Women's Swimming Splits Decisions at Austin College Double Dual meet
The Centenary swimming teams had a successful first weekend as they opened their 2021 season at the Austin College Double Dual meet against the host 'Roos and McMurry University in Sherman, Texas.
Sherman, Texas - The Centenary swimming teams had a successful first weekend as they opened their 2021 season at the Austin College Double Dual meet against the host 'Roos and McMurry University in Sherman, Texas.
The Gents defeated Austin College, 134-65 and fell to McMurry, 117-111. McMurry defeated Austin by a 178-40 count. On the women's side, the Ladies defeated McMurry, 139.50-76.50 and lost to Austin, 133.000-95.00. Austin also defeated McMurry, 149.00-74.00.
The Ladies and Gents were scheduled to open the season last Saturday at home versus Millsaps College in their only home meet of the season, but it was cancelled. The swimming teams, along with their fellow teams on campus and all other Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference schools, will take part in a unique, shortened schedule due to continuing implications due to COVID-19.
The team of Ricky LaFleur (Lafayette, La.), Mitchell Lulich (New Orleans, La.), Aiden Peterkin (Zachary, La.), and (Miguel Vasquez (Lafayette, La.) claimed victory in the finals of the 200-Yard Medley Relay swimming a time of 1:44.44. Vasquez won the 100-Yard backstroke, swimming a time of 52.96 as well as the 100-yard Freestyle (47.85). LaFleur won the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.54 while Lulich placed second with a time of 1:05.89. Freshman Tony Barbee (Plaquemine, La) won the 200-Yard Butterfly, swimming a time of 2:13.79.
LaFleur also claimed victory in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:23.91) while Lulich finished second with a time of 2:24.36. Lulich won the 500-yard Freestyle in a time of 5:24.21. Vasquez hit the trifecta as he claimed a third individual victory, winning the 100-Yard Butterfly as he swam a time of 51.64.
Senior Sarah Harrison (Alexandria, La.) claimed victory in the finals of the 1650-Yard Freestyle, swimming a time of 19:36.01. Harrison also claimed a runner-up finish in the 100-yard Breaststroke, as she swam the finals in a time of 1:17.16. She also placed second in the finals of the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:47.03. Freshman Anacelia Galeano Balam (Baton Rouge, La.) won the 100 Yard Butterfly, swimming a time of 1:06.65. Senior Chris Reese (Alexandria, La.) had a productive day as he placed second in the finals of the 1650-Freestyle and third in the 50-free. Peterkin also placed second in the 200-Yard Freestyle.
Junior Lindsay Strohm (McKinney, Texas) finished second in the 200-free and third in the 500-free while freshman Bryn Jenkins (Houston, Texas) picked up a pair of runner-up finishes in the 100-yard Backstroke as well as the 200-back.
The Ladies and Gents finish their seasons at the SCAC Championships Feb. 10-13 in San Antonio.
Link to complete 2021 Gents schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mswim/2020-21/schedule
Link to complete 2021 Ladies schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wswim/2020-21/schedule
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