Conway, Ark.—

DAY ONE 63rd ANNUAL HENDRIX RELAYS:

Spire men's and women's swim traveled to Arkansas this weekend to take on University of the Ozarks and Hendrix College at the 63rd Annual Hendrix Relays and the 58th Annual Hendrix Classic on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st.  Both the USM men and women showcased outstanding performances against gritty competition, finishing the day in 1st place and securing the highest combined score to bring home the victory.

The Spires will return home for Senior Day on Saturday, November 7th. They will take on Dordt University and Hastings College. The meet is set to start at 1:00 PM at Lansing Natatorium.

 
Men's Team Results:  

1. University of Saint Mary (374)  

2. Hendrix College (362)  

3. University of the Ozarks (228)  

  
Women's Team Results:  

1. University of Saint Mary (394)  

2. Hendrix College (276)  

3. University of the Ozarks (250)  

   
   
Women's 3x100 Butterfly Relay:  
  
1st: Maria Trotta, Sania Cay, Adelia Schupbach (3:15.68)  

   
Men's 3x100 Butterfly Relay:  
  
3rd: Brandon Kendall, Evan England, Dom Ragan (3:06.32)   
   

Women's 3x100 Backstroke Relay:  
  
1st: Taylor Grader, Kaitie Coleman, Reagan Salsbury (3:20.32)    

   
Men's 3x100 Backstroke Relay:  
  
2nd: Ian Lucas, Brandon Kendall, Mar Thorsteinsson (3:02.33) 

   
Women's 3x100 Breaststroke Relay:  
  
1st: Ainsley Duell, Sofia Perdomo, Disa Thorsteinsdottir (3:46.10)  

   
Men's 3x100 Breaststroke Relay:  
  
1st: Nicky Allison, Joe Holland, Ayden McFarren (3:19.22)   

   
Women's 800 Free Relay:  
  
2nd: Kaitie Coleman, Leah Rogers, Ellie Johnson , Adelia Schupbach (9:02.85)  

   
Men's 800 Free Relay:  
  
1st: Nathan Troth, Evan England, Mar Thorsteinsson, Brayden Sneath (7:54.19)  
 

  
Women's 500 Freestyle Relay:  
  
1st: Caroline Griffin, Adyson Wiens, Lucille Graham, Maria Trotta (5:18.68)  

  
 Women 500 Yard Freestyle Relay:  
  
1st: Rylee Randle, Sofia Perdomo, Taylor Grader, Ainsley Duell (5:30.56)  

   
Mens 500 Yard Freestyle Relay:  
  
2nd: Charlie Howell, Teagan Dougherty, Ayden McFarren, Nicky Allison (4:47.71)  

   
Women's 400 Medley Relay:  
  
1st: Harra Del Castillo, Disa Thorsteinsdottir, Adelia Schupbach, Taya Swarts ( 4:19.42)  

   
Men's 400 Medley Relay:  
  
1st: Gavin Lucas, Paul John Robertson, Ian Lucas, Nolan Quinn (3:44.20)   

   
Women's 200 Free Relay:  
  
1st: Reagan Salsbury, Ellie Johnson, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay  (1:47.24)  

   
Men's 200 Free Relay:  
  
2nd: Evan England, Brayden Sneath, Charlie Howell, Karson Walker (1:40.71)  
 

 
Women's 1500 3x500 Free Relay: 
 
1st: Ava Steier, Ainsley Duell, Disa Thorsteinsdottir (17:44.57) 

  
Men's 1500 3x500 Free Relay: 
 
1st: Nathan Troth, Mar Thorsteinsson, Quinn Nolan (16:46.00) 

  
Women's 400 4x100 IM Relay: 
 
1st: Reagan Salsbury, Leah Rogers, Hara Del Castillo, Adyson Wiens (4:35.18) 

  
Men's 400 4x100 IM Relay: 
 
1st: Gavin Lucas, Brandon Kendall, Mar Thorsteinsson, Nicky Allison (3:58.59) 
 

  
Women's 400 Free Relay: 
 
1st: Cay Sania, Ava Steier, Taya Swarts, Maria Trotta (3:51.18) 

 
Men's 400 Free Relay: 
 
1st: John Paul Robertson, Nolan Quinn, Gavin Lucas, Ian Lucas (3:21.64) 


DAY TWO 58TH ANNUAL HENDRIX CLASSIC:
 

The Spires battled and took 2nd place in both the men's and women's team standings. USM finished just behind the ranked Division II program, Henderson State University, and beat out host DIII Hendrix College, DIII University of the Ozarks, DIII Centenary College, and DII Harding University. 

Despite the tough competition, the Spires held their own in the water. Junior Ava Steier had an excellent 1000-yard Freestyle, nabbing 3rd with a time of 11:41.88. Sophomore Brandon Kendall took 3rd place in the 200-yard Butterfly with a time of 2:08.55. In the 500-yard Freestyle, freshman Mar Thorsteinsson dropped 22 seconds from his seed time to grab 4th. Freshmen Disa Thorsteinsdottir and Gavin Lucas both swam great 200-yard Individual Medley's, each taking 6th place. Freshman Adelia Schupbach swam a quick 200-yard Butterfly, finishing in 3rd. 

