CONWAY, Arkansas – The Ouachita Baptist University women's swimming & diving team earned a win in its first duel meet of the season, taking down Hendrix College on the road on Thursday night by a final score of 158-73.
"It's great to start the season 1-0 in head-to-head competition," said head coach
Steven Bostick. "Many of our seniors swam off events giving the freshmen a chance to step up on relays and individual swims. Hendrix has a very fast pool and is well coached. To leave with several athletes getting their first collegiate wins is exciting. Coach (Logan) Andrews had the divers firing on all cylinders. It's been amazing to see how fast they have developed in a little over a month. We are looking forward to Loyola on Saturday."
The Tigersharks earned wins in 10 of the 13 events, highlighted by seven events with first and second place finishers and two events with the top three.
Ouachita opened the meet with two straight wins in the 400-yard medley relay and the 1,000-yard freestyle, and closed the event with three straight wins in the three-meter diving, 100-yard backstroke, and the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Ouachita's top performances included:
- 400-yard medley relay: Jameson Tankersley, Torrie Weems, Anna Kate Velasquez, and Kate McCown finished first at 4:18.97, followed closely by teammates Abigail McMahon, Emma Ballantyne, Lydia Medigovich, and Mary O'Sullivan in second place with a time of 4:20.32.
- 1,000-yard freestyle: Elise Henderson took first by close to 30 seconds at 11:12.45. Kate McCown finished second.
- 200-yard freestyle: Emma Ballantyne and Mary O'Sullivan earned points with second and third place finishes.
- 50-yard freestyle: Kaitlyn Montgomery finished a close second with a time of 25.90.
- 200-yard individual medley: Ouachita took first, second, and third place, led by Jameson Tankersley (2:22.46), followed by Abigail McMahon (2:26.03) and Torrie Weems (2:32.85).
- One-meter diving: Isabella Howell took first with 155.85 points, followed by Abigayl Conard in second with 138.55.
- 100-yard butterfly: Ouachita took first, second, and third place, led by Anna Kate Velasquez (1:02.84), followed by Lydia Medigovich (1:04.33) and Elise Henderson (1:04.62).
- 100-yard freestyle: Keilee Holcomb won the event with a time of 53.30.
- 100-yard backstroke: Abigail McMahon took first at 1:03.60.
- Three-meter diving: Isabella Howell took first at 131.10, followed by Abigayl Conard in second at 112.35.
- 100-yard breaststroke: Ouachita took first, second, and third place, led by Keilee Holcomb (1:08.88), followed by Emma Ballantyne (1:13.87) and Torrie Weems (1:15.51).
- 200-yard freestyle relay: Keilee Holcomb, Kaitlyn Montgomery, Elise Henderson, and Allison Bates took first with a time of 1:44.60.
Ouachita heads to New Orleans this Saturday, October 1 to take on Loyola. The first event is set to start at 10 a.m.
