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2025 Trinity University Tiger Invitational
November 21-23, 2025 Alamo Heights Natatorium, San Antonio, Texas SCY (25 yards) Results on MeetMobile: “2025 Trinity University Tiger Invitational”Courtesy: Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO – The Trinity Tiger Invitational is off to an incredible start this weekend, with the first day consisting of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, and 50 freestyle, as well as the 200 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay in the evening session.
There might have only been three individual events today, but there was a lot going on,” exclaimed Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. Jack Hester had some huge performances, splitting 19.88 on the 200 free relay and destroying the 100 back school record to lead off the 400 medley relay. The men’s team set 15 lifetime best times today. We made some really nice improvements from prelims to finals. There’s a lot of competing left to go this weekend and I’m excited to continue to watch these guys.”
Day One Recap: One of the most outstanding men in this session was Jimmie Hester (Round Rock, Texas / Cedar Ridge). He began the meet with a 200 free relay, accompanied by Daniel Apostol (Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic), Nate Perez (Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek), and Trace Briones (San Antonio, Texas / Health Careers), where he split a 19.88 off a relay start, the fastest time in the field. Apostol swam a 21.17 to lead off the relay, a college best for him. This relay itself additionally won the event, adding to the list of accomplishments by this quartet. Hester followed this relay with the individual 50 free, where he went a 20.77, a personal best time that not only earned him a win in the event, but was also the seventh best time in Trinity history. He was accompanied by Perez, Apostol, and Briones in this heat, where Perez tied the new personal best of 21.14 that he set in the morning. To finalize Hester’s incredible performance, he led off the 400 medley relay where he was joined by Apostol, William Walker (Houston, Texas / Westside), and Perez, who worked hard and won the event. Hester’s leadoff time of 48.55 is a new school record in the 100 back by nearly a second, and he obtained the NCAA B cut and invited time in this race. The relay’s cumulative time is already nearly two seconds faster than the best time of last year’s season, highlighting the team’s great success thus far.
Aside from the wins that Hester helped the team win in this session, the men also won every other event of the evening, beginning with the 500 free. Luke Fender retained his dominance in this race with a 4:27.18, his second-best time ever and both an NCAA B cut and invited time in this event. Theodore Ho (Sugar Land, Texas / Clements) closely followed him in this race, earning a personal best by over a second with a time of 4:33.97. Nickolas Rotolo (Houston, Texas / Cairo American College) and Sean Easley (Allen, Texas / Lovejoy) also fought hard in this heat, touching within a second of one another and earning the men valuable points for their respective 6th and 7th place finishes. John Key (El Paso, Texas / Franklin) led the team to victory in the 200 IM, edging his teammate Grant Bibza (Southlake, Texas / Carroll) with a season best for the senior. Ryan O’Leary (Austin, Texas / Austin) and Caleb del Rosario (Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury) earned fourth and eighth respectively.
Looking Forward: Tomorrow the Trinity men will hope to increase their successes with day two of the meet. This session will consist of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back, and the 200 medley relay in the evening.
SAN ANTONIO – The Tiger Invite has begun with an amazing start for the 20th-ranked women. Right off the bat on Day 1 of 3 our women showed up and showed out with some awesome racing from start to finish, winning every event and having a range of 2-6 competitors representing in each A final.
Some standout performances come from first-years Ava Easley (Allen, Texas / Lovejoy) and Juliet Hood (Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny) where Easley set a new school record in the 100 back with a time of 56.59 and Hood’s score on the 1 meter diving board earned her a NCAA regionals cut that could line her up to compete to qualify for the 2026 Nationals meet.
“The women put together a very solid day one,” said Head Coach Cathleen Pruden. We were thrilled to see Juliet secure an NCAA Regional cut on the one-meter board this afternoon. There were some nice lifetime bests sprinkled in there as well as a ton of season best times. Tomorrow is a stronger day for most of these women and I’m eager to see great racing continue.”
Joining Easley in the 400 medley relay where she got her school record were senior captain Neely Burns (Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird), and juniors Allison Ortiz (Houston, Texas / Stratford), and Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy) in the 400 Medley where they placed first with a time of 3:52.78 placing them at number 9 in the Trinity’s top 10 times list.
The first individual win of the evening came from senior Audrey Jacobson (Dallas, Texas / School for the Talent and Gifted) who won the 500 free with a time of 5:08.92, almost a full 10 seconds ahead of second place. Joining her in the A final was senior Erin Morie (St. Louis, Mo. / Cor Jesu Academy) who placed 7th with a time of 5:26.51.
Burns also got her 200 IM Nationals cut with a time of 2:04.47 winning the event, joined by first-years Kaya Alvegaard-Struble (Kansas City, Mo. / Pembroke Hill) who got second and Kaitlyn Phan (Austin, Texas / Westlake) who got third.
The 50 freestyle was the last individual event of the evening, which is always a close race because of how fast it is. Benson took first place with a time of 23.74, which is a season best for her. She was joined by Easley who got 3rd with a time of 24.25, a lifetime best, and followed very closely by Ortiz who got 4th with a time of 24.28. Senior Jules Wiehrdt (Waco, Texas / Midway) was also able to sneak into fifth place with a time of 24.56, Ortiz and Wierdt both went for season bests as well.
For the 200 freestyle relay, Alvegaard-Struble, Ortiz, Easley, and Benson, the A-relay, took 1st place with a time of 1:36.73, ensuring a clean sweep across the evening for the women on opening night. Next up, stay tuned for the rest of the weekend as the women continue to show up and race before heading into Thanksgiving break.
Courtesy: Universy of St. Thomas
SAN ANTONIO, TX — The University of St. Thomas swim teams kicked off the Trinity Tiger Invitational with one of their strongest sessions of the season, piling up school records, lifetime bests, and standout swims across the board.
Women’s Highlights
The women set the tone early with a huge performance from Ava Verret in the 500 freestyle. Verret opened the meet with a new school record and a four-second drop, powering her way to a 5:43.85. It was a confident, controlled swim that sparked momentum for the entire squad.
The energy carried into the 200 free relay, where the team of Kelsy Elgar, Alison Voisin, Valentine Garcia, and AJ Kennell put together a fast and aggressive race to drop three seconds and knock down the school record with a 1:46.27.
Valentina Garcia also delivered a breakthrough moment in the 500 free, dropping 10 full seconds. Her strong pacing and finish marked one of the biggest improvements of the day.
Rounding out the women’s highlights was Emely Lopez, who qualified for the B final in the 200 IM and recorded a lifetime best. It was an important step forward as she continues to build momentum midseason.
Men’s Highlights
The men answered with a series of explosive swims of their own. Ben Tercero sprinted to a school record in the 50 freestyle, touching in 21.38 and adding yet another milestone to his season.
Moments later, the 200 free relay team—Tanner McKay, Oliver Spencer, Levi Del Angel, and Tercero—put together a sharp performance to claim a new school record of 1:25.72.
The Celts weren’t done yet, closing the session with another relay record in the 400 medley. Lucas Blado, Tercero, Levi, and Tanner combined for a 3:34.18, showing impressive speed and smooth exchanges across all four legs.
In the individual events, both Levi Del Angel and Oscar Mayorga competed in the B final of the 500 free, holding their own in a deep field and turning in competitive swims. Another bright spot came from TaylorLee Goebel, who threw down a lifetime best of 22.25 in the 50 free—strong early-season speed that continues to trend upward.
Head Coach Hanna Huston stated, ” All in all, a really solid day for the team. A lot of great momentum coming out of today and plenty to build on heading into tomorrow.”
Up Next
The Celts return to the pool tomorrow for Day 2 of the Tiger Invitational as they continue their midseason push. Stay tuned for more updates as UST builds on its strong start.
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