SAN ANTONIO/CHICAGO – The Trinity University women's swimming and diving team wrapped up a busy Saturday, November 7, with a seventh-place finish at the D3 Shootout in Chicago, Illinois, and a 108–102 home victory over the University of St. Thomas at Hixon Natatorium.
At the D3 Shootout, Trinity finished seventh out of 10 teams with 479 points. Pomona-Pitzer won the two-day competition with 640 points, followed by host University of Chicago (630) and Washington University in St. Louis (604).
Sophomore
Kaya Alvegaard-Struble (Kansas City, Mo. / Pembroke Hill) led Trinity's Saturday swimming results with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.08). Freshman
Marlene Goddard (West Linn, Ore. / West Linn) also competed in the event, finishing 12th in 2:06.50.
Senior
Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy) placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (52.24), while freshman
Macy Williams (Humble, Texas / Summer Creek) added two top-seven finishes, taking sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (57.83) and seventh in the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.63).
Junior
Emme Penry (Greenwood Village, Colo. / Regis Jesuit) finished eighth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.99), while sophomore
Sophia Mandanis (Wichita, Kan. / Andover) placed eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.08). Sophomore
Kaitlyn Phan (Austin, Texas / Westlake) also competed in the breaststroke event, finishing 15th in 2:25.98.
On the diving boards, sophomore
Juliet Hood (Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny) finished sixth in the 3-meter competition with 384.95 points.
Trinity's 400-yard medley relay team of
Ava Easley (Allen, Texas / Lovejoy), Phan, Williams and Benson placed sixth with a time of 3:52.76. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Easley, Alvegaard-Struble, Penry and Benson followed with a seventh-place finish in 1:37.81.
Back in San Antonio, the Tigers secured a six-point victory over St. Thomas behind six individual swimming wins and first-place finishes in both relay events.
Sophomore
Addie Domilise (The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands) and first-year
Teagan Denne (Centennial, Colo. / Cherry Creek) each earned two individual victories. Domilise won the 400-yard individual medley (4:53.97) and 200-yard butterfly (2:13.21), while Denne took first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.47) and 200-yard backstroke (2:17.15).
Junior
Sienna Nordquist (Albuquerque, N.M. / Hope Christian) won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.22 seconds, while junior
Diane Park (Beaverton, Ore. / Mountainside) claimed first in the 500-yard freestyle (5:32.53). Park also finished second in the 400 IM (4:57.22), and junior
Anna Stouffer (St. Louis, Mo. / Clayton) placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.61) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:37.94).
The Tigers opened the home meet with a victory in the 400-yard medley relay, as Denne, Stouffer, Domilise and Nordquist combined for a time of 4:10.63. Trinity also won the 200-yard freestyle relay, with Stouffer, Park,
Rosha Neupane (Kathmandu, Nepal / Premier International School) and Nordquist finishing in 1:45.92.
Looking Forward:
With both competitions complete, Trinity will turn its attention to the upcoming Tiger Invite at Hixon Natatorium. The midseason invitational will bring the men's and women's teams back together as the Tigers prepare for one of their biggest meets of the fall schedule.
