GARLAND, Texas - The Trinity University women picked up wins in 3-meter diving, the 200 free, 100 breast and 400 medley relay to maintain a lead of nearly 100 points over Southwestern University heading into the final day of the 2022 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Official Website | Friday's Complete Results | Diving Results | Photo Gallery | Video Interviews Playlist
Trinity leads with 610 points while Southwestern is in second with 525 points. Colorado College sits in third with 416 points.
Trinity earned a victory on the 3-meter board early Friday afternoon where the Tigers continued their dominance in the event. Katarina Partalas scored 464.70 points to take home the league title. It marked the 17th consecutive win in the 3-meter for the Tigers. Partalas's teammate Alexis Radhakrishnan placed second with a score of 428.60 while fellow Tiger teammate Gabi Fulk was third with a mark of 421.35. 3-Meter Interview
Southwestern's Molly Spano made history as she became the first Pirate swimmer to win the 400 IM after she touched the wall in 4:35.23. Key Macfarland finished in second clocking a timne of 4:36.51. Trinity's Kara Moss rounded out the top three finishing in 4:39.27. 400-Yard IM Interview
Jesse Stovall continued the Pirates' winning ways as she earned a win in the 100 fly. Stovall finished first with a time of 55.71, which earned an NCAA B cut time. Colorado College's Kate Brush was second with a B cut time of 55.93. Rounding out the top three was Trinity's Caroline Myers who touched the wall in 56.63. 100-Yard Butterfly Interview
For the second-consecutive year Trinity's Emma Hagan earned a victory in the 200 free. She touched the wall in SCAC record and B cut time of 1:51.40. The win marked the 10th straight victory for the Tigers in this event. The Tigers' Morgen Reyna was second clocking in with a time of 153.37 while teammate Meghan Magill was third finishing in 1:55.28. 200-Yard Freetyle Interview
The 100 breast saw a pair of Trinity Tigers take home the top two spots as Jadyn Trahan (first - 1:05.18) and Josie Gillentine (second - 1:05.49) finished ahead of Austin College's Samantha Thiele who was third with a time of 1:06.58. Trahan's win was the first win for the Texas Tigers in the event since 2017 and marked Trahan's first-career individual win. 100-Yard Breaststroke Interview
Emma Frey {pictured} of Southwestern earned a SCAC championship in the 100 back after she touched the wall with a time of 58.35. Frey just edged out Trinity's Mable Fowler (58.39) by 0.04 seconds. Finishing in third was Brianna Serret of Centenary who recorded a time of 59.45. 100-Yard Backstroke Interview
Trinity took home top honors in the night's final event as the Tiger quartet of Fowler, Trahan, Myers, and Hagan recorded a winning time of 3:49.57. The time earned them a new SCAC record as well as a B cut. Southwestern's foursome of Frey, Natalie Gierat, Stovall, and Zoe Garcia came in second finishing in 3:57.62. Colorado College's team of Gina Lynch, Annie Bowens, Kate Brush, and Emma Phillips rounded out the top three as they touched the wall in 4:02.30. 400-Yard Medley Relay Interview
The team standings heading into tomorrow's final day are as follows:
1) Trinity University - 610
2) Southwestern University - 525
3) Colorado College - 416
4) Centenary College - 269
5) Austin College - 223
6) University of the Ozarks - 208
7) McMurry University - 13
Competition concludes on Saturday with preliminaries beginning at 10:30 a.m. The league's annual senior night recognition ceremony kicks off the evening session at 5:45 p.m., with finals scheduled to begin shortly afterwards. Click here for the complete schedule of events.
