Spartans Alone in First After Day One of Invite
A trio of consistent performances puts UT in the driver's seat.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The University of Tampa women's swimming team wrapped up day one of the four-day Spartan Invite as the top team. The host Spartans are among six teams at the competition.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Day One Scores: Tampa (235), Nova Southeastern (231), Indian River (125), Florida Southern (123), Lenoir-Rhyne (38), Rollins (23)
Location: The Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Tampa led the scoring as it had a third-place finish in each of the three events on Friday night.
• The Spartans scored with third-place efforts in the 200 Medley Relay, 1,000 Free and 200 Free Relay.
TOP PERFORMERS:
• A time of 1:45.92 was recorded in the first race of the day for Tampa. The team of Brittany Murphy, McKenzie Street, Sophie Long and Marisa Barton competed in the 200 Medley Relay.
• Brittany Bayes was third in the 1,000 Free at 10:22.31. She was followed by teammate Ali Lombardi, who reach the end in 10:22.69. The duo registered 16 and 15 points respectively for the Spartans.
• The final race of the evening was the 200 Free Relay. The team of Barton, Courtney Markle, Megan Waddell and Molly O'Hara were timed at 1:35.19.
UP NEXT:
Day two of the Spartan Invite will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the prelims followed by the 6 p.m., finals. Sunday will also have the same times, as Monday's slate has the 9:30 a.m., prelims and 5 p.m., finals.
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