Little Rock Drops In-State Matchup Against Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Little Rock swimming and diving fell to the Razorbacks on the road this afternoon, the first of four final away meets before the team heads to the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in February.

Despite dropping the meet 85-137, the Trojans were able to use this weekend's back-to-back meets as another training opportunity, ramping up the competition in preparation for postseason.
 
Relays
Today's meet featured the 200 relays, beginning with the 200 medley relay. The A relay of Caitlin Romprey, Lauren Pieniazkiewicz, Jaelle Carlson and Lauren Gray turned in a time of 1:49.39, their third-best unrested time this season.

The 200 freestyle relay closed the meet, and the Trojan team of Gray, Delaney Crowder, Pieniazkiewicz and Carlson stopped the clock at 1:39.30, taking third behind two Razorback teams.

Freestyle Highlights
The 1000 saw Avery Spencer pop a respectable 10:55.02 for third place, showing off a strong half swim that is sure to pay off once rested. Gillian Boggs also swam the event for the first time this season, coming in fourth at 11:21.02.

Spencer also had a long race in the 500, swimming in at 5:25.85 just seconds behind top Trojan Gabriella O'Neil, who finished with a time of 5:23.44.

Olivia Henderson led the Trojans in the 200 free, touching the wall at 2:03.49 with an incredibly consistently-split race. Finishing right behind her was Maci McCullough, coming in at 2:04.63.

The quickest sprinter for Little Rock was Taylor Floyd in the 50 freestyle, clocking in at 25.96, just a few tenths off of her time from the day before. She was the only Trojan under the 26-second mark. Pieniazkiewicz represented the Trojans in the 100, coming in at 54.92 for fourth place.

100 Stroke Highlights
There were several Trojans on the heels of the Razorbacks in several of the short stroke events. Carlson was right there in the 100 butterfly, finishing fourth in 57.56 and just tenths away from the third place finisher. Romprey was in the mix in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall at 1:00.47, less than a second out of reach of third as well.

Meanwhile, the breaststrokers worked as a pack, led by Karina Harr's 1:08.88, her first time under 1:09 while not rested this season. She was followed closely by Lexie Shelton's 1:09.42 and Ally DeSordi's 1:09.73.

IM Highlights
The longest stroke event of the day was the 200 IM, and it was Shelton who turned in an un-rested season-best 2:14.73 to pace the Trojans. Close by was Ashleigh Green, also coming away with a non-rested time, posting a 2:15.44.

Diving Highlights
Izzy Ragsdale placed fourth on the 1-meter board, scoring 173.25 points before competing on the 3-meter board, where the freshman beat out a Razorback with a score of 216.60, showing consistency from her personal best mark of 222.79 just the day before.

Up Next
Next weekend, the Trojans will make a quick swing north for two back-to-back tri-meets. Little Rock will race Southern Illinois and Lindenwood in Carbondale on Friday, January 20 at 3 p.m. before heading to St. Louis to compete against Valparaiso and hosts SLU at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 21. View the full schedule here.


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