LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock swimming and diving team won three individual events, defeated in-state opponents Henderson State and fell to Southern Illinois on Friday, besting the former 268-86 and dropping the conference battle 171-87.
Annya Grom won the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly while
Jaelle Carlson finished as runner-up in the 50 free before picking up a victory of her own in the 100 freestyle.
"The last few weeks have been challenging in a multitude of ways and this team continues to push through and set new standards," said head coach
Amy Burgess. "Together, this group is going to be one to watch this next month!"
Freestyle Highlights
Grom earned the first Trojan first-place finish of the day in the 50 freestyle, throwing down a blistering 23.43, just two-tenths off of her season-best time from the Kansas Classic. Jaelle took second with a time of 24.45, while
Asmalia Redzuan collected a season-best 24.92 for fifth place.
Jaelle returned in the 100 freestyle, storming her way to a time of 52.05 and holding off the second-place SIU finisher by less than two tenths of a second. She is still undefeated in the event in dual meets.
Lea Zengerling continues to lead Little Rock in the mid-distance events. The senior finished fourth in the 200 and 500, out-touching an SIU swimmer by five one-hundredths of a second in the former while less than two seconds out of reach of a pair of conference rivals in the latter.
Clare Sprinkle turned in a fourth-place finish in her first 1000 of the year. The sophomore touched the wall at 11:14.06 as the sole Trojan in the race.
Butterfly Highlights
The sprint butterfliers had a strong showing, with four Trojans in the top six, all under the one minute mark. Little Rock was led by Grom, who posted a quick 55.64 to finish over a second ahead of second place and less than two tenths off of her season best. Redzuan put up a solid time of 57.54 for third place, while
Lauren Gray and
Carolyn Godwin went 5-6 with times of 58.69 and 59.97, respectively.
In the 200 fly,
Devin Trammell earned a season-best time, touching the wall in second in 2:12.58.
Fer Moussier took third with a time of 2:16.14.
Backstroke Highlights
Olivia Henderson posted a solid 2:08.43 in the 200 backstroke for second place overall thanks to her consistent splits. Meanwhile,
Caitlin Romprey was the sole Trojan scorer in the 100 back, taking fourth in 59.91, just tenths away from third. Romprey also raced in the 200 backstroke, placing fifth in 2:12.50.
Breaststroke Highlights
Godwin was the top Trojan in the 100, finishing with a time of 1:10.53. In the longer breaststroke race, it was
Lexie Shelton, stopping the clock at 2:31.03.
200 IM Highlights
Trammell came away with another season-best in the 200 IM, touching the wall at 2:14.80 for fourth place. Classmate
Lauren Pieniazkiewicz wasn't far off, taking fifth with a time of 2:15.57.
Relays
The Trojans finished second in the 400 medley, posting a time of 3:55.68, their fastest in-season time yet. The Trojans were less than half a second away from Southern Illinois in the 200 freestyle relay, touching the wall at 1:36.04. Once again, Little Rock showed consistency, just five one-hundredths of a second away from their season-best time.
Up Next
Little Rock has just one regular season dual left, coming up next weekend on Jan. 29. Join the Trojans as they celebrate Senior Day, beginning at 11 a.m.
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