NEWBERG, Ore. — The George Fox men and women's swim teams spent Senior Day competing against their rivals—the Linfield Wildcats. The women won with a score of 107-98, and the men lost, their score at 124-71.

Top Performances
In the Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay, Christopher McLellan, Strom Nordeng, Tobin Jansen, and Cameron Alexander collectively had a time of 1:41.04, coming in second place for the relay. As for the women, the Bruins came in first place as Gabbie Patti, Riley Parker, Ellie Hoover, and Donna Talmadge finished in 1:52.69—giving Fox their first win for the day.

Event 3 resulted in Micah Hugo coming in second place with a time of 18:16.28 in the Men's 1650 Yard Freestyle. Meanwhile, in the Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle, Jesse Urback came in second place at 19:32.74.

Three of our Bruins competed in the Men's 200 Yard Freestyle—Jared Gray in third with a time of 1:58.75. For the women, Riley Parker finished in second place at 2:06.24—while Laurel Knox came in third right after her with a solid time of 2:06.45. 

For the Men's 50 Yard Freestyle, Cameron Alexander finished in first place overall with a beautiful time of 22.49 marked down, and for the Women's 50 Yard Freestyle, Gabbie Patti got first place with a time of 24.50. 

In the Men's 400 Yard IM, Aiden Buchanan and Wyatt Greene came in third and fourth—times of 4:31.09 and 4:33.69. Ellie Hoover and Claire Harmon finished in second and third place for the Women;s 400 Yard IM—with close times of 5:05.04 and 5:24.65.

Then, Event 11 was the Men's 100 Yard Butterfly with Senior Alexander Cameron coming in first place at 54.45, and Tobin Jansen in third—57.62. Meanwhile, Donna Talmadge and Kaylee Dicey finished in second and third with two solid times of 1:07.17 and 1:07.37 for the Women's 100 Yard Butterfly.

Strom Nordeng got a time of 52.31 in the Men's 100 Yard Freestyle—in third place, while Heidi Gray and Claire Kuiper came in second and third for the Women's race, claiming a 58.63 and a 59.73.

For the 100 Yard Backstroke, Christopher McLellan and Owen Tonseth finished in 58.14 and 1:00.44—second and third place, while the women had a clean sweep for top three—Gabbie Patti at 1:00.12, Leah Meeuwsen at 1:05.36, and Zoey Stapelman at 1:08.65. 

Junior Wyatt Greene came in second place at 5:12.10 for the Men's 500 Yard Freestyle, while Laurel Knox came in third for the women at 5:37.87. In Event 19, Strom Nordeng locked in second place for the Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke at 1:02.60, while Riley Parker and Leah Meeuwsen came in second and third at 1:10.37 and 1:11.99 for the women's race.

Finally, for the last events, the Men came in third place for the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay—Hugo, Tonseth, Mark Seledkov, and Greene finished with a time of 1:34.33. And the Women came in first place as Knox, Gray, Gustin, and Kuiper finished in 1:46.83.

Coach's Thoughts
"Today was a really special day for our program," said Bruin head coach Natalie Turner. "The women came together for a historic win, with our relays coming up big when it mattered most for the team. I was also really proud of the way our men competed; they're swimming well and building momentum heading into the end of our season."

"Celebrating our senior class made it an even more meaningful day. I love getting to honor our seniors and the legacy they leave with this program. Next weekend at Lewis and Clark will be a great way to cap off our dual meet season and get ready for our conference meet in February."

What Happens Next
The Bruins will go to Portland to compete at Lewis & Clark for a four-team meet next Saturday on January 31st. The meet is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm.