SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - The McMurry War Hawks women's swim team picked up a victory in a two-day meet against Centenary College at the Centenary Fitness Center this weekend, taking day one 68-52 and finishing day two 77-63, for a total score of 145-115.
The War Hawks got off to a strong start on day one as
Hannah Miller and Bree Schmidt swept the top two spots in the 100 backstroke, with Miller touching first in 1:02.11 and Schmidt right behind her in 1:02.42.
Nicole Ryman rounded out the event for McMurry by clocking a season-best time of 1:12.10.
Taylor Kriner claimed a victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:29.82, while
Sydney Andreasen grabbed second with a season-best mark of 2:08.14, and Schmidt touched fifth with her own season-best time of 2:23.48. The 400 freestyle relay team of
Emilee Thompson, Schmidt, Kriner, and Miller closed out day one with a first-place finish, touching the wall in 4:48.84.
McMurry kept the momentum going on day two, highlighted by a 400 medley relay victory. The quartet of Ryman,
Brooklynn Lizcano, Sam Inswang, and Andreasen took first in 4:44.25. In the 100 freestyle, Miller finished second in 1:05.89, just ahead of Thompson, who grabbed third with a season-best time of 1:08.90. Lizcano added third-place points in the 200 backstroke, recording a season-best time of 2:32.51. Andreasen added to a solid two-day outing, taking second in the 500 freestyle (5:46.18) and second in the 200 butterfly (2:52.78).
McMurry will next travel to Houston to compete against the University of St. Thomas on October 30-31 at the Jerabeck Activity and Athletics Center.
