TCU VS TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN
- January 10, 2026
- Fort Worth, Texas
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – In a Saturday showdown at the TCU Recreational Center, the TCU swimming and diving team grabbed a pair of wins over Texas Permian Basin to earn the team’s third win in a row.
The women’s side won 228-51, and the men posted a 215-76 victory over UTPB. TCU won all but one event for the day. A total of 31 out of 32 events had a TCU representative atop the leaderboards at the conclusion of the meet.
TCU started out the day with a pair of wins in the 200 medley relay. The women’s squad of Taylor Steelman, Giorgia Vavalle, Aubrey Finn and Hannah Wachendorfer posted a time of 1:45.58 and the men’s side of Edgar Cicanci, Colin Clough, Nigel Forbes and Charlie Bishop touched the wall in 1:30.45.
Amelia Snyder captured the win in the 1000 free after clocking a10:38.42. Deacon Gutshall followed with an effort of 9:33.61 to secure the second of many event sweeps for the Frogs. Sydney Inman captured the win in the 200 free with a 1:53.95 and Luka Cavic joined in on the fun with a 1:41.80.
Finn touched the wall in 57.77 to win the 100 back, and Cicanci notched a 48.36 to earn each of them their second wins of the day in the opening moments of the match. Vavalle (1:06.54) would soon add her second triumph on the day in the 100 breast, and Nikola Koltin gave TCU another swimmer atop the podium with a 56.64 effort.
Stella Todd (2:09.79) would be the Frogs’ lone victor for the 200 fly, clocking a 2:09.79. Heading into the first break, Molly Cullen blazed to a 23.68 for a win in the 50 free and Horton posted a 20.13 to create some positive momentum for the Frogs.
In diving, David Ekdahl shined on the day, earning wins on both 1-meter and 3-meter. On 1-meter, the reigning Big 12 Diver of the Week scored the 370.95 to secure the victory and on 3-meter had an impressive 414.90 to round out his dominant day on the boards. On the women’s side, Lauren Cey (282.75) earned a triumph on 1-meter and Emma Larcada Herrera (300.98) grabbed a win on 3-meter with a 300.98.
Coming out of the break, Avery Dillon had a 52.57 to win the 100 free, and Viktor Hristov threw down a 45.17 to secure the event sweep. Audrey Worgull (2:04.89) and Cicanci (1:48.43) posted wins on the 200 back as well.
In the 200 breast, Vavalle collected another win with a 2:22.06 effort, and Koltin threw down a 2:04.86 to grab his second victory of the day. Steelman (5:08.99) and Filip Suchanski (4:41.41) earned triumphs in the 500 free as the individual events started to dwindle down for the day.
Morgan Gore won the 100 fly with a time of 57.36, and Quint Erwin followed with a 49.93. In the final individual event of the day, Nicole Christensen (4:34.58) and Braedon Ando (4:06.66) won the 400 IM.
The women’s 200 free relay squad of Lexi Drap, Finn, Gore and Cullen touched the wall in 1:36.98 to grab the win. To close out the meet, Suchanski, Hristov, Cavic and Nick Rozenberg notched a 1:24.08 to grab the final event sweep of the day.
SENIORS RECOGNIZED
Oliver Cazaly
Lauren Cey
Edgar Cicanci
Colin Clough
Lexi Drap
David Ekdahl
Leah Fletcher
Morgan Gore
Peter Horton
Grant Klatt
Kornel Kohalmi
Alessandra Senis
Amelia Snyder
Stella Todd
Giorgia Vavalle
Aaron Wilmes
Yasmin Lopes
UP NEXT
The swimming and diving program is set to take part in the Big 12 East Championships, running from Jan. 16-17 in Houston, Texas.
Courtesy: UTPB Athletics
FORT WORTH, Texas (January 11, 2026) – One week into Spring training, The University of Texas Permian Basin men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams traveled to TCU to compete with a very good in-state opponent and NCAA Division I program. The UTPB men fell 215-76 to TCU while the women lost 228-51 in a dual meet on Saturday, January 10, at the TCU Recreational Center.
“We had a solid meet just one week into our Spring training,” spoke UTPB Head Coach Brian Schroeder. “We got to race fast athletes, which will help us going into conference championships.”
Senior captain Owen Putnam got a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly and almost came from behind to win the 400 IM before finishing in second place.
The UTPB men’s team also got second-place finishes from Sean Greene (200 freestyle) and Colin Doyle (100 butterfly), and also finished second in the 200 freestyle relay.
On the women’s side, Rowan McWhorter finished second in the 200 breaststroke while UTPB’s top-third place finishes on the women’s side included Gia Delgado (1000 freestyle), Avery Momotiuk (100 breaststroke), Erika Hajduk (500 freestyle) and Ava McCormack (100 butterfly).
The Falcons had a combined six personal bests, and are looking to continue their momentum going into the coming weeks.
Men’s Top-Three Finishes:
1000 freestyle – third place – Addison Richardson – 10:10.30
200 freestyle – second place – Sean Greene – 1:42.68
100 backstroke – third place – Zane Garner – 53.09
100 breaststroke – third place – Kell Frazier – 59.17
200 butterfly – first place – Owen Putnam – 1:51.07
50 freestyle – third place – Colin Doyle – 21.41
100 freestyle – third place – Kell Frazier – 47.43
200 backstroke – third place – Cooper Workman – 1:54.10
200 breaststroke – third place – Sean Greene – 2:07.98
500 freestyle – third place – Niklas Heelein – 4:55.60
100 butterfly – second place – Colin Doyle – 51.69
400 IM – second place – Owen Putnam – 4:07.72
200 freestyle relay – second place – UTPB “A” team (Kell Frazier, Nico Turner, Logan Fultz, Colin Doyle) – 1:24.81
200 freestyle relay – third place – UTPB “B” team (Zane Garner, Chase Alderman, Cooper Workman, Brannan Espericueta) – 1:27.22
Women’s Top-Three Finishes:
1000 freestyle – third place – Gia Delgado – 12:49.86
100 breaststroke – third place – Avery Momotiuk – 1:10.20
200 butterfly – third place – Nadia Phelps – 2:20.85
200 backstroke – third place – Lu-Lu Van Winkle – 2:30.62
200 breaststroke – second place – Rowan McWhorter – 2:43.43
500 freestyle – third place – Erika Hajduk – 5:47.47
100 butterfly – third place – Ava McCormack – 1:00.65
400 IM – third place – Gia Delgado – 5:38.63
Next up: The Falcons will compete in their rescheduled meet at McMurry University next weekend, now taking on the War Hawks in a dual meet starting at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, from Abilene, Texas.
