SHERMAN, Texas – The Austin College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each placed fifth at the annual AC Invitational on Saturday, with the women totaling 261 points and the men just getting edged out by Southwestern for fourth place with 262 points.
On the men’s side Tim Matthews took first place in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.89 and also placed third in the 1650 yard freestyle with a time of 19:04.76 to lead the ’Roos. On the women’s side, Chelsea Wylie totaled 184.50 points in the 3-meter diving event to place first and Alex Brown finished third in both the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:05.10 and the 100 yard backstroke, finishing in 1:05.39. Christine Caldwell added a third place finish in the 50 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 27.51.
The ’Roos have one more meet at McMurry on January 23 before preparing for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, which will take place February 16-20 in Louisville.
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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