HOBART, Ind. – The Olivet Nazarene University men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams showed out at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Championships at the Hobart Aquatic Center this weekend.
The ONU men brought home the KCAC banner for the fourth consecutive season with a meet-winning 829 points, while the Tiger women finished runner-up with 662.5 points. Bethel (Ind.) took the women’s crown with 662.5 points.
Kayla Parry was named the KCAC Female Swimmer of the Meet, winning all three of her individual events and breaking two meet records. Parry came in first in the 200-yard IM and set new records in the 400-yard IM and 200-yard butterfly.
Jack Fries was selected as the KCAC Male Swimmer of the Meet, sweeping every event he was entered in. Fries was the individual conference champion in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, and 200-yard IM, setting the new KCAC record in the 200-yard IM. He was also a leg in all five of the winning ONU relays.
Jacob Fincher was named the KCAC Male Freshman of the Meet after making the A finals in all three of his individual events, winning the 100-yard butterfly in the process.
In total, the Tigers won half of the swimming events at the KCAC Championships (19 out of 38) and set six new conference records.
Women’s Top-3 Finishes
1st – Grace Barnhart – 500 freestyle – 5:03.58*
1st – Kayla Parry – 200 IM – 2:06.95
1st – Kayla Parry – 400 IM – 4:29.59*
1st – Paige Howell – 100 backstroke – 57.67
1st – Grace Barnhart – 1650 freestyle – 17:38.27
1st – Abbie Christensen – 200 backstroke – 2:05.86
1st – Kayla Parry – 200 butterfly – 2:04.08*
2nd – T. King, M. Points, K. Inman, A. Parry, – 200 freestyle relay – 1:36.57
2nd – Taylor King – 200 IM – 2:10.26
2nd – Mia Points – 50 freestyle – 24.17
2nd – P. Howell, K. Parry, A. Parry, K. Inman – 400 medley relay – 3:53.07
2nd – P. Howell, K. Parry, A. Parry, M. Points – 200 medley relay – 1:47.04
2nd – Ashley Parry – 100 butterfly – 57.22
2nd – Grace Barnhart – 200 freestyle – 1:55.51
2nd – Mia Points – 100 breaststroke – 1:06.60
2nd – Abbie Christensen – 100 backstroke – 58.46
2nd – G. Barnhart, M. Points, G. Fugle, K. Parry – 800 freestyle relay – 7:55.08
2nd – Paige Howell – 200 backstroke – 2:06.32
2nd – A. Parry, M. Points, K. Inman, K. Parry – 400 freestyle relay – 3:35.33
3rd – Katelyn Inman – 500 freestyle – 5:12.17
3rd – Paige Howell – 200 IM – 2:11.63
3rd – Taylor King – 400 IM – 4:24.74
3rd – Katelyn Inman – 200 backstroke – 2:08.10
Men’s Top-3 Finishes
1st – P. Hoffman, J. Fincher, T. Braun, J. Fries – 200 freestyle relay – 1:23.38*
1st – Jack Fries – 200 IM – 1:50.50*
1st – O. Shead, J. Fries, J. Fincher, T. Braun – 400 medley relay – 3:24.52
1st – J. Fincher, J. Fries, O. Shead, T. Braun – 200 medley relay – 1:32.65
1st – Jacob Fincher – 100 butterfly – 50.08
1st – Timothy Braun – 200 freestyle – 1:40.78
1st – Jack Fries – 100 backstroke – 50.62
1st – T. Braun, C. Norling, J. Fincher, J. Fries – 800 freestyle relay – 6:52.15
1st – Jack Fries – 200 backstroke – 1:50.10
1st – Timothy Braun – 100 freestyle – 45.39
1st – Santiago Rafael – 200 butterfly – 1:54.84
1st – J. Fries, P. Hoffman, J. Fincher, T. Braun – 400 freestyle relay – 3:03.9*
2nd – Timothy Braun – 50 freestyle – 20.77
2nd – Aleks Parsetich – 1650 freestyle – 16:16.18
3rd – Aleks Parsetich – 500 freestyle – 4:44.32
3rd – Ethan Holwerda – 200 IM – 1:53.94
3rd – Oliver Shead – 100 butterfly – 50.90
3rd – Caleb Norling – 200 freestyle – 1:43.67
3rd – Jacob Fincher – 100 backstroke – 51.34
*New KCAC record
The Tigers will continue their postseason run at the NAIA National Championships, which will occur March 5-8 at the Elkhart Aquatics Center in Elkhart, Ind.
–ONU—
*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu
