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Mark Nicholas

Swimming Opens Dual Slate with Victories over Wayland Baptist

9/30/2016 10:26:00 PM

UT Permian Basin men's and women's swimming each picked up a win Friday afternoon at the UTPB Pool as each squad defeated Wayland Baptist. The Falcon women won 130-72, while the men picked up a tighter108-97 victory.

UTPB had a pair of women each win two events on the afternoon. Anouk van Nellestijn took first in both the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke with times of 2:18.00 and 1:09.68, respectively, while Amanda Alspaugh won the 100 butterfly in 1:00.51 and took first in 5:27.68 in the 500 freestyle.

Four more women each won an event for the Falcons as Hunter Bishop (200 freestyle - 2:00.69), Bailey Benson (1000 freestyle - 11:35.23), Aly Padilla (100 freestyle - 55.78) and Ashelen Alvarez (100 backstroke - 1:02.58) took first Friday.

van Nellestijn, Alspaugh, Bishop and Jennifer Sites took the top spot in the first event of the day, the 400 Medley, in 4:06.98.

Five individuals won for the UTPB men. Homero Cantu Belmares won the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:23.08. Brandon Hay finished the 50 freestyle in 22.23 to take the top spot. Patrick Flores won in the 200 IM in 2:01.28. Jacob Allard finished in 54.28 in the 100 backstroke, and Matthew Hayward won in 5:00.82 in the 500 freestyle.

UTPB is back in action in two weeks, taking on New Mexico State and Grand Canyon.

 
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