CONWAY, Ark. – It was another busy day in the pool for McMurry University Swimming Saturday, as the War Hawks were in their second of back-to-back days of competition at the 52nd Annual Hendrix Classic.
Early in the program, senior Jessica Gryder picked up one of her better finishes of the day, taking 11th in the 50-yard freestyle in 27.69 seconds. She narrowly missed the top ten by two tenths of a second. Gryder also participated in the 100-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay.
In the men's 50-yard freestyle, freshman Terrin Boehmer was the top War Hawk with a time of 23.26 seconds to place 13th.
The freestyle continued to be McM's strongest event, as sophomore Alec Satre posted a 10th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in a field of 26. Satre finished in a time of 51.89 seconds.
In the women's 200-yard backstroke, freshman Madelaine Smith finished 13th in 2:30.94. Joshua Calderon claimed a 10th place showing in the same event for the McM men, touching the wall in 2:17.98.
Back to the freestyle, freshman Molly Herrera earned an 8th place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, posting a time of 5:52.35.
Boehmer placed seventh in the men's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:13.60, while senior Dany Baki was 12th in 5:32.29.
The final events of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relays, saw the group of Gryder, Abigail Swaim, Herrera and Smith place fourth in 4:13.58. The McM men placed ninth in their relay.
Both the men and women placed sixth overall, with the women scoring 113 points and the men 101 points.
A busy November for the War Hawks continues November 15, as McM makes the return trip to Austin College for a dual.
