THOMASVILLE, Ga. – The Thomas women's swim team travels to NCAA Division II member West Florida to face the Argonauts and Loyola (La.) in a double dual meet on Friday at the UWF Aquatic Center. Action begins at 4 p.m. ET.
Thomas (0-0) at West Florida (2-0)
Friday, Oct. 20 • 4 p.m. ET
Pensacola, Fla. • UWF Aquatic Center
Thomas (0-0) vs. Loyola (0-2)
Friday, Oct. 20 • 4 p.m. ET
Pensacola, Fla. • UWF Aquatic Center
ABOUT THOMAS
The Night Hawks finished third in the second annual TU Invitational held at Butler-Mason YMCA on Oct. 14.Â
Thomas'Â Kiana Ocasio-Molina won the 200 IM in a time of 2:20.28 and the 100 back in 1:04.24. Dashley Reyes took the top spot in the 200 free with a finish of 2:06.41 and in the 100 free in 58.70. Marien Rincon Medina placed second in the 200 breast after a finish of 2:43.22.
The Night Hawk' 200 medley relay team of Ocasio-Molina, Reyes, Rincon Medina and Haley Helms took second in 2:01.35.Â
ABOUT WEST FLORIDA
The Argonauts are coming off a fifth-place finish in the two-day Shark Invitational, hosted by Nova Southeastern (Fla.), Oct. 13-14.Â
Madeline Pitt was West Florida's top finisher on day two, starting her day with a win in the 400 IM in 4:31.25.
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Pitt finished fourth in the 1,000 free in 10:34.61 while Grace Sommerville came in fifth in 10:39.77.
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The Argonauts swept both diving events, with Jesstina Farrell taking the one-meter and Samantha Cochrane winning the three-meter.
West Florida is 3-0 all-time against Thomas, most recently facing the Night Hawks in 2015.
ABOUT LOYOLA
The Wolf Pack are coming off two loses in a double dual meet on Sept. 29 at LSU, losing 254-34 to the Tigers and 245-39 to Tulane.
Paige Carter tallied two NAIA standard times. She posted a 1:59.12 in the 200 free and a 5:17.97 in the 500 free.
Kamryn Alexander recorded a 1:01.95 in the 100 back, while Katie Szum tallied a 1:13.46 in the 100 breast. In the 50 free, Carolyn Ives touched the wall in 25:13, just ahead of teammates Elizabeth Skinner (25.20) and Cameryn Simon (26.02). Kamy Alexander's time of 2:14.74 in the 200 back landed her in seventh overall before the group of Ives, Skinner, Carter, and Simon banned together to notch a 3:48.40 in the 400 free relay.
