Delta’s Swims to Second Place in Conference

The Delta State swim and dive team has placed 2nd in the new South Intercollegiate Swim Conference.

Both the Statesman and the Lady Statesman swam to victory this past weekend. A team consisting of Ave Owens, Jordan Kloth, Mikayla Kloth, and Dani Solkow finished second in the 500 free relay. Lady Statesman Hannah Murray swam to third in the 1650 free. Dani Solkow earned second in the 100 free. Both Jordan Kloth and Mikayla Kloth finished third in their events; Jordan in the 200 back, Mikayla in the 200 fly.

Swimming over to the Statesman, a team of Vini Marinho, Matheus Da Rocha, Brooks Butler, and Austin Huffhines came in second during their 400 free relay race. Mateus Franco claimed a victory in his 1650 free and came in first. Teammate Matheus Da Rocha and Paul Melcer both finished third in their respective events: Rocha in the 100 free and Melcer in the 200 back.

With these scores, both the women and men were able to place second in their conference event.

Author administrator Corinne Ellington