Quincy swimmers line up at the blocks.

Men's Swimming Olivia Kindt

Hawks Soar at UMSL Triangular

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 (3rd): 4:12.97 – Sparrow, Cummings, Sheth, Olson
Men's 400 Medley Relay (3rd): 3:35.60 – Walsh, Santana, Kisasondi, Leiva
Men's 1000 Freestyle (1st): 9:55.41 – Wyatt Walsh
Women's 50 Freestyle (3rd): 25.65 – Bella Sparrow
Men's 50 Freestyle (T-1st): 21.61 – Santiago Leiva
Men's 100 IM (2nd): 55.10 – Ethan Anderson
Men's 500 Freestyle (1st): 4:42.64 – Wyatt Walsh
Women's 200 Freestyle (3rd): 2:32.95 – Faith Cummings
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay (1st): 1:25.39 – Leiva, Montero, Caballero, Kisasondi
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay (3rd): 1:29.48 – Scritchfield, Mhini, Paulsen Settumba, Anderson
 
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Players Mentioned

Faith Cummings

Faith Cummings

Mid-Distance
Junior
Bella Sparrow

Bella Sparrow

Sprint
Junior
Wyatt Walsh

Wyatt Walsh

Mid-Distance
Junior
Martiniano Montero

Martiniano Montero

Sprint
Junior
Ethan Anderson

Ethan Anderson

Mid-Distance
Senior
Ian Caballero

Ian Caballero

Sprint
Sophomore
Santiago Leiva

Santiago Leiva

Sprint
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Faith Cummings

Faith Cummings

Junior
Mid-Distance
Bella Sparrow

Bella Sparrow

Junior
Sprint
Wyatt Walsh

Wyatt Walsh

Junior
Mid-Distance
Martiniano Montero

Martiniano Montero

Junior
Sprint
Ethan Anderson

Ethan Anderson

Senior
Mid-Distance
Ian Caballero

Ian Caballero

Sophomore
Sprint
Santiago Leiva

Santiago Leiva

Sophomore
Sprint