Shreveport – The Centenary men's and women's swimming program has released its 2022-23 season schedule, it was announced on Thursday.
The Ladies and Gents will begin their season at home on Saturday, Oct. 1 with a dual meet versus Ozarks set for Noon. The Maroon and White then return two action two weeks later, again at home, as they welcome conference for McMurry to town for a pair of meets. The first will be on Friday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. followed by a 10 a.m. meet on Saturday, Oct. 15.
A new era in the program begins this season as Thomas Radam takes over as head coach of the Ladies and Gents and longtime coach Butch Jordan will serve as assistant coach. Radam, a native of Alexandria, Va., comes to Centenary from the Tri-Star Master Swimming USMS Gold Club in Flower Mound, Texas. Jordan begins his 22nd year and third season as an assistant coach with the Centenary men's and women's swimming program in 2022-23. He served as head coach of the Maroon and White for 19 seasons, as he guided the Ladies and Gents since the inception of the program beginning with the 2001-02 season until the 2019-20 season.
Centenary hits the road for the first time to face Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. and will then be tested in its annual trip to Conway, Ark. for the Hendrix Relays (Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m.) and Hendrix Invitational (Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.). The Ladies and Gents will host their annual Intrasquad/Alumni Meet on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. on the final day of the college's Homecoming celebration.
The Ladies and Gents will face Austin College for a pair of conference dual meets top open the second half of the season in 2023. The first will be the Austin College Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. in Sherman, Texas and then the 'Roos come to town on Saturday, Jan. 21 for Centenary's Senior Day meet at 1 p.m.
Centenary will then head to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 8-11 in Garland, Texas. The Ladies finished fourth at the 2022 SCAC Championships last season as they earned 363 points for the event. The Gents finished seventh, earning 173 points.
Sophomore Madeline Vacula (Belton, Texas) highlighted the final day of competition as she earned all-conference honors after finishing third in the 1650 Yard Freestyle, swimming a time of 17:56.27. Her time at the 1,000 split (10:51.54) is the fourth-fastest 1,000 time in school history. Vacula was also named SCAC Women's Swimmer of the Week once last season. She also finished fourth in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 2:12.17. She finished an impressive rookie season with seven individual wins and four runner-up finishes. In total, the Ladies and Gents combined for 48 individual wins this past season.
See the complete Ladies and Gents' season schedules below:
https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mswim/2022-23/schedule
https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wswim/2022-23/schedule
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