LEWISVILLE, Texas - The Colorado College women and the Trinity University men took the early lead on Day One action of the 2016 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Official Championships Website
On the women's side, Colorado College leads the group with 112 points, while Trinity University is close behind at 100. Austin College is currently holding onto third place with 74 points, and Centenary College has totaled 62 points through the first two events. McMurry in fifth place (58 points) and Southwestern in sixth (56 points) round of the group.
The CC Tigers, made up of Olivia Dilorati, Megan Gillespie, Ellen Silk and Justina Zuckerman, started the championships off with a victory in the 200 medley relay, while breaking a seven year old SCAC record in the process with a time of 1:45.56. The mark was also good for a NCAA 'B' cut.
Trinity University followed them with a time of 1:49.30, while Centenary College came in third (1:56.21).
In the 800 freestyle relay, the Colorado College group made up of Erin Holmes, Emily Harrison, Olivia Dilorati and Justina Zuckerman took the top spot again, finishing the event with a time of 7:45.97.
CC was followed by Trinity with a time of 7:49.24 and Southwestern, who hit the wall at 7:59.75.
On the men's side, Trinity University currently leads the pack with 110 points, while Southwestern is close behind with 102. Centenary and Colorado College are in third and fourth, respectively, with 86 and 70 points. Rounding out the group is Austin College with 68 points and McMurry with 52.
The 200 medley relay team of Michael Glover, Mickey Scharbrough, Simmon Belaineh and Matt Sluss finished in a time of 1:32.96 - improving on their 2015 relay time by more than half a second. This time ranks as the second-fastest time in SCAC Championship history.
Trinity's relay team came in just short, finishing .02 seconds behind the Pirates at 1:32.98 for second place. Their time ranks as the third-fastest in SCAC Championship history. Colorado College rounded out the medal-winners with a time of 1:36.96.
In the 800 freestyle relay, Trinity's men came out on top, finishing with a time of 6:56.11, more than seven seconds ahead of the Southwestern group (7:03.27). Making up the Trinity team was Gordon Allan, Andrew Thiesse, Nate Borchers and Spencer Adickes.
Centenary College took third in the event, posting a time of 7:12.93.
Competition continues on Thursday with preliminaries beginning at 10:30 a.m., women's and men's finals at 6:30 p.m. Click here for the complete schedule of events.
