relay in 3:31.52.

Also snagging two individual wins was Jenna Koh (Thomasville, N.C. / Ledford), who also had three wins last night as well. Koh was also a part of the bronze medalist 400 mixed medley relay team that finished in 4:01.31. Individually, Koh won both the 100 IM (1:03.09) and the 50 breast (32.41) in today's action.

The other Tiger swimmer to take a win was Rachel Brown (Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus), who won the 50 free with a time of 26.08 seconds. Brown earned silver in the 100 free (56.91) behind Carter, then was also a part of the runner-up 400 mixed free relay that touched the wall in 3:37.69. Renee Trombley (Fort Collins, Colo. / Fossil Ridge) joined Brown on that second-place relay team and she also finished third in the 100 free (1:00.36).

Joining Ortiz on the winning mixed medley relay team was Kylee Hutchinson (Corpus Christi, Texas / Flour Bluff), who also had three other individual medals today. She was third in both the 200 free (2:07.59) and the 50 fly (28.79). Ellie Devens (Houston, Texas / Tomball) mixed it up with Carter In the free relay at the end of the meet, preceded by a runner-up finish in the 200 free (2:05.46) and a third-place finish in the 50 breast (34.11).

Erin Morie (St. Louis, Mo. / Cor Jesu Academy) and Elizabeth Molique (Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro) were the women's part of the mixed medley relay team that finished second in 3:59.85 and the two also had individual silver medals as well. Morie was the runner-up in the 100 IM with a time of 1:07.07, while Molique was second in the 50 fly in 28.28 seconds. Molique also added a bronze medal in the 50 back with a time of 30.28 seconds.

Bethany Mueller (Buda, Texas / Hays) and Lindsay McKinney (Victoria, Texas / Saint Joseph) both earned individual second-place finishes on Saturday, while Mueller was also a part of the third-place mixed medley relay team with Koh. McKinney was second in the 50 breast (33.57) and Mueller did the same in the 50 back (30.21). Additionally, Mueller was third in the 100 IM with a time of 1:07.94 for a total of three medals today.

Coach Speak
"The morning session moved quickly and the Tigers moved right along with it," exclaimed Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. "Already having two chances this season to practice being fast at night and then coming back in the morning is an excellent chance for us to prepare for championship season. They made the most of this opportunity and will be ready to rest for Tiger Invite in two weeks."

D3 Shootout, Day 2
Trinity sophomore All-American Neely Burns (Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird) won a pair of events to finish off another standout weekend. Burns took top honors in the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.82, then finished in 2:04.40 to win the 200 IM as well. She earned NCAA "B" cut times in both events.

First-year Kyla Foxhoven (Austin, Texas / Westlake) continued her exciting weekend as well with outstanding performances of her own. She won the B final of the 200 breast and her time of 2:20.22 was not only good for a "B" cut, but also was the second-fastest time in the event – trailing only Burns. Foxhoven also swam the B final of the 200 IM and finished second in the race with the fifth-fastest time of the event (2:08.63).

Emma Hagan (Overland Park, Kan. / Olathe East) teamed up with Foxhoven, Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy), and Caroline Myers (Austin, Texas / Bowie) to finish second in the 200 free relay to close out the meet. The fearsome foursome earned a "B" cut with their time of 1:35.27 on Saturday.

Hagan was also fourth in the 100 fly with a time of 56.63 seconds, while Myers finished second in the B final of the 100 fly with her time of 57.04 seconds. Myers was fifth in the 100 free with a time of 53.44 seconds, while Benson just missed a "B" cut in the B final of the race. Benson was second in the race with her time of 51.48 seconds that was the third-fastest of the event and was just 0.02 seconds from a qualifying time.

Audrey Jacobson (Dallas, Texas / School for the Gift and Talented) led off the 400 medley relay team for the Tigers and was joined by Burns, Hagan, and Benson for a time of 3:52.86 that was good for fifth place in today's race. Jacobson was also seventh in both the 500 free (5:14.84) and the 200 back (2:09.99) individually.

Diver Brooklyn Fuscone (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Hoffman Estates) finished fourth on the 3-meter board on Saturday, scoring 201.45 points.

Erica Peterson (Lantana, Texas / Guyer) swam the B final of the 500 free and the 200 back with Jacobson, finishing 14th in both events with times of 5:12.62 and 2:12.86, respectively. Jules Wiehrdt (Waco, Texas / Midway) and Peterson joined up with a couple of Tiger men's team members for the 400 mixed free relay, finishing sixth in a time of 3:24.95.

Coach Speak
What a weekend for the women," said Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. "It was a thrill to watch them put up more top ten times and remain incredibly competitive with Pomona-Pitzer. We are proud to see some B cuts this early in the season and will be very excited to see what the Tigers can do with some rest."

Up Next
Following a busy weekend, the Trinity women's team will not compete again until hosting the Tiger Invitational Friday-Sunday, November 17-19. The three-day meet will be held at the Alamo Heights High School Natatorium.