Austin, Texas - The Trinity Tigers men's and women's teams once again were high finishers at the American Swimming Association Fourth Annual Open Water Collegiate National Championships.
 
The 5k event  - open to all NCAA divisions - was held Oct. 2 at Lake Travis, with a starting and finishing point at Mansfield Dam Park.
 
Trinity's men won the national championship, and the Tiger women placed third, behind Texas A&M and Rice.
 
Individually, Trinity's Alex Miranda won the men's race (1:06:12.93), and was closely followed by Arthur Daigh (1:06:15.60) and Sean Fronczak (1:06:48.64) of Trinity.
 
Melanie Gustafson was the Tiger women's top finisher (1:09:24.27), only six minutes behind the winner from Texas A&M.
 
Tiger swimmers will resume competition Sunday at the Coral Reef 2 and 5-Mile Open Water Race at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands.