2019 Trinity Invitational
- December 16, 2019
- San Antonio, Texas
- Results
Courtesy: Texas A&M Athletics
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies men’s swimmers touched the wall first in each event of the double-dual meet to complete the sweep of the Holiday Invitational, beating the Incarnate Word Cardinals 155-91 and the Trinity Tigers 153-80 on Dec. 16 at the Palo Alto Pool.
Nine different Aggies won an event by the 13th men’s event, when Texas A&M swam in exhibition for the remainder of the meet. Adam Koster and Mike Thibert led the Maroon & White, with Koster claiming the 100 free (44.14) and the 100 fly (49.03), and Thibert winning the 100 back (51.13) and the 50 free (20.58). Gus Karau and Hudson Smith both earned their first collegiate individual first-place finishes in the 1,000 free (9:41.14) and the 500 free (4:35.01) respectively. Jace Brown tacked on another individual win for his rookie campaign in the 200 fly (1:49.34). Shaine Casas (200 free, 1:38.43), Tanner Olson (100 breast, 55:99), Andres Puente (200 breast, 2:01.42) and Benjamin Walker (200 back, 1:52.61) highlight the remainder of the event winners on the evening.
The Aggies take the remainder of the year off and return to the pool on Jan. 11, 2020 to commence SEC dual-meet action at Georgia at 9 a.m.. Check 12thMan.com and follow @AggieSwimDive on Twitter for updates and results.
Top Times On The Day
200 Medley Relay – Alberto Gomez, Hudson Smith, Clayton Bobo, Adam Koster – 1:31.17 *
1,000 Free – Gus Karau – 9:41.14 *
200 Free – Shaine Casas – 1:38.43 *
100 Back – Mike Thibert – 51.13 *
100 Breast – Tanner Olson – 55.99 *
200 Fly – Jace Brown – 1:49.34 *
50 Free – Mike Thibert – 20.58 *
100 Free – Adam Koster – 44.14 *
200 Back – Benjamin Walker – 1:52.61 *
200 Breast – Andres Puente – 2:01.42 *
500 Free – Hudson Smith – 4:35.01 *
100 Fly – Adam Koster – 49.03 *
200 IM – Hudson Smith – 1:50.89 x
200 Free Relay – Mike Thibert, Alberto Gomez, Andres Puente, Peter Simmons – 1:24.47 x
First place finishes are marked with “*” and exhibition times are marked with “x”
Quotes
Men’s Swimming Head Coach Jay Holmes
On the team’s double-dual victory…
“This was a good day of racing for us. Historically this is a hard time of the year to get a team really invested in a meet. This was the best meet our team has had for this time of the year that I can remember. We had a real good effort level all day.”
On standout performances…
“[Shaine] Casas again did his usual, but another swimmer we were happy with was [Mark] Schnippenkoetter, pushing Shaine to that 200 Free win. Both of them were 1:38’s. I don’t know if Shaine would have gone 1:38 if Mark hadn’t been there on his shoulder the whole time. Adam Koster and Hudson Smith also had real good efforts. Adam’s two wins were a bit different in that the 100 Free was just executed real well, unlike the 100 Fly that was just a tough swim. Hudson Smith’s 1:50 200 IM that he did after his 500 Free win was also just done exceptionally.”
On switch-ups in the lineup…
“We tried several things with our lineup today. Specifically we put most of our guys in events that were fairly close together, asking them to get it done without their usual amount of rest. One of those was Jace Brown in the 200 Free and 200 Fly. That’s a hard double in the dual meet order. His win with a 1:49 in the 200 Fly was another just tough swim.”
Courtesy: New Mexico State Athletics
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The New Mexico State swimming and diving team picked up its second-straight win, earning 582.2 points to finish ahead of UIW (545.5) and D-III Trinity University (552.9). The Aggies picked up eight first-place finishes, nine second-place finishes and six third-place finishes.
“We had a really impressive day in the pool,” said associate head coach Rachel Judge. “Katherine Harston won all three of her events, despite the 1000 Free, 200 Fly and 500 Free being one of the toughest triples at a dual meet. Our sprinters were impressive, having two girls go 23-mid at an in-season meet was awesome to see. Freshman Skylar Welle won the 100 and 200 Breast with her fastest dual-meet swims of the year.”
NM State started strong, with the 200 Medley Relay squad of Anabel Ivanov, Ashley Reynolds, Reagan Nentwich and Neza Kocijan posting the fastest in-season relay splits of the year to finish first at 1:44.97. The B relay also posted a solid showing, finishing second with a time of 1:46.73.
Then, Katherine Harston started off a dominant triple with a win in the 1000 Free (10:46.91). Harston also won the other two events she swam in, the 200 Fly (2:09.34) and 500 Free (5:13.23).
Freshman Skylar Welle also had an excellent day in the pool. In the 100 Breast, she won with a time of 1:05.94, barely out-touching teammate Ashley Reynolds (1.05.96). She followed that up with a win in the 200 Breast (2:24.00), a race that saw the top-four spots go to Aggie swimmers.
NM State then went one-two in the 50 Free with freshman Aimee Burton (23.76) finishing just ahead of Airam Oliva-Aun (23.76) before the Aggies claimed the top-three spots in the 100 Free, led by Oliva-Aun (52.00).
