Trojans Claim 4 Wins at Sam Freas Invitational

EDMOND, OK.– The Trojan swim team headed up to Oklahoma to take part in the Sam Freas Invitational, a meet that honors the late legendary sprints coach Sam Freas.

The meet was not scored, but the Trojans walked away with four wins: two relays and two individual races.

"I believe our 'Send It Saturday' was a great success. It was exciting to see our team roll off the bus after a long day of travel and just race," said Head Coach Nathan Townsend. "For a lot of them, it was their first time in a long while racing 200s of strokes and 500 frees. It was fun to shake off the rust and see where we are. I'm looking forward to racing outdoors in our next meet at the Rice Fall Splash."

Relays
The Trojans started off with the 200 medley relay. The A team of Caitlin Romprey, Lauren Pieniazkiewicz, Jaelle Carlson, and Cheryl Poulsen placed first with a time of 1:44.23, out touching North Texas. The B relay squad of Gillian Boggs, Adara Stoddard, Erma Duratovic, and Gabriella O'Neil finished four seconds behind.

The 400 free relay was the final race of the day, with O'Neil, Poulsen, Elgin, and Carlson touching the wall in 1:36.20 to take first place.

Highlights
Sophomore Elgin took third for the Trojans in the 200 free with a time of 1:54.72. Freshman Carol Heinz and Anna Nishikazi took fourth and fifth in times of 1:57.64 and 1:54.74, respectively.

Freshman Beatriz Comini Romero had her Trojan debut this weekend, swimming in the 100 backstroke to claim second in a personal best time of 57.60, with Romprey coming in third in 59.31. Romero continued her personal best streak, finishing third in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:07.81.

The Trojans claimed their first individual win of the day, with Carlson and Poulsen finishing one-two in 23.83 and 24.02, respectively. Shortly after, Stoddard led the Trojans to another win in the 200 breaststroke in 2:24.04, with Nishikazi coming close in second at 2:24.37.

The final two events of the day were the 100 butterfly, where Carlson claimed second place, finishing .22 seconds behind North Texas with a time of 57.22. Pieniazkiewicz helped close out the 100 IM, taking second place in 1:00.02, while Boggs, Ally Desordi, Duru Sibik, and Devin Trammell finished sixth through ninth to wrap up the individual events.

Up Next

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