ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Delta State University men's swimming and diving team turned in several strong individual performances but came up short against Ouachita Baptist, falling 125-111.
Emilio Garcia led the way for the Statesmen, capturing two individual event victories. Garcia claimed first place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:55.51 before adding another win in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:53.76.
Delta State also received a pair of first-place finishes from
Gabriel Ledon on the diving boards. Ledon won the 1-meter dive with 291.00 points and followed with a victory in the 3-meter dive, scoring 285.00 points. Jake Bigler added a second-place finish in the 3-meter event with 267.00 points.
The Statesmen continued to find success in the freestyle events.
Leonardo Medeiros captured the 100-yard freestyle in 46.16, while
Mateus Cruz finished second in 46.27 and Jake Runyon placed third in 46.32.
In the 200-yard freestyle,
Lars Hetzel secured second place with a time of 1:44.25, followed by
Sandijs Cecins in third at 1:44.76.
Austin Huffhines added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, touching in 21.66, while
Timeo Bordier finished fourth in 21.71.
Eudald Tosquella earned another individual victory for Delta State, taking first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:05.39.
The Statesmen capped off their performance with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, recording a time of 1:23.14.
Despite the setback, Delta State will hit the pool again tomorrow afternoon against the Reddies from Henderson State.
