BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Halfway through the 2024 Southern Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships, the Millsaps men's and women's swimming and diving programs have already combined for four school records on Wednesday and Thursday. A total of four individuals have also competed in the A and B Finals inside the Birmingham CrossPlex.
The women's team totaled three records, including the 200-yard medley relay, 800-yard freestyle relay and 200-yard freestyle relay.
Senior
Ginny Ray Clevenger, junior
Kat Burns, junior
Chloee Beebe and freshman
Bryn Waller swam the 200 medley in 1 minute, 52.96 seconds to finish seventh, while Beebe, Clevenger, junior
Catherine Passarelli and Waller collected a record-breaking time in the 800 freestyle (8:29.09).
On Thursday, Burns, sophomore
Abigail Hoffman, Beebe and Waller finished fifth in the 200-yard free relay setting a new standard of 1:41.92.
Day Two also featured several strong individual swims. Burns placed 10th and was 0.05 seconds off her own school record in the 50-yard freestyle B Final (24.75 seconds). Waller also advanced to the B Final and placed 13th with a time of 25.00.
Starting their meet off well on Wednesday, the men's squad featuring sophomore quartet
Brian Ridner,
Jackson Van Meter,
Ben Anderson and
Andrew Meadows placed seventh and set a program record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:43.96).
Day Two saw Anderson swim steady in both the prelims and A Final of the 50-yard freestyle. He was fifth in each competition with times of 21.27 and 21.26, respectively.
Sophomore
Kaiden Auzenne was solid as well in the 50 free, posting a time of 22.93. Auzenne finished 18th and was the second alternate for the B Final.
Ridner also scored points with identical 15th-place performances in the 200-yard IM. He garnered times of 2:04.85 and 2:05.22 in the prelims and B Final, respectively.
Action continues at the CrossPlex with preliminary heats at 10 a.m. and finals beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Live video will be provided for each session at the following
link. The SAA Swimming and Diving Championships event page can be found
here, including complete schedule, meet records, performance lists and more. All of Millsaps' results from the first two days of competition are listed below.
| MILLSAPS AT SAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (FEB. 7) |
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| Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay |
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| Clevenger, Burns, Beebe, Waller |
1:52.96. |
7th |
School Record |
| Hoffman, Cowell, Pineda, Latino |
2:04.88. |
15th |
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| Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay |
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| Ridner, Meadows, Anderson, Auzenne |
1:40.32. |
7th |
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| Women's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay |
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| Beebe, Clevenger, Passarelli, Waller |
8:29.09. |
6th |
School Record |
| Cowell, Hoffman, Pineda, Latino |
DQ |
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| Men's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay |
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| Ridner, Van Meter, Anderson, Meadows |
7:43.96. |
7th |
School Record |
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| MILLSAPS AT SAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (FEB. 8) |
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TIME |
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| Women's 500-Yard Freestyle Prelims |
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| Catherine Passarelli |
5:44.86. |
21st |
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| Men's 500-Yard Freestyle Prelims |
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| Payton Jones |
x5:23.51. |
Open |
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| Women's 200-Yard IM Prelims |
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| Chloee Beebe |
x2:26.50. |
Open |
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| Men's 200-Yard IM Finals |
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| Brian Ridner |
2:05.22. |
15th |
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| Men's 200-Yard IM Prelims |
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| Brian Ridner |
2:04.85. |
15th |
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| Andrew Meadows |
2:11.52. |
22nd |
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| Women's 50-Yard Freestyle Finals |
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| Kat Burns |
24.75. |
10th |
0.05 off School Record |
| Bryn Waller |
25.00. |
13th |
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| Women's 50-Yard Freestyle Prelims |
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| Bryn Waller |
25.05. |
10th |
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| Kat Burns |
25.15. |
12th |
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| Abigail Hoffman |
27.11. |
23rd |
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| Haylei Pineda |
32.74. |
35th |
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| Chloee Beebe |
x27.25. |
Open |
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| Zoe Cowell |
x27.28. |
Open |
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| Men's 50-Yard Freestyle Finals |
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| Ben Anderson |
21.26. |
5th |
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| Men's 50-Yard Freestyle Prelims |
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| Ben Anderson |
21.27. |
5th |
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| Kaiden Auzenne |
22.93. |
18th |
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| Jackson Van Meter |
23.75. |
25th |
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| David Kingsbury |
35.75. |
31st |
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| Payton Jones |
x24.69. |
Open |
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| Women's 100-Yard Butterfly Open |
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| Ginny Ray Clevenger |
1:03.20. |
Open |
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| Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay |
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| Burns, Hoffman, Beebe, Waller |
1:41.92. |
5th |
School Record |
| Cowell, Passarelli, Pineda, Latino |
1:51.98. |
15th |
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| Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay |
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| Anderson, Auzenne, Ridner, Meadows |
1:29.81. |
6th |
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