FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After over two months off, the Oklahoma Baptist men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville on the campus of the University of Arkansas. In the unscored meet, the Bison men faced off against Drury, while the women took on Drury and the host Razorbacks.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the women's team of
Julie Day,
Chase Kirby,
Jamie Edwards and
Rosa Escalante placed sixth with a time of 1:53.99, while the men's team of
Daniel Santos,
Thomas Peterson,
Alfredo Arrieche and Hank Contich touched in 1:37.36 to place fourth. In the 400-yard free relay, a men's team comprising of Contich, Arrieche, Kaiden Gonser and Santos finished fourth after clocking in with a time of 3:17.40. The women's team of
Laura Cifuentes, Edwards, Escalante and Day took eighth in the 400-free relay after posting a time of 3:47.00.
Catherine Oakley finished the 1000-yard free in a time of 11:57.26 for fifth place. On the men's side in the same event, Alex Yanchunas and
Luke Miao placed fourth and fifth, respectively, with times of 10:18.33 and 10:41.87.
Clocking in with a time of 2:02.97,
Laura Cifuentes placed eighth in the 200-yard free, followed by
Summer Dietz in ninth with a time of 2:10.96.
Daniel Santos had a strong showing for the men in the same event, claiming second after touching the wall in 1:45.60.
Kaelyn Lance and
Julie Day finished ninth and tenth after finishing the 100-yard backstroke with times of 1:01.13 and 1:01.32. Gonser took fifth with a time of 59.43.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Kirby led the way for the Bison after touching in 1:13.44.
Jamie Turlington and Shea Copeland finished in 1:16.57 and 1:21.88 in the same event.
Thomas Peterson and
Jacob Usry finished fifth and sixth, respectively, after posting times of 59.45 and 1:03.52 on the men's side.
Laura Cifuentes and
Brooke Newby claimed top-five finishes in the 200-yard butterfly with times of 2:19.60 and 2:23.78. Arrieche finished fifth for the men after touching in 2:00.63.
In the 50-yard free, Edwards was OBU's top finisher for the women after posting a time of 24.70. Contich finished third after finishing in 22.17.
Claiming a third-place finish in the 100-yard free, Day led the way for OBU after finishing in 52.37. Santos was the men's top finisher in the same event, posting a time of 46.96 to finish second.
Lance led the Bison in the 200-yard back, her time of 2:16.31 was good for eighth.
Filip Duric placed fifth after posting a time of 2:11.03.
Turlington finished fifth in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:43.17. Contich claimed third in the same event on the men's side, posting a time of 2:14.17.
Oakley, OBU's lone entrant in the women's 500 free, turned in a time of 5:55.51 to place ninth. Arrieche finished second in the men's race with a time of 4:41.68.
In the 100-yard fly, Edwards posted a time of 1:00.26 to claim eighth place. Duric finished in seventh after turning in a time of 57.90.
Newby placed eighth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:20.94. Duric posted a time of 2:00.92 to finish fourth in the same event.
Anna Kathleen Harris finished third in the 3-meter diving competition, scoring 176.05 through six dives.
Cassidy Wright posted a score of 166.40, while
Brianna Reece scored 163.05 and
Mikaela Pitsch scored 117.75.
Noah Harlow finished second on the men's side after scoring 205.70, while
Jordan Atkins posted a score of 132.15.
In the 1-meter diving competition, Wright finished third with a score of 177.25. She was followed by Harris' 169.40 and Pitsch's 164.20. Reece scored a 153.50. On the men's side, Harlow led the way after scoring 202.45, and Atkins finished with a score of 138.60.
