GARLAND, Texas – The Trinity University men's and women's swimming & diving teams wrapped up the second of four days at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Thursday night, with the 17th-ranked women's team holding a big lead, and the Tiger men in second and trailing by less than 50 points.

The Tiger women won all four events in the evening finals session tonight, racking up 372 points after two days and taking a triple-digit lead into the final two days of action. The women had three "B cut" performances tonight, including Neely Burns (Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird) in the 200 IM and Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy) in the 50 free. The duo was joined by Audrey Jacobson (Dallas, Texas / School for the Talent and Gifted) and Allison Ortiz (Houston, Texas / Stratford) for another "B cut" in the 400 medley relay to close the night.

Trinity's men have 326 points and are trailing Colorado College in first place with 373 points. The Tiger men had five All-SCAC performances in the evening session, including a win in the 500 freestyle to kick things off. Luke Fender (Jackson, Miss. / St. Andrew's Episcopal) broke the SCAC Meet record, the SCAC Open record, and his own Trinity record with a stellar performance in the 500 free to lead Trinity's men on Thursday.

For more on both teams, click the men's and women's recaps.

Coach Speak
"Across the lineup the women had a pretty awesome day today," exclaimed Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. "Our 200 IMers were out in full force and showed some grit tonight. The 50 freestylers were speed demons and set themselves up for a great rest of the week. We've got another big day in store tomorrow. There were some major Tiger battles tonight for the men," continued Coach Pruden. "I'm proud of the way our guys stared down their competition and chose to fight. We've got a lot of work ahead of us in the next two days, but we aren't done yet!"

Up Next
Friday's preliminary swimming session will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by the opening session of diving at 12:30 p.m. that will feature the women's 3-meter and men's 1-meter events. The finals for swimming begin at 5:45 p.m., which will be preceded by the SCAC Senior Recognition. Events on Friday's schedule include the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 100 butterfly, the 400 individual medley, the 200 freestyle, the 100 breaststroke, and the 100 backstroke.