COMPOSITE RESULTS (pdf)

FORT PIERCE, Fla.- The No. 6 West Florida swimming and diving team concluded a successful meet at the Anna Wilder Aquatic Center with two wins over Indian River State College 179-102 and Rochester Institute of Technology 200-81.

UWF crushed the first event of the day with a victory in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.24 compiled of Nina Imboden, Stefanie Markwardt, Brooke Dorr, and Aimee Patterson.

Sofia Kendzior and Shannah Dillman highlighted the 200 free for the Argos by placing in the top three. Kendzior came in second in 1:54.76 and Dillman touched the wall in third with 1:57.82. Imboden closed in on a second place finish in the 50 back (28.21) and Dorr touched fourth with 28.73.

Graduate Morgan Despres dominated the 50 breast with a first-place finish and a time of 30.91. Junior Brooke Simila followed shortly after with a time of 31.70 and reached fourth. Dillman earned another top three finish in the 100 fly as she came in second in 1:00.59. Her teammates, junior Rylee Woelk and senior Katelyn Balent touched fourth (1:00.77) and fifth (1:00.94) to add more points for the Argos.

Standout Markwardt had four first place finishes on the day with two victories in relays and she received two first place individual finishes in the 50 free (24.60) and 100 IM (59.74). Despres earned her second individual first place finish in the 100 free as she touched the wall in 54.70. Her teammate Patterson came in second once again with a time of 54.89.

Imboden captured her first individual finish of the meet with a victory in the 100 back (59.83). Simila earned a fourth place finish as she earned a time of 1:07.83. Kendzior led the Argos in the 500 free with 5:12.53 followed by graduate Yael Danieli who claimed second in 5:18.42.

The Argonauts finished the meet strong with a win in the 200 free relay with the group of Patterson, Markwardt, Dorr, and Despres in 1:38.53.

"The swimmers and divers did a nice job today of competing," stated head coach Philip Kraus. "We are in the middle of heavy training so being at our best was not an expectation, yet we did have some good in season swims and dives, including an NCAA qualifying score on 1-meter by freshman, Nelson."

On the boards, West Florida really got after it with the Argos placing in the top three spots on the 1-meter boards. Freshman Jade Fontenelle championed the women's platform with 286.40 points, followed by freshman Olivia Nelson in second (270.85) as she earned a NCAA qualifying score, and graduate Daniela Reyes rounded out the third spot with a score of 268.05. In the 3-meter competition, Fontenelle finished second with a score of 273.05 and Nelson in third (261.75).

Head diving coach Barbara Parker had this to say, "Our ladies had a great meet today. They have worked hard to get their skills back up to a competitive level this week and it paid off. Not only did they place top three on 1-meter, Olivia became our 5th diver to make a national qualifying score."

"We are looking forward to returning to competition this Saturday for our next competition and to celebrate our seniors at their last meet at home," said Kraus.

The Argonauts will be competing later this week at the UWF Aquatic Center on Saturday, Jan. 7 for senior day against Birmingham-Southern, Montevallo, and Texas Permian Basin (divers only). The slated time is set for 1 p.m. Fans are encouraged to come out and support our seniors for their last home meet of the season.

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