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'Roo Swimming Wins at Ozarks

'Roo Swimming Wins at Ozarks

CLARKSVILLE, Ark. - The Austin College men's and women's swimming and diving teams each picked up road victories at the University of the Ozarks on Saturday, with the women winning 122-64 and the men edging the Eagles 112-107.

The 'Roos got a number of first place finishes for both the men and the women in the victories, including sweeping the 200 medley relay events to open the meet. The women's team of Chloe Hunt, Jade Kemp, Zuni Rubio, and Jennifer Liang took first with a time of 2:04.16 and the men's team of Christopher Miles, Charles Smith, Zach Magers, and Sean Cookson came in with a time of 1:50.45 to earn the victory. Liberty Chanin followed those races up with a win in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 18:42.27, finishing more than 30 seconds ahead of the second place performer.

Becca Tobias picked up victories in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley, and Hunt added wins in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. Miles took first in the 100 backstroke on the men's side, and Cookson earned a win in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:17.53, nearly 18 seconds faster than second place. The 'Roos won both the men's and women's 100 breaststroke, with Tobias notching another win with a time of 1:19.29 while Ethan Nguyen picked up the win for the men with a time of 59.47. Colton Baker gave the 'Roos first place points in the 1-meter diving event, and Stephen Estraca was first in the 3-meter dive.