Trinity vs Incarnate Word
- January 27, 2024
- San Antonio, Texas
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Trinity Athletics
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.
SAN ANTONIO – The Trinity University men’s swimming & diving team completed its final tune-up before the conference meet by taking on Division I University of the Incarnate Word on Saturday.
Though the Tigers lost 204-79 in the meet, there were several impressive performances along with marked improvement from last year’s meet against the Cardinals. Trinity took second and third in the two relays, while also earning 12 more top three finishes in the individual races.
Nathaniel Early (Austin, Texas / Westwood) and Michael Kohl (Missouri City, Texas / Ridge Point) led the way with four medals each. Both Tigers were a part of the 200 medley relay that finished second in a time of 1:35.04, and the 400 free relay that was third in a time of 3:11.07. Early also had two individual runner-up finishes in the meet, finishing second in the 100 and 200 freestyle races. He was just 0.09 seconds from the top spot with his time of 1:41.77 in the 200 free, then finished the 100 free in 47.19 seconds for another second-place race. Kohl was also second in the 100 back with his time of 52.96 seconds, then was third in the 100 fly with a time of 51.55 seconds that was just 0.07 from a silver medal.
Joining their teammates for the second-place medley relay were Kendal Southwell (Rio Rancho, N.M. / Calvert Online Academy) and Trace Briones (San Antonio, Texas / Health Careers). Nathan Perez (Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek) and William Walker (Houston, Texas / Westside) swam with Early and Kohl in the 400 free relay that closed out today’s meet. Southwell also picked up two bronze medals in the 100 and 200 breaststroke on Saturday. He finished the 100 in 59.53 seconds, then was third in the 200 with a time of 2:08.84 that was just 0.15 from second place. Briones, Walker, and Perez all earned individual third-place finishes as well. Briones led Trinity with a third-place finish in the 50 free (21.66), while Perez was also the top Tiger swimmer in the 200 butterfly (1:58.25). Walker was just behind early in the 200 free with a time of 1:45.30 that was good for third place.
John Key (El Paso, Texas / Franklin) just missed a bronze in the 200 free behind Walker, finishing just 0.01 behind his teammate. Key made up for the near-miss with third-place finishes in both the 200 back and the 400 individual medley, though. He was just 0.18 seconds from second place in the 200 back, finishing third in 1:56.53. Key later posted a time of 4:15.13 in the 400 IM to finish third.
In the diving events, Konstantine Partalas (San Antonio, Texas / Reagan) snagged medals in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. Partalas was the runner-up on the 3-meter board with his score of 313.73, while also finishing third on the low board with a score of 294.15.
Chase Hays (Austin, Texas / Anderson) and William Sikes (Pittsboro, N.C. / Woods Charter) just missed out on earning medals in the 200 fly and the 50 free. Sikes was fourth behind Perez in the 200 fly with a time of 2:04.41, and Hays finished the 50 free in 22.23 to earn fourth place as well.
Coach Speak
“The team score doesn’t show the success that today was,” said Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. “Our guys raced really hard against some very impressive competition. We were better that last weekend and much, much better than last year at UIW. I’m proud of the work they’ve done and deserve the rest that is coming their way soon. I can’t wait to watch these guys go into battle at the SCAC Championships.”
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.
Courtesy: Incarnate Word Athletics
SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word swim & dive team faced off against Trinity in the final dual meet of the season on Senior day.
Coach Reed Robelot said, “Congratulations to all of our seniors and student-athletes that wrapped up their dual meet careers on Saturday! To make it all the way through a full NCAA swimming or diving career is quite the accomplishment. We are proud of all of them and wish them the best of luck at our championships and in the next chapters of their lives!”
Several seniors, Ximena Conde Merlos (200 free, 500 free, 400 IM), Cristina Vegara (100 back, 200 back), Fernando Ruvalcaba Cruz (200 back, 200 fly), Trevor Smith (100 back, 100 fly), showed out in their final home meet winning all of their individual events.
Familiar faces Jada Ashford (50 free, 100 free, 100 breast), Fabio Fasolo (50 free, 100 free), and Panos Vlachogiannakos (500 free, 1650 free), also continued to roll winning their individual events. Mundo Gomez won the 200 free with a time of 1:41.68 and Megan Lopez won the 1650 with a time of 18:23.08. Maksym Holubnychyi took first in three individual events, 100 breast, 200 breat, and 400 IM. Divers, Belal Zahran and Dawson, swept the 1 and 3-meter diving events for the Cardinals.
