February 19, 2012

Whittier concludes day one of SCIAC Championships

Photo by: Tony Leon/ActionWestPhotography.com

SOUTH GATE, Calif. – After day one of the SCIAC Championships, the men's swimming & diving team sit in 6^th place with 102 points, while the women sit in 5^th with 103. 

Defending champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps took the early lead on the first day of the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships at South Gate Pool and after the first of three days, CMS leads on the men's side by just six points over the University of Redlands.

On the women's side, the Athena's have a more comfortable 305-200 advantage.

Erin Bartholomew paced the Poets as she grabbed a 3^rd place finish in the 500 free with a time of 5:06.26, while sophomore Haley Von Schottenstein finished 5^th in the 50 free with a time of 24:43.     

Team scores after the first day are as follows:

Women
CMS                    305
Redlands             200
Pomona-Pitzer    132
Occidental           123
Whittier               103
Cal Lutheran        97
Caltech                 62
La Verne               33

Men
CMS                      247
Redlands              241
Cal Lutheran        127
Pomona-Pitzer     125
La Verne              104
Whittier                102
Occidental             73
Caltech                 45

The second day of the SCIAC Swimming Championships takes place tomorrow, with events including the 400-yard individual medley, the 200-yard freestyle, and 100-yard races in the butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke.