Males’s Swimming Tops Last Chance Highway Battle

COLUMBIA, Ky. – In their closing exhibiting within the pool earlier than the Mid-South Conference Championships, the Blue Raider males’s swimming group collected 13 victories within the Highway 55 Last Chance Invitational on the Holloway Natatorium.

Sergio Ybarra led Lindsey Wilson with three particular person wins, every of which got here with NAIA nationwide provisional cuts. The sophomore received the 200 butterfly — 1:56.57, — 400 particular person medley — 4:06.90, — and the five hundred freestyle — 4:35.81.

Dan Spinola swept the breaststroke occasions as he clocked in 0.10 seconds off a nationwide lower within the 100-yard race.

Jose Rivas claimed the 100-yard particular person medley at 54.69 seconds, the second-quickest time in program historical past.

Additional winner for the Blue Raiders on Friday included Clinton Eales within the 100 freestyle, Ethan Butler within the 200 particular person medley, Dario Soria within the 200 backstroke, Max van Schagen within the 50 freestyle, and Lorenz Hof within the 100 freestyle.

Lindsey Wilson topped each relays on the day. Van Schagen, Soria, Rivas, and Hof hit the wall first to win the 400 freestyle. Then, to open the second session, Hof, Spinola, Soria, and van Schagen took the 200 medley.

Next up for the Blue Raiders is the Mid-South Conference Championships, February 5-7 at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.