Men's Team Results:

1. Henderson State University – 570 

2. University of Saint Mary– 426 

3. Hendrix College – 331 

4. University of the Ozarks – 140 

5. Centenary College – 131 

6. Harding University – 40 

Women's Team Results:

1. Henderson State University – 549 

2. University of Saint Mary– 470 

3. Hendrix College- 283 

4. University of the Ozarks – 226 

5. Centenary College- 112 

6. Harding University- 63 

Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay: 

3rd: Hara Del Castillo, Reagan Salsbury, Maria Trotta, Taya Swarts (1:58.60) 

4th: Ella Bombardier, Ainsley Duell, Adelia Schupbach, Sania Cay (2:02.36) 

5th: Lucille Graham, Disa Thorsteinsdottir, Leah Rogers, Ellie Johnson (2:03.33) 

Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay: 

3rd: Gavin Lucas, John Paul Robertson, Ian Lucas, Nolan Quinn (1:38.65) 

5th: Silas Kirchoff, Ayden McFarren, Brandon Kendall, Joe Holland (1:43.37) 

6th: Teagan Dougherty, Karson Walker, Evan England, Brayden Sneath (1:46.49) 

Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle:

3rd: Ava Steier (11:41.88) 

5th: Katie Coleman (12:21.28) 

Men's 1000 Yard Freestyle:

4th: Nathan Troth (10:58.34) 

5th: Jacob Waldrup (11:55.13) 

Women's 200 Yard Freestyle: 

4th: Ainsley Duell (2:13.64) 

7th: Lucille Graham (2:26.44) 

Men's 200 Yard Freestyle: 

6th: Nolan Quinn (1:53.04) 

14th: Karson Walker (2:23.35) 

Women's 50 Yard Freestyle: 

3rd: Sania Cay (25.61) 

4th: Maria Trotta (25.63) 

5th: Taya Swarts (25.67) 

14th: Caroline Griffin (28.53) 

15th: Ella Bombardier (28.92) 

19th: Sofia Perdomo (30.65) 

Men's 50 Yard Freestyle: 

6th: Ian Lucas (22.09) 

11th: Brayden Sneath (24.12) 

12th: Ayden McFarren (24.40) 

15th: Charlie Howell (25.12) 

Women's 200 Yard Individual Medley: 

6th: Disa Thorsteinsdottir (2:24.23) 

7th: Leah Rogers (2:27.50) 

8th: Adyson Wiens (2:30.60) 

11th: Hara Del Castillo (2:34.86) 

12th: Taylor Grader (2:35.06) 

Men's 200 Yard Individual Medley:

6th: Gavin Lucas (2:05.07) 

8th: John Paul Robertson (2:11.18) 

9th: Nicky Allison (2:12.51) 

10th: Silas Kirchoff (2:12.81) 

18th: Dom Ragan (2:41.19) 

Women's 200 Yard Butterfly: 

3rd: Adelia Schupbach (2:35.66) 

4th: Caroline Griffin (2:47.89) 

5th: Ellie Johnson (3:02.20) 

Men's 200 Yard Butterfly:

3rd: Brandon Kendall (2:08.55) 

5th: Evan England (2:12.58)

Women's 100 Yard Freestyle 

4th: Maria Trotta (56.91) 

5th: Sania Cay (57.48) 

10th: Rylee Randle (1:02.17) 

Men's 100 Yard Freestyle: 

9th: Teagan Dougherty (50.10) 

10th: Nolan Quinn (50.40) 

11th: Nathan Troth (50.60) 

14th: Joe Holland (52.85) 

17th: Brayden Sneath (56.20) 

20th: Charlie Howell (57.32) 

Women's 200 Yard Backstroke: 

6th: Rylee Randle (2:29.39) 

8th: Hara Del Castillo (2:30.11) 

10th: Lucille Graham (2:38.69) 

11th: Ella Bombardier (2:44.31) 

Men's 200 Yard Backstroke: 

5th: Gavin Lucas (2:05.31) 

6th: Silas Kirchoff (2:10.18) 

Women's 500 Yard Freestyle: 

3rd: Ava Steier (5:40.13) 

6th: Katie Coleman (5:54.87) 

Men's 500 Yard Freestyle: 

4th: Mar Thorsteinsson (5:12.15) 

6th: Jacob Waldrup (5:42.57) 

Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke: 

5th: Disa Thorsteinsdottir (2:36.76) 

7th: Ainsley Duell (2:41.48) 

10th: Leah Rogers (2:54.63) 

11th: Adyson Wiens (2:54.79) 

12th: Sofia Perdomo (2:57.68) 

Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke: 

3rd: Ayden McFarren (2:21.49) 

4th: Nicky Allison (2:24.60) 

5th: Joe Holland (2:27.35) 

8th: John Paul Robertson (2:32.45) 

12th Karson Walker (2:45.73) 

13th: Dom Ragan (2:45.99) 

14th: Charlie Howell (2:49.95) 

Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 

3rd: Taya Swarts, Adelia Schupbach, Ava Steier, Reagan Salsbury (3:50.91) 

5th: Rylee Randle, Katie Coleman, Caroline Griffin, Ellie Johnson (4:14.71) 

Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 

2nd: Ian Lucas, Teagan Dougherty, Joe Holland, Nathan Troth (3:24.70) 

4th: Brandon Kendall, Nicky Allison, Evan England, Mar Thorsteinsson (3:31.46)