GARLAND, Texas - Trinity University relay teams turned in two record breaking performances on the opening night of the 2023 SCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday evening at the Garland ISD Natatorium. Official Website | Wednesday's Complete Results | Photo Gallery | Video Interviews Playlist
The Tigers took home top honors in the 200-yard medley relay for the fifth time in six years and became the first team in league history to win the event four consecutive times (2020-2023). The foursome of Matt Lanzara, Kendal Southwell, Caleb Manifold, and Michael Kohl touched the wall in a league championship record and NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:29.20. Colorado College was second clocking a time of 1:31.88 while Southwestern was third in 1:33.10. 200-Yard Medley Relay Interview
Trinity finished the night by smashing its SCAC meet record in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Kohl, Nathaniel Early, Will Walker, and Lanzara touched the wall in 6:41.31, besting the previous mark of 6:43.01 at last year's conference championship meet by nearly two seconds. The time, which also established a new SCAC open mark, earned the quartet an NCAA 'B' cut time. Colorado College came in second with a time of 6:46.85. Southwestern rounded out the top three by finishing in 6:56.11. 800-Yard Freestyle Relay Interview
The team standings after the first two events are as follows:
1) Trinity University - 112
2) Colorado College - 98
3) Southwestern University - 90
4) McMurry University - 78
5) University of the Ozarks - 72
6) Austin College - 56
7) Centenary College - 32
Competition continues on Thursday with preliminaries beginning at 10:30 a.m., women's and men's finals at 6 p.m. Click here for the complete schedule of events.
