Los Angeles, Calif.— The third day of the MPSF Championships provided drama as both the men's and women's swim and dive team from the University of Hawai'i continued to battle for position in the pursuit of their respective titles.
 
The Rainbow Warriors remain at the top of the men's side with an 85 point lead at 584 to 499 tallied by BYU at the No. 2 spot. The women's team turned in a stellar day of three individual championships and a relay championship to stay ahead of UC Santa Barbara by a mere 13 and a half points, 493 to 479.5
 
In total, after three days, UH has collected 13 first-place finishes between the men's and women's with seven today, including five individual titles and two relay team championships.
 
Saturday will put a wrap on the 2020 championships and will feature several significant events, including the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 1650 free, 400 free relay, the men's platform dive, and the women's platform dive.
 
Swimming
The first men's victory of the day came in the 100 butterfly as junior 'aukai Lileikis sped to a finish with a mark of 46.32. His day was not done as Lileikis finished the day on the 400 medley relay team along with a trio of seniors in Kane Follows, Olli Kokko, and Mateusz Chaba to finish at 3:08.59 for a new MPSF Championship record.
 
Koko has already stacked up numerous accolades during his time with the Rainbow Warriors but added an even more impressive accomplishment as he placed first overall and broke the 100 breast record at 52.34. He'll have an opportunity to add another title to his name on the final day of competition with the 200 breast.
 
As for the Rainbow Wahine, they dominated on the third day of the championships notching three first-place finishes, including junior Karolina Hajkova repeating as the 100 back champion with a time of 52.73. The Bratislava, Slovakia native keeps adding to her resume not only as a collegiate athlete but as an up and comer on the international front.
 
For the second consecutive season, junior Kionna Clayton claimed the gold in the 100 breast event, touching the wall at 1:00.56. As a sophomore, she competed in four events wracking up a first-place finish and a second-place finish. She'll have an opportunity tomorrow in the 200 breast to build on her success this season.
 
Junior Lucia Lassman has been a stud so far in the championships as she claimed her second first-place finish in as many days. She clocked in at 52.47 in the 100 fly on Friday, after speeding her way to a 50 free win on Thursday.
 
Not to be outdone by the Rainbow Warriors, the women's 400 medley relay team claimed a championship as Clayton, Lassman, and Hajkova teamed up with fellow junior Anna Kotonen for a time of 3:35.84 setting yet another MPSF Championship record.
 
Diving
The dominance of sophomore Daphne Wils continues for UH as she claimed her second first-place victory in the last two days. Wils notched a score of 363.00 in the finals of the one-meter dive, and not only was her second, first-place finish, but it was her second record-breaking performance at the MPSF Championships. On Thursday, she set a record in the three-meter dive, and now her name will be at the top of each after Friday. Wils initially broke the record in the prelims with a score of 341.35, but then shattered it the finals.
 
"Daphne (Wils) is both a powerful and graceful diver," said assistant diving coach Anita Rossing. "She's showing great consistency and poise at the meet here, winning both springboard events and setting school and MPSF records in the process. I think this is just the beginning of what she can do".
 
Joining Wils in the top three was teammate, junior Ivy Davis at No. 3 overall. Davis jumped from No. 5 in the prelims to the third spot in the finals accounting for a score of 286.10.
 
The 'Bows had three divers make their way in the finals of the men's three-meter with sophomore Max Burman taking the No. 2 slot overall at 413.75, just three points short of Mickey Strauss of BYU. Burman accounted for his second top-three finish in the last two days, after finishing at No. 3 in the one-meter.
 
Both seniors Grant Newcombe and Lucas Cooperman added to the overall score for UH as each made the finals. Newcombe finished just shy of the top three spots at No. 4, while Cooperman came in at No. 7.
 
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