The TCU men’s and women’s teams extended their leads, while a total of seven meet records were broken in the second day of competition at the Conference USA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship and Men’s Invitational on Friday.

On the women’s side, the Horned Frogs remain in first place with a team score of 536. East Carolina follows in second (398), while Houston (373) and Tulane (314) are third and fourth, respectively. Louisville (245) and Saint Louis (242) round out the top seven.

On the men’s side, the Horned Frogs are first with a score of 605, while ECU is second (501) and Louisville is ranked third with a score of 438.50. Cincinnati (316.50) and Saint Louis (242) are fourth and fifth, respectively.

Immediately in the first two events, two meet records were broken. The TCU
team of Erin Irons, Leann Cathcart, Tiffany Strawn and Erica Tate were victorious in the 200-yard medley relay, notching a meet record time of 1:44.11.

For the second year in a row, the Cincinnati men’s team captured the 200 medley relay. The Bearcat team of Enrique Bayata, Steve Marshall, David Gustavsson, Ryan Yearwood finished first with a C-USA record time of 1:30.57.

East Carolina’s Holly Williams won the 400 individual medley with a meet record time of 4:22.91. She eclipsed the old mark set by TCU’s Jamie MacCurdy (4:23.91) in 2002. Cincinnati’s Louise Gowens followed in second with a time of 4:24.42, while TCU’s Keleigh Wentworth placed third (4:24.54).

UC’s Carlo Piccio defended his league crown, winning the 400 individual medley with a time of 3:57.71. TCU’s Scott McCure placed second (3:59.97), while Saint Louis’ John Stoneburner followed in third with a time of 4:02.92.

Cincinnati’s Ann Degenstein upset the reigning C-USA champion, Diane Parker of ECU, in the 100 fly, posting another C-USA meet record with a time of 54.70. Degenstein had broken the previous mark during the preliminaries (54.86), before eclipsing the record again in the finals. Parker came in second (55.28) and teammate Kate Gordan finished third (55.86).

On the men’s side, Louisville claimed a big win in the 100 fly when sophomore Ihara Kleber took first place with a time of 49.02. Cincinnati nabbed the next two spots with Gustavsson finishing second (49.29) and Ryan Yearwood placing third (49.57).

TCU captured the top three spots in the women’s 100 freestyle. Karen Sandifer won the event with a time of 1:51.43, while Tara Sullivan (1:52.09)
and Jennifer Antisdale (1:52.39) finished second and third, respectively.

ECU’s Casey Cronin captured the 200 freestyle crown with a time of 1:39.74, while TCU’s Yousif Del Valle placed second (1:40.26).

After finishing second in the 100 fly, ECU’s Parker came back in the 100 breaststroke to place first and not only post an NCAA provisional time, but also set a meet record of 1:02.67. She eclipsed her old mark of 1:03.46 that she set when she won the crown at the 2002 C-USA Championship.

In the men’s event, TCU’s Aran Bean claimed his first individual title with a meet record time of 55.41. East Carolina’s Kenny Flory (56.12) and Cincinnati’s Steve Marshall followed in second and third, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke.

Cincinnati’s Nelly Jorgensen won the 100 backstroke league crown (57.24), while TCU claimed the second (Irons – 57.28), third (Aimee Moreau – 58.16) and fourth-place (Tiffany Strawn – 58.23) medals.

TCU’s Craig Chapman defended his 100 back title, nabbing a time of 49.39. Cincinnati’s Enrique Bayata was close behind, placing second (50.41), while Joseph Mittel of Louisville finished third (50.43).

In the diving events, Houston’s Anna Kiess claimed her first C-USA crown on the one-meter springboard with a score of 282.70. Teammate Azul Almazan followed in second (280.25) and TCU’s Kelly Seely placed third (258.85).

Louisville’s Sean Wilkinson captured his third consecutive C-USA title on the three-meter springboard with a score of 539.90. Teammate Richard Marschner followed in second (448.10), while TCU’s Stephen Gebren placed third (410.95).

In the final event of the night, the TCU women’s team of Antisdale, Sullivan, Wentworth and Sandifer claimed the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:32.38. The Horned Frogs also claimed the men’s title with the team of Del Valle, Chapman, Aaron McLachlan and McCure (6:42.99).

A total of seven meet records were broken in the second night of competition. On the women’s side, East Carolina and Cincinnati led the night winning two individual titles each, while TCU claimed two relays and one individual crown.
In the men’s competition, the Horned Frogs won two individual titles and one relay, while Cincinnati won a relay and individual event.

The final day of the C-USA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship and Men’s Invitational begins on Friday with the prelims at 10 a.m. (CST).

C-USA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship and Men’s Invitational – Day Two Scores
CRWC Natatorium
Houston, Texas
Women’s Team Scores
1. TCU 536
2. East Carolina 398
3. Houston 373
4. Cincinnati 340
5. Tulane 314
6. Louisville 245
7. Saint Louis 190

Men’s Team Scores
1. TCU 605
2. East Carolina 501
3. Louisville 438.50
4. Cincinnati 316.50
5. Saint Louis 242