GARLAND, Texas - The Trinity University women picked up five wins to maintain a lead of nearly 200 points over Colorado College heading into the final day of the 2023 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Official Website | Friday's Complete Results | Diving Results | Team Scores | Photo Gallery | Video Interviews Playlist | Diving Photos
Trinity leads with 724 points while Colorado College is in second with 525 points. Southwestern sits in third with 463 points.
Trinity earned a victory on the 3-meter board early Friday afternoon where the Tigers continued their dominance in the event. Alexis Radhakrishnan scored 470.55 points to take home the league title. It marked the 18th consecutive win in the 3-meter for the Tigers. Radhakrishnan's teammate Gabi Fulk placed second with a score of 451.15. Emma Krasemann of Colorado College was third with a mark of 422.10. 3-Meter Interview
Neely Burns (pictured) of Trinity became the eighth different Tiger to win the 400-yard IM after she touched the wall first with a time of 4:21.76. Burns broke her own SCAC open meet record of 4:22.01 that she set earlier this season. The time also qualified for an NCAA "B" cut time as well. Erica Peterson of Trinity was second finished in second with a time of 4:36.35 while last year's winner, Molly Spano of Southwestern, was third with a mark of 4:37.38. 400-Yard IM Interview
Colorado College's Kate Brush earned the title in the 100-yard fly after swimming a SCAC championship meet record time of 55.08. She became the ninth swimmer in SCAC championship history to win this event multiple times, as she took home top honors as a first-year in 2020. Finishing second was Caroline Myers of Trinity who touched the wall in 56.40 seconds. Southwestern's Zoe Garcia was third clocking a time of 57.75. 100-Yard Butterfly Interview
Emma Hagan of Trinity became the fourth swimmer in league history to win the 200-yard free three consecutive seasons as she touched the wall first with a time of 1:52.60. Hagan's teammate Audrey Jacobson was second after tallying a mark of 1:53.93. Finishing third was Gina Lynch of Colorado College with a time of 1:54.88. 200-Yard Freetyle Interview
Josie Gillentine of Trinity recorded her first-career individual SCAC title with a win in the 100-yard breast. She finished with a B cut time of 1:04.37. Placing second was Malia Hewitt of Colorado College who finished in 1:05.16. Lindsay McKinney of Trinity was third after she touched the wall in 1:08.44. 100-Yard Breaststroke Interview
Sammi Thiele of Austin College became just the second Kangaroo swimmer to win the 100-yard backstroke at the SCAC Championship (Lauren Wheeler - 2015). She tallied a winning time of 56.22 which also set a new SCAC championship and open meet record. It also earned Thiele a B cut time. Trinity's Julie Schwam was second with a time of 57.25 while Elise Samples of Southwestern was third, touching the wall in 58.05. 100-Yard Backstroke Interview
Trinity took home top honors in the night's final event as the Tiger quartet of Schwam, Burns, Myers, and Hagan recorded a winning time of 3:49.23. The time earned them a new SCAC championship and open record as well as a B cut. Colorado College's Alexis Lee, Hewitt, Brush, and Sarah Buchman came in second finishing in 3:54.59. Southwestern's quartet of Samples, Annie LeBlanc, Garcia, and Emma Frey rounded out the top three as they touched the wall in 3:57.82.400-Yard Medley Relay Interview
The team standings heading into tomorrow's final day are as follows:
1) Trinity University - 724
2) Colorado College - 525
3) Southwestern University - 463
4) Austin College - 209
T5) University of the Ozarks - 204
T5) McMurry University - 204
7) Centenary College - 141
Competition concludes on Saturday with preliminaries beginning at 10:30 a.m., the diving competition commences at 12:30 p.m., and finals begin at 6 p.m. Click here for the complete schedule of events.
