Biola swim and dive continue down the path of victory

Both the men and women won against Fresno Pacific University in Saturday afternoon’s meets.

Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor • February 6, 2021

Biola swim and dive continue down the path of victory

Biola swim and dive secured another win this season against the Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds. Last week the Eagles annihilated the Simpson University Red Hawks and Westmont Warriors in their tri-meet.

In today’s meet at home versus the Sunbirds, the women secured a fourth and the men gained their second victory. Today was also the first time that the Eagles dive team competed. The women’s final score was 161-54 and the men finished with a score of 133-93.

LEAPING LADIES

The women dived right in, sophomore Ashley Vitale and freshman Eliana Cote topped off the stat sheet for diving. The Eagles secured 13 points in the 1-meter diving event. Vitale also gained nine points being at the top of the 3-meter dive event.

A SWIMMING SUCCESS

The Eagles won 16 out of 26 events in today’s meet versus the Sunbirds. For the women in the 100-yard breaststroke freshman Grace Kling was at the top with a time of 1:08.05. In the 50-yard freestyle freshman Meghan Tolman gained nine points and had a finishing time of 24.63. In the 500-yard freestyle sophomore Audrey Vermeulen went the distance to gain nine points and a finishing time of 5:29.54.

The men dominated for the second time this season. In the 1000-yard freestyle freshman Michael Maurer had a finishing time of 10:05.47. Sophomore Gabe Weber was at the top in the 200-yard freestyle finishing at 1:45.44. Sophomore Nathan Schwantes topped the men 200 IM, finishing up at 2:01.65.

The Eagles sank the Sunbirds in the 400-yard freestyle in both the women’s and men’s event. The lady Eagles had a finishing time of 3:40.79 and the men brought it home at 3:09.58.

The Eagles’ women (4-0) and men (2-1) will go up against University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, Feb. 13.

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Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor

Natalie Hernandez is a junior journalism major who loves cooking with her boyfriend, enjoys photo adventures, and new experiences. [email protected] I was born and raised in California, but I have always moved around. Although I have always lived here I have never missed the opportunity to get out of LA. My father is an immigrant and my mother is first-generation Mexican. I am the first in my family to attend college and I am proud of that. School does not come easy to me and I am glad I have pushed myself. I went to college in Seattle, WA but moved back due to my mother getting sick. When I got back to LA, I hit the ground running. I enrolled in community college and started working. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I took one photography class and I knew this is what I want to do. My love for journalism, photography, and sports started on the sidelines of my high school football field. Every single game junior-senior year you could find me on the sidelines taking photos or getting a quote from a coach. I have never been athletic but I enjoy watching and learning about all different sports. I love telling stories. This is just my first year at Biola as a transfer student and first semester at The Chimes but I can’t wait to see what the future holds.