LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Delta State University women's swimming and diving team finished second at the Little Rock Fall Invite on Saturday, totaling 164 points across the two-day competition on Oct. 23–24.
Little Rock claimed the team title with 257 points, while Henderson State finished third with 115 points.
Delta State opened the meet Friday with an impressive performance in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Nicolette Wight,
Chloe Skelt,
Kennedy Cleasant and
Olivia Murphy captured first place with a NCAA B-Cut qualifying time of 1:41.00, earning 11 points. Cleasant also won the 50-yard butterfly in 24.74 seconds, while Skelt claimed first in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 28.44. Murphy added a victory in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 22.87 seconds.
The Lady Statesmen continued their strong performance Saturday, led by
Rhianna Foster's victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Foster finished in 10:29.02 to earn nine points. Murphy added another individual victory by winning the 100-yard backstroke in 54.98 seconds, while Cleasant won the 100-yard butterfly in 56.61 seconds.
Delta State also received valuable contributions from Wight, who finished second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.51 seconds, and Skelt, who placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:02.80. The 400-yard medley relay team of Wight, Skelt, Cleasant and Murphy finished second in 3:48.84.
Delta State will be back in action in just under two weeks as they travel to Arkadelphia to take on the Tigers from Ouachita Baptist.