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Falcon Swimmer Have Good Showing in San Antonio

Jan. 30, 2010
The University of Texas of Permian Basin Men and Women’s swim team competed in San Antonio at the University of Incarnate Word invitational this weekend. This was the last preseason contest before conference on February 11-13 in Aurora, Colorado. There were five teams competing at the UIW invite. The Lady Falcons placed third with 484 points behind UIW and Trinity University. The Falcons also placed third with 628 points behind UIW and Trinity University.

The women were led by freshmen Rachel Duhon, freshmen Stephanie Ferguson, and senior Allison Lape. Shelby Moon placed eighth in the 500 freestyle with a 5:26.75 with a new season best for the women’s team. Rachel Duhon finished seventh in the 200 individual medley with a 2:19.08, fifth in the 400 individual medley with a 5:01.12, and fifth in the 200 butterfly with a 2:18.00. Katie Welch finished eighth in the 400 individual medley with a 5:16.56. Stephanie Ferguson finished fourth in the 100 breastroke with a 1:15.82, and eighth in the 200 breastroke with a 2:46.34. Allison Lape finished sixth in the 100 breastroke with a 1:17.66, sixth in the 200 breastroke with a 2:46.11, and seventh in the 1650 with a 20:29.04. Senior Kaylyn Padilla finished seventh in the 100 breastroke with a 1:18.38. Char-day Charnholm finished fifth in the 1650 with a time of 19:56.79. Senior Cassandra Wilcox finished eighth in the 1650 with a time of 20:41.79.

The men were led by Sophomore Sam Mckinlay, Sophomore Alex Palma, and freshmen Dalton Neal. Sam Mckinlay finished first in the 200 butterfly with a 1:56.39, third in the 200 freestyle with e 1:46.64), fifth in the 400 individual medley with a 4:14.57, and fourth in the 500 freestyle with a 4:48.66. Alex Palma finished seventh in the 100 freestyle with a 49.47, eighth in the 200 freestyle with a 1:48.43, and sixth in the 500 freestyle with a 4:50.69. Dalton Neal finished first in the 100 breastroke with a 1:00.88, and fifth in the 200 breastroke with a 2:22.46. Logan Greenburg finished seventh in the 1650 with a 17:57.73 and eighth in the 500 freestyle with a 5:06.17. Jake Rodriguez finished seventh in the 200 butterfly with a 2:04.37. Michael Anzano finished seventh in the 200 breastroke with a 2:22.85. Grant Griffith finished fifth in the 100 freestyle with a 49.16 and sixth in the 50 freestyle with 22.58. Senior Brain Schroeder finished eighth in the 100 freesyle with a 49.48. Will Hinson finished sixth in the 100 breastroke with a 1:04.02 Rick Millan finished third in the 50 freestyle with a 22.00, and Joe Sarradet finished with a 1:58.53. The 200 freestyle relay finished third and consisted of Mckinlay, Griffith, Sarradet, and Millan. The 400 medley relay finished third with a time 3:35.66 and consisted of Sarradet, Neal, Mckinlay, and Palma. The 200 medley relay finished second with a time of 1:38.46 consiting of Sarradet, Neal, Mckinlay, and Millan. The 400 freestyle relay finished second with a 3:14.71 and consisted of Palma, Griffith, Schroeder, and Mckinlay.

Head Coach Rob Rankin said this about the meet:”This was our final tune up meet for conference. The three session format helped better prepare us for conference. I feel like we are more ready for conference because of this meet, and the format which is modeled after a three day conference meet. We were able to take some first looks at people in certain events and second looks at people in other events in individuals to help make final decisions for each swimmer for our final meet (conference). Overall I thought the realays swam very strong because everyone was gunning for a spot on an A or B relays and each relay had a clean slate before the meet started. I was pleased with the relay performance as everyone swam well competing for the A and B relays at conference. We had freshmen Dalton and Grant really step it up and fill some spots that were needed. The falcons swimmers are entering the final stage of the season which will include resting and mental preparation before traveling to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference swimming championship.”

