Arkansas Wins Fourth Straight Dual Over Little Rock; Trojans Set New Program Record In Loss

ARKANSAS VS LITTLE ROCK (WOMEN)

  • November 8, 2025
  • Fayetteville, Ark.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results

Courtesy: Arkansas Athletics

The Arkansas swim and dive team won its second meet in two days, beating Little Rock by a score of 149-79.

The Razorbacks won their fourth straight meet as they put on another dominant performance against the Trojans. The Hogs continue their undefeated streak against Little Rock, moving to 6-0 all-time.

Arkansas won 13 out of 14 events on the day. The juniors, Lindy Hunter, Harriet Rogers, and Tammy Greenwood, showed out, and each won 2 events. Hunter won the 100 and 200 breaststroke, Rogers won the 100 and 200 freestyle, and Greenwood won the 100 backstroke and 500 freestyle.

Other first place finishes included senior Sydney Craft (200 butterfly), sophomore Ashley Morton (200 backstroke), freshman Sloan Zallen (1,000 freestyle), freshman Viola Petrini (50 freestyle), and freshman Ellen Garritson (100 butterfly).

“It was a great second day meet, our team was focused and accepted the challenge of racing an improved Little Rock team,” head coach Neil Harper said. “We had a lot of best times again today, so we are trending in the right direction. We have two more weeks to continue to work had and prepare for the SMU Invite.”

The Hogs round out the fall slate of the season in the SMU Invite, beginning on Nov. 19.

Courtesy: Little Rock Athletics

FAYETTEVILLE, AR. – Little Rock turned in an impressive showing in its final dual meet before midseason, earning multiple top finishes and setting a new school record against the Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon.

“It was a really fun meet up at Arkansas. We saw a lot of the things we wanted to see from our team heading into our midseason meet in Indianapolis. We put together several conference-leading times, multiple top-ten performances, a number of lifetime bests, and even capped the meet with a school record in the 400 IM. I’m very excited to see what this group can accomplish in just under two weeks.” said head coach Nathan Townsend.

Relays
Little Rock opened the meet strong with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay, as Amara AddisonAdara StoddardMegan Stewart, and Lena Nikolaeva clocked 1:41.58. The Trojans closed the meet with another podium relay, finishing third in the 400 freestyle relay at 3:24.91 behind the efforts of Olivia Elgin, Nikolaeva, Stoddard, and Gabriella O’Neil.

Individual Medley
The 400 IM was a highlight for the Trojans, as they swept the top three spots and broke a school record. Megan Stewart won the event in 4:21.26, setting a new program best. Freshman Lulu Szumski took second in 4:35.19, followed by junior Niamh Carroll in 4:40.76.

Freestyle
Little Rock’s sprint and mid-distance swimmers made a strong impact. Olivia Elgin placed second in the 200 freestyle with a 1:48.42, narrowly behind Arkansas’ top finisher, while O’Neil added a second-place finish in the 100 free at 51.37. Stewart also placed fifth in the 200 free (1:51.58) as part of her standout meet.

Backstroke
Amara Addison led the Trojans in the backstroke events, finishing second in the 100 back with a 55.32. She also contributed key legs on both the medley and freestyle relays, maintaining consistency across multiple swims. Katherine Rasmussen added a sixth-place finish in the event (58.70).

Breaststroke
The Trojans turned in one of their strongest breaststroke showings of the season. Adara Stoddard placed second in both the 100 (1:02.70) and 200 (2:18.62), while teammate Anna Nishizaki was just behind in the 200 breast (2:18.74). Freshman Paige Pala also earned a top-five finish, clocking 1:04.81 in the 100.

Butterfly
Olivia Elgin captured a win in the 100 butterfly with a 56.33, followed by Addison in second at 57.85 and Nikolaeva in third at 58.65. In the 200 butterfly, freshman Nelanee Fulton led Little Rock with a 2:08.35 to place third overall.

“I think that this meet really showed who the Trojans are. With it being such a fast paced meet I think that collectively we demonstrated the strength and endurance we have. The energy was high and watching people pull out school records, season bests and personal bests in season created such a fun and exciting environment to race in. I’d say that this was such a powerful performance from us against the Razorbacks and it’s meets like this that make me proud to be a Trojan. After such a strong duel meet, I cannot wait to see what we can do at midseason.” said junior Niamh Carroll.

Up Next
Little Rock will return to competition November 20–22 at the House of Champions Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana. Prelims begin each morning at 10 a.m. with finals sessions scheduled for 6 p.m.

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