Centenary Completes Fall Season In Home Meet Versus Hendrix
The Centenary men's and women's swimming teams fell to the Hendrix College Warriors on Saturday in a non-conference dual meet at the Centenary Fitness (FIT) Center.
Shreveport – The Centenary men's and women's swimming teams fell to the Hendrix College Warriors on Saturday in a non-conference dual meet at the Centenary Fitness (FIT) Center.
The Ladies lost a close battle, 140-134, while the Gents dropped a 186-81 decision. The meet was Centenary's second-straight at home following its home opener back on Oct. 30 versus McMurry University.
Centenary recorded an impressive 11 individual wins on Saturday and one team win as the Gents claimed the men's medley relay in a time of 1:47.74.
Senior Brianna Serret (Alexandria, La.) led the way for the Ladies as she claimed three individual victories in the 50 fly (27.88), 100 fly (100.78), and 100 back (101.76). Serret now has six individual wins this season through her first three meets and has earned a pair of runner-up finishes. Her time in the 100 fly was a season best.
Three Gents claimed wins on Saturday as senior Mitchell Lulich (New Orleans, La.) won the 100 breast as he swam a time of 1:05.39, sophomore Tony Barbee (Plaquemine, La.) swam a time of 56.69 to win the 100 fly, and senior Tripp Montgomery (New Iberia, La.) won the 50 breast with a time of 29.88. Those same three teamed with freshman Cash Coats (Andrews, Texas) to claim the win in the 200 medley relay.
Freshman Madeline Vacula (Belton, Texas) won the 200 free (2:03.68) and 500 free (5:28.82) on Saturday as she continued her superb start to her collegiate career. Vacula now has four individual wins and three runner-up finishes in her rookie season. She also finished third in the 100 back (1:05.12) on Saturday.
Senior Madelyn Frederick (Slidell, La.) won the 50 breast with a time of 34.11, fellow senior Margot Frost (Prairieville, La.) claimed the 200 IM (2:26.40), and junior Christine Goodman (Alexandria, La.) swam a time of 1:16.50 to win the 100 breast.
Centenary also recorded nine individual second-place finishes and an impressive 36 top-five finishes on the men's and women's side combined. Goodman placed second in the 50 breast (35.05), Frost was second in the 100 fly (1:04.63) behind her teammate Serret, junior Camryn Hebert (Youngsville, La.) recorded a runner-up finish in the 200 free (2:15.21), and Frederick finished second in both the 50 free (26.81), and 100 breast (1:16.60).
Junior Katie Malicoat (Wichita, Kan.) finished second in the 100 free, swimming a time of 1:02.35 and placed third in the 100 breast in a season-best time of 1:17.51. Sophomore Anacelia Galeano-Balam (Baton Rouge, La.) finished third in the 100 free (1:03.49) and fifth in the 100 fly (1:07.78). Sophomore Bryn Jenkins (Houston, Texas) finished third in the 50 back, swimming a time of 31.41 and placed fifth in the 100 back (1:08.31).
The Ladies' foursome of Frost, Goodman, Serret, and Vacula finished second in the 200 medley relay (1:56.54) while the team of Frederick, Galeano-Balam, Jenkins, and Malicoat finished third at 1:59.14. Centenary finished 1-2-3 in the 50 breast, and earned the top two spots in the 200 free, 100 fly, and 100 breast.
On the men's side, Lulich placed third in the 200 free (1:58.18), Coats was third in the 50 breast (31.61), Freshman Nathaniel Batiste Jr. (Vacherie, La.) finished fifth in the 50 breast (32.99), and sophomore Jules Reny (Lille, France) finished fourth in the 500 free (5:54.56) which was a season-best time in the event and fifth in the 200 free with a time of 2:07.54. Sophomore Aiden Peterkin (Zachary, La.) finished fourth in the 50 back (32.36) and sixth in the 50 fly (29.22).
Saturday's meet was the final action for Centenary this fall, but the Maroon and White will host a pair of meets in January, beginning with a dual meet versus Millsaps on Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. Centenary then competes in the Austin College Invitational on Jan. 15 in Sherman, Texas and faces Austin College in its final regular-season home meet on Jan. 22 for Senior Day.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mswim/2021-22/schedule
See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wswim/2021-22/schedule
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