LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Six of the league's seven women's teams were in the pool this past week, with intra-conference duals between Austin College and Centenary and Southwestern and Trinity highlighting the action.
The Centenary women concluded the 2016-17 regular season with the Ladies earning a 78-52 victory over Austin College.
Junior Caitlyn Faulhaber and sophomore Elena Ring led the way for the Ladies with two individual event wins and a relay win. Faulhaber and Ring teamed up with senior Cameron Barney and freshman Jessi Jordan in the 200 medley relay, touching the wall in 1:58.76, nearly 20 seconds faster than Austin College’s quartet.
Faulhaber swept both the sprint freestyle events, finishing first in a 1-2-3 Centenary sweep in the 50. Faulhaber finished with a time of 25.97, just ahead of Barney (26.68). Freshman Ellen Atkinson placed third with a time of 27.58.
Faulhaber won the 100 free, touching the wall in 59.09.
Ring and Jordan went 1-2 in the 200 IM with times of 2:23.25 and 2:23.43, respectively. Ring also rallied in the final 75 of the 500 freestyle for the victory in 5:54.87, 0.53 seconds faster than Sara Edzards of Austin College.
In Georgetown, the Trinity women defeated Southwestern, 180-112.
Trinity's women captured eight first-place positions in the meet. Lindsay Hagmann won the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle. Ashley Ward was also a two-time winner in the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke.
Meanwhile, seven Trinity divers turned in NCAA Division III Region 2 qualifying scores at Hixon Natatorium. Danielle Freund won the women's 1-meter board, posting a score of 293.18. Sarah Kate Mrkonich was runner-up, and Christine Peterson rounded out the top three.
In the women's 3-meter event, Peterson emerged in first place at 289.58. Patzke came in as runner-up, and Freund's score put her in third place.
To view recaps and results from all of last week's action in the pool, click the links below.
This Week's Results:
Date | Team | Event | Status | Results | Links |
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January | |||||
Fri. 13 | University of the Ozarks | Hendrix (Ark.) College (Dual) | 2nd of 2 teams | ||
Sat. 14 | Austin College | @ Centenary (Dual) | 2nd of 2 teams | ||
Centenary | Austin College (Dual) | 1st of 2 teams | |||
McMurry | @ University of Texas-Permian Basin (Dual) | 2nd of 2 teams | |||
Southwestern (Tex.) | @ Trinity (Tex.) (Dual) | 2nd of 2 teams | |||
Trinity (Tex.) | Southwestern (Tex.) (Dual) | 1st of 2 teams |