2025 Trinity University Tiger Invitational
- November 21-23, 2025
- Alamo Heights Natatorium, San Antonio, Texas
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results on MeetMobile: “2025 Trinity University Tiger Invitational”
Courtesy of Trinity Athletics
SAN ANTONIO – The #20 Trinity women’s swimming & diving team remains undefeated at the weekend competition after snagging wins in seven finals events on day two of the Tiger Invitational. Trinity has scored 972.50 points across the first two days of the meet and are nearly 500 points ahead of the nearest team.
“We had another good day on the women’s side,” said Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. “It is great to see the first years continue to announce themselves on the top 10 times list. Lindsay had an awesome “Senior Swim” moment with her 100 breaststroke win. Tomorrow will be a big test of mental toughness, but I think these women will dig deep to finish out the weekend.”
Some outstanding performances of the night came from senior captain Neely Burns (Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird) in the 400 IM where she won the event with a 4:27.67 and achieved her NCAA B-cut, and senior Lindsay McKinney (Victoria, Texas / Saint Joseph) who won the 100 breaststroke with a life-time best 1:06.61 that also ranks seventh in school history for the event. Joining Burns atop the podium in the 400 IM was senior Erica Peterson (Lantana, Texas / Guyer), who finished second with a season-best time of 4:43.25. Emme Penry (Greenwood Village, Colo. / Regis Jesuit) followed McKinney in the 100 breaststroke with a second-place time of 1:07.02, which is her fastest college career time in the event and also ranks ninth in school history.
Trinity opened the evening with a top-10 performance in the 200 Medley relay, as first-year Ava Easley (Allen, Texas / Lovejoy), sophomore Penry, and juniors Allison Ortiz (Houston, Texas / Stratford), and Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy) made up the winning A-relay that posted a time of 1:45.73 that lands the team in eighth all-time. Trinity’s B-relay of first-years Kaitlyn Phan (Austin, Texas / Westlake), Sophia Mandanis (Wichita, Kan. / Andover), and Kaya Alvegaard-Struble (Kansas City, Mo. / Pembroke Hill) teamed with Burns to snag 3rd place as well.
Ortiz took home the first individual win of the evening in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.12, defending her title from last year’s Tiger Invite in the 100 fly. Easley finished as the runner-up to her teammate with a time of 58.40.
Benson won the 200 free with a time of 1:54.41, followed closely by senior Audrey Jacobson (Dallas, Texas / School for the Talent and Gifted) and her time of 1:55.92. Both times were season-best performances for the Tiger swimmers.
To close out the night three first-year Tigers went 1-2-3 in the 100 backstroke with three times that are in the top 10 in school history to put an exclamation point on the night. Phan took home 1st place with a time of 56.96 that is good for third all-time at Trinity, while Easley got 2nd place with a time of 57.43 that ties Jacobson for fourth in school history, and Alvegaard-Struble finished 3rd with a time of 57.86 that places her eighth on the Tiger list.
For day 2 of diving on the 3-meter board, first-year Juliet Hood (Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny) took home another 1st place win with a total score of 237.05, completing her sweep of the high and low board competitions over the past two days.
Stay tuned for the final day of the Tiger Invitational where the Trinity women will fight to keep their win streak alive. Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the last session of the weekend with swim finals at 5:00 p.m.
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SAN ANTONIO – The #19 Trinity men’s swimming & diving team continues to torch the competition, completing the second day of the Tiger Invitational with a lead of nearly 200 points over the nearest team.
“The men put together another great performance today,” said Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. “We had a deep crew shine in the 400 IM today as well as some nice swims out of the 100 breaststrokers and 200 freestylers. It is fun to see these guys who train together on a regular basis all step up and race together. Most folks are racing double the distance tomorrow and we look forward to wrapping up this meet on a high note.”
Luke Fender (Jackson, Miss. / St. Andrew’s Episcopal) stepped out of his comfort zone today in prelims and swam the 400 IM, touching at 4:05.60, the ninth fastest time in Trinity history. Although he didn’t swim the event in finals, his teammates Theodore Ho (Jackson, Miss. / St. Andrew’s Episcopal), Grant Bibza (Southlake, Texas / Carroll), Ryan O’Leary (Austin, Texas / Austin), and Apollo Aceves (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Trabuco Hills) earned first, second, third, and seventh place respectively. Ho swam a new personal-best time of 4:01.77, placing him second in Trinity history in this event. Fender did however swim the 200 free in finals, winning the event with a time of 1:38.98. He was accompanied by Sean Easley (Allen, Texas / Lovejoy), William Walker (Houston, Texas / Westside), and Nathan Perez (Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek), who earned fifth, seventh, and eighth. Easley’s time wound up a lifetime best of 1:43.14.
The divers completed their second day of competition with the 1-meter event on Saturday afternoon, with Max Rolla-Mullis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer) and Ash Meckel (Austin, Texas / The Griffin School) competing for the Tigers. Rolla-Mullis picked up third place on both the 1-meter today and yesterday’s 3-meter board, while Meckel came in fourth on both boards.
The men’s 200 medley relay started off the night and produced one of many great performances, headed by Jimmie Hester (Round Rock, Texas / Cedar Ridge), Daniel Apostol (Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic), Perez, and Trace Briones (San Antonio, Texas / Health Careers). Their winning time of 1:30.43 is already faster than Trinity’s best time last season, and also was good for third on Trinity’s all-time list.
Despite the fact that the 100 fly wasn’t won by one of the Tigers, Perez, Walker, and Nickolas Rotolo (Houston, Texas / Cairo American College) fought hard for points and got third, fifth, and sixth in the race. Perez’s time of 49.83 is a best for him and puts him fifth in Trinity history. The Tigers weren’t able to edge out a win in the 100 breast, but Apostol was just behind the winner with a time of 56.09. He was even faster in this morning’s prelims and his time of 55.79 was not only his career best, but it is also the third best time in Trinity history. Caleb del Rosario (Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury), John Key (El Paso, Texas / Franklin), and Nathan Lumsdaine (Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy) joined Apostol in the race, and Lumsdaine etched his name onto the top 10 list with the seventh-fastest time in Trinity history at 57.49. The final event of the evening was the 100 back, where Hester broke his own school record – set just last night – with a time of 48.11. Overall, this was another incredibly successful evening for the Trinity swimming & diving team.
Looking Forward:
Tomorrow marks the last day of the Trinity Tiger Invitational. It consists of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, mile, and the 400 medley relay in finals. The Tiger men are set for one final night of action with their eyes on bringing home the victory.
