Shreveport- The Centenary men's and women's swimming teams picked up impressive wins on Saturday afternoon over the Austin College 'Roos in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference dual meet in their home finale at the Centenary Fitness Center.
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 on Saturday, 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.
Senior Mitchell Lulich (New Orleans, La.) highlighted the meet for the Gents with three individual wins and was a member of the winning 200 free relay squad. Lulich won the 50 back, swimming a time of 28.39, claimed a win in the 200 IM (2:13.81), and won the 100 breast (1:04.24). Lulich now has seven individual victories this season. Freshman Cash Coats (Andrews, Texas) won the 50 free (24.12) and finished third in the 100 free (54.74). He also teamed with Lulich, sophomore Aiden Peterkin (Zachary, La.), and senior Tripp Montgomery (New Iberia, La.) in the 200 free relay victory. Montgomery also won the 50 breast, swimming a time of 30.38.
Peterkin won the 50 fly (29.11) and finished in the 50 free (26.04) and fifth in the 100 free (56.51). Montgomery also finished third in the 100 breast (1:09.96) and placed fourth in the 100 free (54.75). Sophomore Jules Reny (Lille, France) earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 free (2:11.15) and 50 fly (29.43) and finished fourth in the 50 free (26.28). Freshmen Nathaniel Batiste Jr. (Vacherie, La.) finished second in the 50 free (25.96) and third in the 50 breast (33.01).
Next up for the Gents is the SCAC Championships set for Feb. 16-19 in Garland, Texas.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mswim/2021-22/schedule
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