After a dominant showing at the Berry Invite on Friday, in which Centre picked up wins over Berry and Millsaps, the Colonels headed to the Sewanee Relays looking to continue the momentum. The water proved tougher though as the Centre women finished runner-up, while the men placed 4th in the 6-team competition.

On the women's side, the Colonels picked up a 3rd place finish to start the day in the 200 medley. The team of Avery Gabbard, Ava Gates, Emma Daman and Caroline Short swam a time of 1:52.18, less than 2 seconds off the win. Centre's second team of Roya Sanai, Natalie Cox, Libby Taylor and Whitney Dollins came home 5th in a time of 1:54.40.

Centre also placed 3rd in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:55.49. The group of Caroline Lee, Avery Gabbard, Roya Sanai and Hanna McNamara finished just 1.94 seconds behind but picked up another 10 points for the team.

The Colonels placed runner-up in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:12.93. Kyleigh Cohil, Ava Gates, Natalie Cox and Whitney Dollins were just 1.99 seconds away from the win but still gained 12 points as the Colonels continued their consistency near the top of the boards.

Another 3rd place came in the 500 crescendo relay as Lucy Lowe, Libby Taylor, Caroline Lee, and Sarah Feild gained 10 points more to the aggregate. 12 more points and another 2nd place came in the 200 fly, followed by a 5th place finish in the 1500 free. The Centre women finished the day with a 2nd place in the 400 IM and a 3rd in the 200 free.


The Centre men started the day with a 3rd place swim in the 200 medley. Xavier Moore, Tiernan Moore, Jack Liau and Gavin Schoeling brought home 10 points with a time of 1:36.78, just 1.71 seconds off the winning time. The Colonels managed 8 points and a 4th place finish in the 200 back with Xavier Moore putting up the best time of 24.47 to keep the team in the hunt.

The group of Tiernan Moore, Ben Wafford, Mason McCallum and Logen Black finished 2nd in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 1:52.14 to add 12 points to the team total. A 3rd place finish was the result in the 500 crescendo relay. Centre's "A" team of Jackson Campbell, Xavier Moore, Jake Holmes and Brady Miller finished just ahead of the "B" squad comprised of Cullen Roberts, Nate Fairchild, Jack Lawrence and Gavin Schoeling. The "C" squad was 5th as Cullen Roberts, Calvin Mar, Alfonso Verduzco Mijares and Quinn Moore narrowly missed out on the podium.

Centre bounced back with a 2nd place go in the 200 fly. The quartet of Jack Liau, Calvin Mar, Griffin Brown and Ben Camp all swam with 0.85 seconds of each other to end with a total time of 1:38.24. In the 1500 free, the trio of Quinn Moore, Alfonso Verduzco Mijares and Brady Miller managed a 3rd place finish, aided by Miller's blistering anchor leg of 4:45.75.

The Colonels swam 3rd and 4th in the 400 IM, 4th in the 200 free and 5th in the 200 mixed medley to close out the day.

Centre Swimming and Diving is next in action this Tuesday night at Champions Hall in a tri-match against Campbellsville and Midway, starting at 6:30pm.