San Antonio - The Trinity swimming and diving teams finished as runners-up at the UIW Invitational Saturday, at the two-day meet at Barshop Natatorium.

The host University of the Incarnate Word women won the event with 1,121.5 points, and Trinity was second with 1,010.5. UT-Permian Basin, Southwestern and McMurry also accrued points in both the women's and men's competition.

UIW's men amassed 1,446.5 points, and Trinity had 663.5

The diving portion of the meet was held at Trinity's Hixon Natatorium.

Trinity's Haley Emerick captured the women's 1-meter board (515.45), and Lindsay Martin was runner-up (504.80). The result of the 3-meter event was reversed, as Martin placed first (555.15), and Emerick was second (542.00).

The Tigers have five female divers under consideration for the NCAA Division III Diving Championships.

It is the first time in Trinity history five female divers have recorded NCAA Division III consideration scores. It is also believed to be the first-ever time a Division III team has produced five NCAA female diving qualifiers.

On the 1-meter board, Martin, Emerick, Ruth Hahn, Lynne Bettinger, and Kristin Nordstrom are on the NCAA list.

Emerick, Bettinger, Martin, and Hahn) made the 3-meter NCAA cut. 

Diving coach Stan Randall will submit the scores, and subsequent diving performances, to the NCAA selection committee. The NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships are slated for March 17-20 at Minneapolis.

In Saturday's men's 3-meter diving, Tiger Andrew Snead placed second (460.50). He was third on the 1-meter board (412.30).

The Trinity Diving Invitational will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, and Sunday, Feb. 7, at Hixon Natatorium.

Both the Tiger swimmers and divers will compete starting Feb. 17 at the SCAC Championships in Louisville, Ky.