The Monmouth College men's and women's swim teams got their seasons underway on Saturday with the Simpson Relay Meet in Indianola, Iowa. Both teams finished third in the unique meet that featured only relays.
WOMEN
The women pulled a second-place finish in the 3x100 yard breaststroke relay as freshmen
Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois), and
Lea Schmitt (Rockford, Illinois) teamed with sophomore newcomer
Addie Smith (Monmouth, Illinois) in 3:42.07.
Cally Tate (Monmouth, Illinois) teamed with Schmitt, freshman
Caitlyn Stewart (Monmouth, Illinois) and
Nicole Fitch (Marengo, Illinois) to finish third in the 400 yard medley relay with a time of 4:23.94.
Stewart, Smith,
Aiden Bach (Stetsonville, Wisconsin) and Fitch swam 4:39.84 to finish third in their heat of the 400 yard medley relay
Warren,
Claire LaBadie (Griffith, Indiana), Smith and Fitch earned six points with a fourth place finish in the 200 yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:51.09.
MEN
Freshman
Bucket Youvan (Rochester, Indiana),
Tristan Kennon (Flossmoor, Illinois),
Luke Foster (Galesburg, Illinois) and
Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) finished second in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:31.14.
Kody Coyne (Bluffton, Indiana), freshman
Calvin Wellman (San Antonio, Texas) and
Ethan Main (Oneida, Illinois) finished third in the 3x100 yard breaststroke relay in 3:30.37.
Freshman
Jordan Bridgford (Kapolei, Hawai'i),
Eli Wills (Blue Springs, Missouri), Coyne and Kennon finished fourth in the 400 yard medley relay heat with a time of 4:05.61.
Wills, McLarty and Kennon took fourth in the 3x100 yard butterfly relay with a time of 2:53.06. Bridgford, Foster, Main and McLarty were fourth in their heat in 4:05.22.
Wills, Foster, Youvan and Kennon took fourth in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:28.61
The Scots are back in action with the home opener on Friday. The Scots will host Augustana with the meet starting at 5 p.m.
