Swim Team Continues Impressive NCAA Meet

INDIANAPOLIS – The stockpile of individual awards for Oklahoma Baptist continued in strong fashion for both the men's and women's teams after the third day of competition at the NCAA Division II Swim and Dive Championships.

Otto Lehtonen added to his high placement in diving finishing fifth in the 1 meter with a score of 512.80 points. Lehtonen finished second in the three meter dive earlier in the meet.
 
Robinson Molina picked up the first what is likely to be other All-American awards with a seventh-place finish in the 100 meter with a time of 47.44.

Juliana Cifuentes was again a big winner finishing sixth in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1.02.56. Her teammate, Victoria Fonville, finished in 12^th place by place fourth in the consolation race.

Marizel Van Jaarsveld won her third All-American award by finishing eight in the 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 2.02.23. She was honorable mention with a ninth-place finish in the 2000 IM and as a member of the 11^th place 200 Medley Relay team.

OBU's final day of competition will feature a number of swimmers in events that they are expected to do well. They include Molina in the 100 free and 200 back as well as the 4 x 400 relay team of Molina, Davion Conley, Austin Sanders, and Gabriel Knaut.

For the women, Fonville will race in the 100 free, Van Jaarsveld in the 200 back, Cifuentes in the 200 breast. Genesis Veliz will defend her national title in the three-meter diving competition.