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Mean Green Swimmers Set Meet Records In Oklahoma
9/25/2022 8:34:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
EDMOND, Okla. - The UNT swim team kicked off its competitive season on Saturday evening at the Sam Freas Invite, hosted by Oklahoma Christian, and came home with several meet records after a dominant showing.
UNT won all but three events, and the team set seven new meet records along the way beginning with the first race of the day - the 200 medley relay.
The team of Diana Kolb, Laura Mazzotta, Shaena McCloud and Cierra Scully finished in 1:47.88 to set a new record, while Kolb, Mazzotta and McCloud all went on to set new meet records in individual events, as well.
Kolb set new benchmarks in the the 100 backstroke (57.32) and 200 backstroke (2:05.87), while McCloud set a new 50 freestyle record with a 24.39, and Mazzotta set a new record in the 200 breaststroke in 2:23.08.
London Farris set a new record in the 100 freestyle in 53.70, and Tram Nguyen set a new 100 IM record with a 1:00.38.
"Overall, I was pleased with the way our swimmers handled this first opportunity to put together a lineup in a meet," UNT head coach Brittany Roth said. "We've been attacking this first month of training, and we had some really good points of execution throughout the meet. This was a great learning opportunity, and a great first step to build from as we move forward into the season."
The Mean Green will host the Green/White intrasquad meet, with diving set for Friday at 1 p.m., and swimming set for Saturday at 9 a.m.
Fans can follow the program on Twitter and Instagram at @MeanGreenSD all season long.
UNT won all but three events, and the team set seven new meet records along the way beginning with the first race of the day - the 200 medley relay.
The team of Diana Kolb, Laura Mazzotta, Shaena McCloud and Cierra Scully finished in 1:47.88 to set a new record, while Kolb, Mazzotta and McCloud all went on to set new meet records in individual events, as well.
Kolb set new benchmarks in the the 100 backstroke (57.32) and 200 backstroke (2:05.87), while McCloud set a new 50 freestyle record with a 24.39, and Mazzotta set a new record in the 200 breaststroke in 2:23.08.
London Farris set a new record in the 100 freestyle in 53.70, and Tram Nguyen set a new 100 IM record with a 1:00.38.
"Overall, I was pleased with the way our swimmers handled this first opportunity to put together a lineup in a meet," UNT head coach Brittany Roth said. "We've been attacking this first month of training, and we had some really good points of execution throughout the meet. This was a great learning opportunity, and a great first step to build from as we move forward into the season."
The Mean Green will host the Green/White intrasquad meet, with diving set for Friday at 1 p.m., and swimming set for Saturday at 9 a.m.
Fans can follow the program on Twitter and Instagram at @MeanGreenSD all season long.
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