Biola’s swim and dive earn two wins in Redlands

The Eagles are victorious in Redlands-La Verne tri-meet.

Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor • November 6, 2021

Biola’s swim and dive earn two wins in Redlands

Women’s and men’s swim and dive headed to Redlands, California to compete in a tri-meet against University of La Verne and the University of Redlands. The men and women’s team won against both schools.

The men won 157-117 against the Redlands and 227-27 against La Verne. The women dominated Redlands 163-130 and defeated La Verne 232-38. Biola had 15 first place finishes out of 32 events.

A SWIMMING SUCCESS

Redshirt sophomore Kolya Vos placed first in the women’s 200-yard freestyle, finishing at 1:58.85. Vos also came in first place for 100-yard freestyle and contributed to the success for a first place finish of the 400-yard freestyle relay along with redshirt sophomore Liza Parahnevich, freshman Morgan Kampfer and freshman Sofia Chavez-Varela.

Parahnevich placed first in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:11.29. Kampfer also added two individual first place finishes in the 100-yard and 200-yard fly. The women had a total of nine first place finishes and gained victory against both teams overall.

DUBS ON DUBS

The men started off with a first place finish in event three, the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Jacob Haaksma, redshirt sophomore Tanner Smith, redshirt sophomore Dylan Pon and redshirt freshman Jake Michelson had a finishing time of 1:37.02. Michelson also had an individual first place finish in the men’s 50-yard freestyle, finishing at 22 seconds.

The men had a total of seven first place finishes and defeated both Redlands and La Verne.

Men and women’s swim and dive will compete in the La Verne Winter Invite in Los Angeles, California from Nov. 19-21. Results from today’s meet are located on the Biola Athletics website.

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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.