FLOWOOD, Miss.—The Millsaps College swimming and diving programs competed against Berry College, Rhodes College, and Meridian Community College in a quad meet at the Grit Facility on Saturday.
On the men's side, freshman Ricky Wells competed in four events for the Majors. The Slaughter, La., native recorded times of 23.99 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, 53.84 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle and 59.75 seconds in the 100-yard fly.
Classmate Eric Branco competed in three events against the Vikings, Lynx, and Eagles. He finished with a completion of 1:01.67 in the 100-yard backstroke and 26.01 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle.
Senior Payton Jones swam in four events, recording times of 2:10.08 in the 200-yard freestyle, 6:16.04 in the 500-yard freestyle and 2:34.94 in the 200-yard IM. He capped the meet by joining his teammates in the relay event on Saturday.
Junior Holden Cooke also competed in the 50-yard freestyle, recording a time of 24.46 seconds in the Majors' home opener. In the 400-yard free relay, Branco, Wells, Cooke, and Jones teamed up to finish sixth in 3:39.35.
On the women's side freshman Zoe Grace Denton took on three events: the 200-yard freestyle (2:38.02), the 50-yard freestyle (31.80), and the 500-yard freestyle (7:10.46).
Junior Kaleigh Toenjes wrapped up the Majors weekend meet by competing in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 36.72 seconds.
The Majors will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 30 to face Austin College beginning at 6 p.m. in Austin, Texas.
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
