Ladies Begin 2022 SCAC Swimming Championships On Wednesday

Garland, Texas – The Centenary men's and women's swimming teams will compete in the 2022 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships Wednesday through Saturday at the Garland ISD Natatorium.

The Ladies and Gents will be joined by Austin College, Colorado College, McMurry University, University of the Ozarks, Southwestern University and Trinity University for the four-day event. Centenary finished fourth on both the men's and women's side at last season's championships held in San Antonio, Texas.

Centenary swept Austin College at home on Jan. 29 in its regular-season finale. The Gents registered a 94-55 win while the Ladies recorded a 121.50-61.50 victory. The meet was originally scheduled for Jan. 22 and was going to serve as Centenary's annual Senior Day but was postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns. Centenary tallied 13 individual wins in the meet, as six Gents claimed wins and the Ladies picked up seven and also claimed wins in both the men's and women's 200 free relay.

The Maroon and White nearly matched its single-meet season high of 14 accomplished in the season-opening meet at home versus McMurry back on Oct. 30. The Ladies and Gents combined to record an impressive 11 individual wins and one team win versus Hendrix on Nov. 13.

Centenary and Austin College were facing each other for the second time in two weeks as the Ladies and Gents combined to record nine individual victories on Jan. 15 in the Austin College Invitational against the host 'Roos and University of the Ozarks in Sherman, Texas.

Wednesday's schedule features the 200 Medley Relay followed by the 800 Free Relay, both set for 5 p.m. Competition begins at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday with the prelims of the 200 free relay followed by the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free. The finals of those for events will be held at 6 p.m. Friday's schedule features the same times – 10:30 a.m. for prelims and finals at 6 p.m. Saturday's action begins at 10:30 a.m. and is followed by the finals at 5:45 p.m.

Senior Brianna Serret (Alexandria, La.) led the way for the Ladies with three individual wins in the Jan. 29 meet and now has 11 to her name this season. She won the 50 back (29.76), 50 free (26.43), and the 50 fly (27.86). Serret won the 100 back at last season's SCAC Championships with a time of 59.29, marking the program's first individual win in the event and just the third individual win by a Centenary women's swimmer at the SCAC Championships since the Maroon and White joined the conference prior to the 2012-13 season. Serret also earned additional all-conference honors in two other events - the 100-fly, as she finished third with a time of 58.30 and in the 200-yard medley relay, as her team placed third with a time of 1:51.42.

Freshman Madeline Vacula (Belton, Texas) won the 200 IM as she swam a time of 2:23.64 and earned a runner-up finish in the 200 free (2:02.60). The rookie also finished fourth in the 50 fly, swimming a time of 31.16. Serret and Vaula were also part of the 200 free relay team that won the event in a time of 1:48.25. Vacula now has seven individual wins and four runner-up finishes this season.

Senior Margot Frost (Prairieville, La.) had a nice finish to her home career as she won the 100 fly (1:03.78) and earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 50 back (31.10) and 50 fly (28.44). Frost teamed with Serret, Vaula and sophomore Bryn Jenkins (Houston, Texas) for the 200 free relay victory. Jenkins' best individual finish on Saturday was third place in the 50 back (32.15). She also placed fourth in both the 50 free (28.56) and 200 IM (2:33.08).

Junior Christine Goodman (Alexandria, La.) claimed a pair of wins as she won both the 50 breast with a time of 35.43 and the 100 breast (1:16.65). She also finished sixth in the 200 IM (2:33.70) and was part of the Ladies' third-place finish in the 200 free relay with junior Katie Malicoat (Wichita, Kan.), sophomore Anacelia Galeano-Balam (Baton Rouge, La.), and junior Camryn Hebert (Youngsville, La.).

Malicoat recorded a pair of runner-up finishes along with a third-place finish on Saturday. She swam the 50 breast in a time of 35.51 in the 50 breast to finish behind her teammate Goodman, and finished Goodman in the 100 breast (1:18.59). She earned her third-place finish in the 200 IM (2:32.44).

Anacelia Galeano-Balam finished second in both the 100 fly (1:06.82) and 500 free (6:05.63) and fifth in the 50 free (31.29). Hebert earned a trio of top-five finishes as she finished fourth in the 50 back (34.75), fourth in the 100 fly (1:11.54), and fifth in the 50 fly (31.46).

See the complete championships schedule here: https://scacsports.prestosports.com/tournament/winter/swimming/22championships/index

See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wswim/2021-22/schedule

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