Swimming Back In Action This Weekend At Hendrix "Mid-Season Invitational"
The Ladies and Gents return to action this weekend as they compete in the "Mid-Season Invitational" hosted by Hendrix College at Bob Courtway Pool.
Conway, Ark. - The Ladies and Gents return to action this weekend as they compete in the "Mid-Season Invitational" hosted by Hendrix College at Bob Courtway Pool.
Centenary will compete Friday, Saturday, and Sunday against the hosty Warriors and the rest of a talented field.
Centenary recorded a combined victory over the University of the Ozarks by a score of 219-125 in a conference dual meet on Nov. 1 at home. The Gents earned a dominating 137-27 victory while the Ladies fell 98-82. Sophomore Hunter Hedges (Murphy, Texas) continued the strong start to his season as he tallied three individual wins on the men's side and junior Reece Esser (Huntsville, Texas) matched Hedges with three wins of her own to lead the Ladies.
The Ladies and Gents opened their seasons last month with a conference dual meet against McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The Maroon and White edged the War Hawks, 165-162, on the first day and fell 194-179 on day two. The Ladies recorded strong performances both days, winning 95-51 and 107-63 while the Gents were downed by scores of 111-70 and 131-72. Hedges recorded a trio of individual wins and finished as runner-up twice. Hedges claimed wins in the 50 fly (24.35), 200 IM (2:04.39), and 100 breast (1:03.10) and finished as runner-up in both the 50 breast (29.10) and 100 IM (57.21).
Esser recorded five individual wins and was a member of a pair of winning relay teams in the 200 free relay and 400 medley relay. Esser recorded wins in the 50 fly (28.24), 100 fly (1:03.82), 50 back (30.29), and twice in the 50 free - 25.86 and 24.46, her career personal best and the third-fastest time in program history in the event.
Centenary held its annual Intrasquad/Alumni Meet on Oct. 25 as over 30 former Ladies and Gents joined with the current squads for a memorable reunion and competition.
See the Ladies and Gents' complete season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/mswim/2025-26/schedule
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