Quincy, Ill. – The Quincy University swim program finished the calendar year with a triangular meet at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The third competitor at the meet was Maryville University. At the time of this writing, no score was provided.
The Hawks had some huge victories at the triangular, including two winning swims from sophomore
Wyatt Walsh. Walsh won the 500 freestyle and the 1000 freestyle, the latter was just .32 seconds away from the record he created last fall.
Santiago Leiva also received a first place finish for his 50 free, tying with a swimmer from UMSL at 21.61.
The men's 200 freestyle relay placed first. Swimmers
Santiago Leiva,
Martiniano Montero,
Ian Caballero, and Borna Kisasondi were a part of the winning team that swam a 1:25.39.
For the women'
Izabella Sparrow and
Faith Cummings both placed third—Sparrow for the 50 freestyle and Cummings for the 200 freestyle.
Coach Bryan Christianson says:
"This was a great meet, especially coming off Finals week. Our spirits were really high and it was great to see us do some off events, challenge ourselves, and still find a way to have fun. This was seriously one of the most fun times we've had all year and as we're going into the Winter Break it was a great note to end on. We have a real special thing brewing here by the ol' Mississippi River."
Top-Three Swims:
Women's 400 Medley Relay (3
rd): 4:12.97 –
Sparrow, Cummings, Sheth, Olson
Men's 400 Medley Relay (3
rd): 3:35.60 –
Walsh, Santana, Kisasondi, Leiva
Men's 1000 Freestyle (1
st): 9:55.41 –
Wyatt Walsh
Women's 50 Freestyle (3
rd): 25.65 –
Bella Sparrow
Men's 50 Freestyle (T-1
st): 21.61 –
Santiago Leiva
Men's 100 IM (2
nd): 55.10 –
Ethan Anderson
Men's 500 Freestyle (1
st): 4:42.64 –
Wyatt Walsh
Women's 200 Freestyle (3
rd): 2:32.95 –
Faith Cummings
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay (1
st): 1:25.39 –
Leiva, Montero, Caballero, Kisasondi
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay (3
rd): 1:29.48 –
Scritchfield, Mhini, Paulsen Settumba, Anderson