UTPB women's swimming won nine events and the men took eight first-place finishes as swimming wrapped up the first of two days of competition this weekend against McMurry and St. Gregory Friday night in Abilene.

Sammi Strohmeyer took a pair of wins for the women, winning the 200 IM in 2:19.56 and taking first in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:04.22. Jillian Covey won two events on the night, swimming the 200 Freestyle in 2:05.18 and the 500 Free in 5:40.38. The women received single wins from Amanda Alspaugh in the 400 IM (4:42.34), Lauren Porras in the 50 Freestyle (25.75), Ariana Marek in the 100 Freestyle (56.93), Kellee de Guzman in the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.59), and won the 200 Freestyle relay with a team of Marek, Samantha Chin, Covey and Porras in 1:29.89.

Three different men each won a pair of events for UTPB. Alex Ruata took first in the 400 IM in 4:17.92 and won the 100 Breaststroke in 58.86. Kyle Marshall won the 200 Freestyle in 1:49.64 and was first in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 49.08. Jack Maloy won both the 50 Freestyle *22.64) and the 100 Butterfly (53.14). Mauricio Craig was fastest in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:04.27, and the men's team of Marshall, Ruata, Maloy and Hunter Gnoza won the 200 Freestyle relay in 1:29.89.

UTPB swimming is back in action Saturday afternoon, taking on Wayland Baptist and St. Gregory at COM in Midland at 1 p.m.