ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Hawai'i men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the MPSF Championships with a strong first day of competition, with the Wahine taking home both relay events and the Warriors setting a school record Wednesday.
The two relay victories put the Rainbow Wahine in first place with the maximum 80 points through two events, while the Rainbow Warriors are in second place with 66 points.
A win for the Rainbow Wahine in the 200 medley relay kicked off the competition in the pool, as
Laticia Transom,
Mandolin Nguyen,
Holly Nelson and Gabby Scudamore took home the title in an MPSF meet record 1:37.96. The four, who already hold the school record in the event, narrowly held off a hard-charging UC San Diego squad to take the first event of the meet.
The Rainbow Warriors then turned in a strong effort in the men's 200 medley relay, swimming a season-best 1:26.61. The quartet of
Justin Lisoway,
Tomer Goldfaden, Edward Stoddard and
Tim Masten finished in third place while lowering the season-low mark by over a full second.
The Wahine made it a perfect 2-for-2 in relay titles on day one, taking home the 800 free relay in a time of 7:12.51. Transom,
Anna Friedrich,
Cass Treydte and Nelson opened up a big lead early on in the race before holding on down the stretch to win by .50 seconds.
The Warriors then capped off the opening day of competition with a solid showing in the 800 free relay.
Mario Surkovic,
Ian Venter,
Timothy Gallagher and
Jordan Meacham finished with a 6:25.74 and in second place.
The Rainbow Wahine kicked off the day with a victory in the team diving competition in Mission Viejo, Calif., as the trio of
Elma Lund,
Isabelle Lombardi and
Isabella Plantz combined for a score of 299.25.
Hawai'i continues action in the pool at the MPSF Championships with the 50, 200 and 500 freestyle and the 200 IM while the diving action continues in Mission Viejo, Calif. with the men's 1-meter and women's 3-meter competitions.
