COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Lindsey Wilson women's swimming team dominated the pool scoring 1,067 points on their way to a first-place finish at the GA Small College Invite. Piedmont claimed second place with 511.5 points as Life (Ga.) is third with 454.
Alejandra Martinez scored 60 points across her races to lead all swimmers as Azalia Gabdrakipova collected the second most points with 57. Gabdrakipova notched an NAIA Automatic Qualifying Standard in the 200-yard backstroke.
Lindsey Wilson racked up 18 standards on the day as five Blue Raiders claimed first-place finishes. The Blue Raider relay team also claimed a first-place finish.
- Gabdrakipova:
- 200-yard back: Prelims – 2nd place (2:07.30) Provisional Standard | Finals – 1st place (2:03.31) NAIA National "A" cut.
- Annissa Koekemoer:
- 200-yard back: Prelims – 4th place (2:13.28) Provisional Standard | Finals – 4th place (2:17.33).
- Natascha Evrinoff:
- 100-yard freestyle: Prelims – 1st place (55.70) Provisional Standard| Finals – 1st place (55.34) Provisional Standard.
- Savannah Schoeman:
- 100-yard freestyle: Prelims – 3rd place (56.71) | Finals – 3rd place (56.47).
- Sara Motyl:
- 200-yard breast: Prelims – 1st place (2:27.84) Provisional Standard | Finals – 1st place (2:25.95) Provisional Standard.
- Maria Paula Escandon Lopez:
- 200-yard breast: Prelims – 3rd place (2:28.53) Provisional Standard | Finals – 2nd place (2:26.82) Provisional Standard.
- Julia Secanell:
- 200-yard breast: Prelims – 5th place (2:33.88) Provisional Standard | Finals – 5th place (2:32.05) Provisional Standard.
- Allie Rutherford:
- 200-yard butterfly: Prelims – 1st place (2:15.67) Provisional Standard | Finals – 1st place (2:07.91) Provisional Standard.
- Jordyn Minifie:
- 200-yard Butterfly: Prelims – 2nd place (2:18.31) Provisional Standard | Finals – 2nd place (2:16.80) Provisional Standard.
- Karolina Bidnik:
- 200-yard butterfly: Prelims – 4th place (2:22.07) | Finals – 4th place (2:21.35).
- Nada Jalal:
- 200-yard butterfly: Prelims – 5th place (2:29.00) | Finals – 5th place (2:27.55).
- Caitlin Higdon:
- 200-yard butterfly: Prelims – 6th place (2:29.43) | Finals – 6th place (2:33.67).
- Martinez:
- 1650-yard freestyle: Prelims – 1st place (18:29.45) Provisional Standard
- Avery Herring:
- 1650-yard freestyle: Finals – 2nd place (18:55.66) Provisional Standard.
- Jaye Farthing:
- 1650-yard freestyle: Finals – 3rd place (19:01.37) Provisional Standard.
Martinez, Secanell, Lopez, Evrinoff claimed first in the 400-freestyle relay at 3:39.53.
Lindsey Wilson is back in the pool after the first of the year on Jan. 7 when they compete against Shawnee State (Ohio) and Bethel (Tenn.) at the Holloway Center Natatorium.