The Austin College swimming & diving team established five new team records and both the men and women finished ninth at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Meet. The men totaled 167 points while the women tallied 143 points.
Drew Collier set two new school records in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke, finishing with times of 1:00.93 and 2:14.23 respectively. Collier finished ninth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 event. On the women’s side, Alexandra Brown broke three school records, setting the 200 Backstroke mark with a time of 2:18.43, the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:23.02 and the 400 Individual Medley with a time of 4:55.12.
Along with those record breaking performances, several members of the ’Roos performed well enough to finish in the top 16, including Tim Matthews placing 12th in the 400 IM with a time of 4:37.28 and 16th in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:07.91. Elise Koestner placed ninth in 1-meter diving with a total of 270.95 points and 10th in 3-meter diving with 256.30 points.
Katherine Hasson also performed well in 1-meter diving, totaling 219.75 points to place 15th. Along with those strong finishers, Chelsea Wylie also fared well in both diving events. In the 1-meter diving event, Wylie placed 10th with 262.90 points and her 267.50 points in 3-meter diving were good enough for a ninth place finish.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
About Austin College
Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges That Change Lives.
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