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Swimming & Diving sweep Hendrix 303-138

11/17/2018 9:21:00 PM

The Rhodes College Swimming & Diving teams showed up to race in Conway, AR today, sweeping the Hendrix Warriors in the process. The men defeated Hendrix 133-77, while the women defeated the Warriors 170-61. 

The Lynx started the day by sweeping the men's and women's 400 medley relays. The team of Allie Hill, Emily Ulmer, Julia Cronk, and Madi Griffin touched first in a time of 4:07.95, before the men's team of Zac Gammons, Richard Gentry, Hayden Hill, and Evan Ziolkowski took first in a time of 3:36.34.

Individually the Lynx were led by Julia Cronk, Madi Griffin, Elizabeth McAninch, and Margaret Johnson who each won a pair of events for Rhodes. Cronk touched first in the 200 IM with a season best time of 2:18.64, and first in the 200 breast in a lifetime best time of 2:35.08. Madi Griffin took first in the 200 and 100 freestyles in times of 1:57.99 and 54.05 respectively. Elizabeth McAninch took first on both boards, scoring 162.00 on 1-meter and 175.45 on 3-meter.  Margaret Johnson rounded out the women's double winners touching first with a lifetime best of 18:46.23 in the 1650, and a season best time of 5:28.11 in the 500 free. 

Other individual winners for the women included Mary Beth Baker touching first in the 50 free in a time of 25.69 while Grace Tolan touching first in the 200 fly (2:15.75), and Allie Hill touching first in the 200 back in a time of 2:05.88.

For the men, Hayden Hill and Roland Chang each won a pair of individual events to lead a balanced attack against the Warriors. Hill took first in the 200 free in a time of time 1:45.42, and touched first in the 200 fly in a time of 1:55.13. Chang continued his hot streak in the distance events, with wins in the 1650 and 500 free in times of 17:03.87 and 4:57.54. 

Also taking event wins for the Lynx were Gammons winning the 50 free in 22.42 and Gentry touching first in the 200 back in a time of 2:04.10.

The men capped the day by taking first in the 200 freestyle relay with Gammons, David Pitts, Ryan Jones, and Arrington Moses combining for a time of 1:31.05. The wins took the men's record for the season to 2-3, while the women moved to 4-1.

The Lynx will return to action at the Transylvania Invitational on December 1-2 in Lexington, Ky. 
 
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