The Air Force women’s swimming and diving team posted a 4-2 record at a quad-meet, Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17, in Pensacola, Fla. On Friday, Air Force beat Arkansas-Little Rock (184.00-52.00) and West Florida (144.50-98.50), while falling to Tulane (149.00-94.00). On the second day, Air Force defeated both Arkansas-Little Rock (168.00-66.00) and West Florida (143.00-100.00). Tulane defeated the Falcons for the second straight day (143.50-98.50).
On the first day, Genevieve Miller and Sara Menke placed 1-2 , in the 1650 freestyle. Miller won (17:19.40) while Menke was second ( 17:30.71). Miller also won the 500 free (5:04.21) while Menke was second (5:08.26). In the 200 free, sophomore Jinan Andrews won with a time of 1:53.68. Andrews also placed second in the 100 free (52.68). In the 50 free, sophomore Brianna Mount was second with 24.29. Freshman Emma Strom won the 200 IM (2:08.34) and placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:06.74). In the 200 butterfly, Jenna Tasic was second (2:04.17). Jessica Horn was second in the 3-meter diving with 231.25 points.
On day two, Miller and Menke again dominated the distance freestyle as Miller won the 1000 with a time of 10:36.38 and Menke was second (10:38.65). In the 500 free, Miller won (4:57.90) while Menke was second (5:10.08). Andrews won the 200 free (1:54.39) and was second in the 100 free (52.65). Schroeder won the 100 butterfly (56.25). Horn was second in 1-meter diving (230.70 points).
The Falcons host a tri-meet, along with the men’s team, against North Dakota, Colorado Mines, Colorado Mesa and CSU-Pueblo, on Sat., Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. at the Cadet Natatorium.
Arkansas-Little Rock
Freshman Laura Ruiz Astorga grabbed the Trojans' lone event win as Little Rock swimming and diving took losses to West Florida (164-76), Air Force (168-66) and Tulane (194.50-43.50) on Saturday.
Ruiz Astorga tied Tulane's Shelly Zelnick for the top time in the 100-yard backstroke as she came in at 57.79, the fastest time this season for a Trojan swimmer. Shayna Underwood and Courtney Goff also raced in the event and took time of 11th and 16th.
Courtney Coe placed fifth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.32 while Cassie Sanchez came in 15th.
Tori Fryar finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.48. Ann Kharlamova finished 14th.
Emma Doll was the fastest Trojan in the 50-yard freestyle as she took sixth with a time of 24.83. Goff and Kara Knapschaefer finished 12th and 13th, respectively.
Imre van Huyssteen took a time of 1:09.36 as she earned a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. van Huyssteen's time in the event is the fastest this season as she beat out the previous time set of 1:09.39 set by teammate Nuria Gallego Murcia who finished eighth.
Jinson Kang had the top time for Little Rock in the 400-yard individual medley as she finished seventh with a season-best time of 4:38.56. Kayla Grimm and Steph Lauer took 11th and 15th, respectively.
Samantha Gray placed seventh in both the one- and three-meter diving events. Gray scored 207.55 in the three-meter event before scoring 212.55 later on in the one-meter dive.
Fryar finished seventh in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.59 while Chelsea Ebert, Kharlamova and Knapschaefer placed behind her in 13th, 14th and 16th, respectively.
Anela Everett was Little Rock's lone entrant in the 1,000-yard freestyle as she took ninth with a time of 12:02.82.
The first event of the afternoon saw the group of Ruiz Astorga, Gallego Murcia, Coe and Doll take fifth place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:50.78
The team of Coe, Ruiz Astorga, Fryar and Doll concluded the meet as they placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:39.61. The squad of van Huyssteen, Ebert, Kharlamova and Undwood took seventh while Knapschaefer, Sanchez, Gallego Murcia and Goff finished 11th.
Little Rock returns to the pool against Missouri Valley Conference-foe Evansville on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m., in Evansville, Ind.
