SAN ANTONIO – The 17th-ranked Tiger women's swimming & diving team defeated Division I University of the Incarnate Word on Saturday.
Trinity earned a hard-fought 151-138 win over the Cardinals, sweeping both of today's relays, as well as winning five individual events. Overall, the Tigers swimmers and divers had 28 top-three performances on their way to the team victory.
Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy),
Neely Burns (Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird), and
Emma Hagan (Overland Park, Kan. / Olathe East) earned four medals each between their individual events and the relays. Hagan was a part of both the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams on Saturday. Burns joined her teammate for the medley relay victory at the start of the day, while Benson did the same on the free relay at the end of the meet.
Brooklyn Fuscone (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Hoffman Estates) swept the diving competition and was Trinity's only swimmer or diver to earn two individual victories. She won the 1-meter diving event with a score of 227.93, then finished with 244.43 points to take the top spot on the 3-meter board as well.
Alexana Heinrich (Lubbock, Texas / Lubbock) was the runner-up on both boards and
Kara Moss (Houston, Texas / Stratford) finished third on both.
In addition to her relay win, Burns also won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:27.62 on Saturday. She was also the runner-up in two other events: the 100 breast and the 400 individual medley. Burns clocked in at 1:07.59 for second in the 100 breast, then finished in 4:36.37 in the 400 IM. Hagan also earned an individual gold medal after posting a time of 2:06.90 in the 200 butterfly. She was also second in the 100 free with a time of 53.90 to edge her teammate, Benson, in third. Benson finished in 54.11 to earn bronze in that event, as well as earning two other individual finishes in the top three. She was the third in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.06 early in the meet, then was the runner-up in the 50 free with a time of 24.60.
Caroline Myers (Austin, Texas / Bowie) and Hagan were the only two swimmers on both winning relay teams, and Myers also earned an individual victory with a time of 59.19 seconds in the 100 fly.
Jules Wiehrdt (Waco, Texas Midway) teamed up with Myers, Hagan, and Burns in the winning 200 medley relay that finished in 1:49.76.
Kyla Foxhoven (Austin, Texas / Westlake), Myers, Hagan, and Benson finished in 3:32.97 to win the 400 free relay at the end of the day. Foxhoven was also third behind Benson in the 50 free, posting a time of 25.16 seconds.
Wiehrdt was just 0.03 seconds from a bronze medal in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 1:00.36. She was also joined by
Rachel Brown (Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus),
Julia Carter (Dripping Springs, Texas / Dripping Springs), and
Allison Ortiz (Houston, Texas / Stratford) in the 400 free relay, with the quartet finishing third with a time of 3:40.54. Carter just missed an individual bronze of her own after finishing fourth in the 200 free with a time of 2:00.77. Ortiz and Brown teamed up with
Audrey Jacobson (Dallas, Texas / School for the Talent and Gifted) and
Lindsay McKinney (Victoria, Texas / Saint Joseph) in the 200 medley relay, finishing in a time of 1:52.63 that was just 0.05 seconds from third place.
Erin Morie (St. Louis, Mo. / Cor Jesu Academy) finished with three individual medals, beginning with her second-place finish with a time of 18:36.18 in the 1,650 free. Despite the grueling race, she still came back to earn third place in both the 500 free (5:29.54) and the 400 IM (4:49.49). Jacobson also had a pair of individual silver medals in the 200 free and the 200 back. She posted a time of 1:55.96 in the freestyle event, then came back with a 2:11.31 finish in the backstroke. Ortiz was second in the 100 fly behind Myers with a time of 59.66 seconds. McKinney,
Elizabeth Molique (Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro), and
Renee Trombley (Fort Collins, Colo. / Fossil Ridge) all earned third place finishes in individual events as well. McKinney was third in the 200 breast with a time of 2:34.66, Trombley raced with Morie in the 1,650 free and touched in 19:22.19, and Molique was third in the 100 fly with a time of 1:00.64.
Coach Speak
"Today was a phenomenal day for our women's team," began Head Coach
Cathleen Pruden. "We knew we had a shot to win against a Division I program and they rose to the occasion and got it done. This was a full team effort from top to bottom, but I have to give a shout-out to Erin (Morie). She took on a big lineup and posted two season-best times! Our divers were great as well and key to the team points game. We are so proud of the way this group of Tigers came together today."
Up Next
Trinity will next compete in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, held February 14-17 at the Garland ISD Natatorium in Garland, Texas.