The New Mexico State swimmers wrapped up the day with the fastest time in the 200 Free (1:34.89).
On the diving side, Italia Aranzabal continued her strong start to her freshman campaign, capturing both the 3m and the 1m. She finished the 3m with a score of 267.00 and her 275.90 in the 1m qualified her for the NCAA Diving Zones at the end of the season.
New Mexico State now gets a few weeks off before hosting CSU Pueblo on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 11:30 a.m.
Courtesy: Incarnate Word Athletics
SAN ANTONIO — The University of the Incarnate Word men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams wrapped up competition at the Trinity Invitational on Monday night at the Palo Alto natatorium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The UIW relay squad of Christopher Lestage, Leonardo Sanchez, Clayton Taylor and Robert Anaya topped the men’s 200 free relay for a first-place time of 1:25.10. The women in this event (Sophie Taylor, Lauren Gray, Hannah Rowley and Natasha Fung) narrowly missed out on first to touch second in 1:40.04.
Dawson Martinez excelled on 1M and 3M diving, to secure first in both categories with 294.00 and 347.05 respective points.
Sophie Taylor busted out a quick 55.87 in the 100 fly to secure first place with a multi-second margin above her competitors.
Continuing to finesse her work, Kristen Straszacker notched first for the Cardinals in the women’s 100 backstroke with a time of 56.71. Straszacker stretched her win count to top the 200 back and 200 IM competition, going 2:03.60 and 2:10.51, respectively. In the men’s 200 back, Jack Prud’homme was the top time placing third at 2:00.46.
Kyle Bodemer and Alex Garriga went first and second on the meet in the men’s 200 IM, with times of 1:57.99 and 1:58.77.
After going a strong 21.44 in the 50 freestyle, Christopher Lestage took second in the 100 free with a final time of 46.85.
Freshman Regan Hayes took on the distance challenge that is the 1000 freestyle to land third with a time of 10:58.83.
Taylor Steele put in work as a veteran on the team to come in third in the women’s 200 fly, going 2:15.04. On the men’s side, Jared Wallace competed against stiff competition to take fifth with a time of 1:53.60. Later in the men’s 100 butterfly, Wallace would take second with a time of 49.29.
In the men’s 200 breaststroke, Ben Stiles and Jon Taylor went third and fourth overall, with respective times of 2:11.07 and 2:11.71.
Just after Hannah Rowley took third in the women’s 500 freestyle with a time of 5:15.96, Leonardo Sanchez notched a strong second-place finish for the men in 4:49.75. Teammate Nathan Keller came in shortly after with a time of 4:53.87.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals men and women are set to compete for the last time in 2019 on Dec. 31, when the team will compete against the University of California, San Diego. The La Jolla meet is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT.
FOLLOW ALONG
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Courtesy: Trinity Athletics
San Antonio – The Tiger men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams enjoyed solid performances against NCAA Division I competition at the Trinity Holiday Invitational, hosted by Palo Alto (TX) College.
HIGHLIGHTS
Trinity’s women scored 120 points and trailed by just 10 against the University of the Incarnate Word (TX), and the Tigers were also runners-up to New Mexico State University by a final score of 168-77.
The Tiger men’s team lost to Incarnate Word 141-105, as well as finishing second to Texas A&M University 153-80.
Spencer Steward broke the Tiger men’s school record with his time of 2:02.78 that was good for second place in the 200 breaststroke. He also finished third in the 100 breast, finishing in a Trinity season-best time of 57.23.
Anthony Liva was the runner-up on both boards in the diving events, earning NCAA qualifying scores on both boards. He scored 278.05 points on the 1-meter and 293.55 on the high board.
Beau Tipton finished second in the 200 butterfly and third in the 100 fly. His time of 50.83 in the 100 fly is the fastest at Trinity this season, which also moves him to sixth in the Tiger men’s record book in that event.
Tipton was joined by Daniel Sarman, Elliott Fleming, and Nolan Anthony for a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Anthony teamed up with Leon Faulk, Eamon Morris, and Shamzi Alkaff for second place in the 200 freestyle relay.
Matt Lanzara finished as the runner-up in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:56.09.
Mabel Fowler led Trinity’s women’s team by winning the 200 freestyle in 1:52.70 and leading off the winning 200 free relay team. Star Rosales, Morgen Reyna, and Caroline North joined Fowler with a winning time of 1:36.84 in the event. The quartet also earned a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.45.
Anabelle Conde was the runner-up in both the 500 and 1,000 freestyle races. She finished the 500 in 5:13.85 and move to fifth in school history with her time of 10:47.76 in the 1,000.
Reyna and Rosales also put up two of the team’s best times this season in the 50 free. Reyna was third in a season-best time of 24.30 and Rosales finished in 24.52 to tie for the second-fastest time of the year.
Karin Petersen was second in the 200 individual medley with her time of 2:17.92 to round out the top Tiger women’s finishers.
Katarina Partales and Maren Merwarth both finished in the top five in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Partales also turned in an NCAA qualifying score of 261.60 on the low board.
UP NEXT
Trinity’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams will both return to action on Saturday, January 18, as the Tigers will host Southwestern (TX) University.
