Both swim & dive teams in fourth after day three
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – Another All-SCIAC relay and two more school records highlighted day three of the SCIAC Championships for the Chapman University swim & dive teams. The High Tops closed the gap on Occidental for third place and the Low Tops solidified their holding on fourth place.
On the strength of another All-SCIAC relay, the Panther high tops head into the final day of the championship meet trailing Occidental by just two points. Chapman currently sits in fourth with 281 points while Oxy has 283. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps leads all High Tops with 704 points.
The Low Tops stayed in fourth with 227 points through three days in search of their highest finish ever at the SCIAC Championships. The Panthers trail Caltech, Pomona-Pitzer and CMS in the standings and hold a 26 point lead on Redlands in fifth.
The Panthers All-SCIAC relay came from the High Tops' 400 medley relay. Ashlyn Walters, Meghan Kluck, Kiana Tanizaki-Hudson and Avery Hall put together a 3:56.31 to claim third place and climb back up the podium. Kluck also had a strong individual finish in the 100 breast, taking fourth with a 1:05.92.
Tanizaki-Hudson gave Chapman its first record-breaking swim of the day with a 56.31 in the morning's prelims. She came in fourth in finals with a 57.05. Summer Solomon swam a personal-best 59.01 to take third in the consolation final and 11th overall.
Kluck was joined in the championship final of the 100 breast by Sophia Ryu, who took seventh with a 1:08.35.
On the diving board, McKenzie Abbott finished sixth on the 1-meter board. She posted a 388.80 to lead the High Tops divers.
Cole Kershner set another school record on Friday after winning the 50 free on Thursday. Kershner won the consolation final of the 100 fly with a 49.87 to take ninth place overall. He is the first Panther to finish the 100 fly under 50 seconds. His prelim time of 50.50 initially broke the school record before breaking it again in finals.
Kershner also anchored the 400 medley relay team that took fifth place with a 3:26.83 – the second-fastest time in school history. Also, on the 400 medley relay team was Simon Jacobs, who set the third school record of the day in the 100 breast. Jacobs clocked in at 57.62 to finish third in the consolation final and 11th overall.
The SCIAC Championships wrap up tomorrow with the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay, as well as the 1650 free.
By Steven Olveda
Sports Information Director
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