Razorbacks wrap up final meet with a win
Nashville, Tenn.– The Arkansas swim team closed out their final meet of the season on Saturday afternoon with a 181-62 win over Vanderbilt, which featured 12 event wins. Razorbacks also picked up a win over their in-state counterpart Little Rock 198-45. Razorback swimmers Betsy Wizard, Bella Cothern, Vanessa Herrmann, Andrea Sansores, and Alessia Ferraguti all captured multiple wins.
Head Coach Neil Harper: “Competing and getting two more wins on the road this late in the season was a good sign as we now turn our focus to SEC’s! I thought we had great quality, quantity, and showed the most depth in every event all season. We continue to work hard, and performed well, executing a better technique, and race strategies. I sensed individual, and team confidence today, and we need to carry this forward to SEC’s!”
Head Abel Sanchez: “The girls did well on Friday. Grace finished second on the three-meter and won the platform.”
Hog Highlights
- Grad student Alessia Ferraguti won the 100-individual medley with a time of 56.97.
- Bella Cothern, Andrea Sansores, Alessia Ferraguti, and Kobie Melton won the 200 Medley relay with a time of 3:22.97.
- Junior Bella Cothern swam 23.35 to win the 50 freestyle.
- Junior Grace Walker had a platform score of 250.15 and a three-meter dive score of 262.15.
Up Next
Arkansas will travel to College Station, Tex. on Feb. 14 for the SEC Championship.
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