Men's Swim Team Takes First, Women Finish Second at Austin College Invite

Jan. 9, 2010
The UTPB Falcon swim teams competed at the Austin College Invitational in Sherman, Texas. The Men’s team finished first with 685 points in front of McMurry University, Hendrix College, Southwestern University, and host Austin College. The Women’s team finished second with 567 points behind Hendrix College with 576 points and in front of Southwestern University, McMurry University, and host Austin College. The Men’s team captured their first invitational win of the season this past weekend winning 9 out of the 11 events. On the Women’s side the final tally was closer and came down to the final event before a winner could be crowned.

The Men’s team was lead by sophomore’s Sam Mckinlay and Joseph Sarradet winning six of the 11 events. Sam won the 200 butterfly, 500 freestyle, and the 200 freestyle. Joseph won the 100 freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly. Dalton Neal, a freshmen, won the 100 breastroke. Michael Anzano, a freshmen, won the 200 breastroke. Sophomore Jake Rodriguez won the 200 individual medley. Winning both the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay’s that left the 200 backstroke and the 50 freestyle as the only events that the falcons didn’t win. The falcons swept 500 freestyle with sophomore Alex Palma finishing second and freshmen Logan Greenberg third, behind teammate Sam Mckinlay. The falcons also swept the 200 freestyle with Sam Mckinlay, freshmen Grant Griffith, and Logan Greenberg finishing first, second, and third respectively.

The Lady falcons were lead by freshmen Rachel Duhon winning the 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and the 200 individual medley. Stephanie Ferguson, a freshmen, won the 100 breastroke. Senior Allison Lape won the 200 breastroke. Freshmen Shelby Moon finished second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle. Senior Cassandra Wilcox finished third in the 200 backstroke. The lady falcons finished third on both the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relay’s.

Head Coach Rob Rankin had this to say of the meet “After not competing for nearly two months and having a tough holiday training schedule both teams responded very well to being in a competitive situation again. Despite being without several key swimmers on both teams the Men’s team was able to not only win but win convincingly and the Women’s team kept the final outcome a question all the way up to the final event.” The next swim meet for the falcons will be a dual meet against Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas on January 16, 2010.

UTPB Men Take Second While Women Finish Fifth at Western Shootout Swim Meet

Nov. 21, 2009

UTPB Men’s and Women’s Swimming Teams competed at the Western Shootout College Invitational in South Lake this weekend. There were three sessions between Friday night and Saturday evening. Out of the eight team field the Women’s team finished fifth with 222 points. Trinity was first and Centenary finished second.

The Men’s team finished second with 706 points behind Division I Centenary.

“This was the most competitive meet of out season so far,” said head coach Rob Rankin. “There were many season best and quite a few personal best performance this weekend on both sides. This will help keep the team motivated over our long break until the next competition Janurary 9th which is the Austin College Invitational.”

Leading the way for the Women’s team were freshmen Rachel Duhon, freshmen Stephanie Ferguson, and Senior Allison Lape. Rachel Duhon finished 7th in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:56.76.

Stephanie Ferguson finished 7th in the 100 breastroke and 8th in the 200 breastroke with times of 1:15.68 and 2:45.04, respectively. Allison Lape finished 5th in the 200 breastroke with a time of 2:42.23.

On the Men’s side sophomore Joseph Sarradet and Sam McKinlay lead the Falcons to a second place finish. Joseph Sarradet won the 200 individual medley, 100 backstoke, and 200 backstroke with times of 1:55.74, 53.70, and 1:56.18, respectively.

Joseph finished fourth in the 100 butterfly swimming a time of 52.88. Sam McKinlay finished 4th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:50.18, second in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:16.77, fourth in the 200 butterfly in a 1:59.41, fourth in the 1650 freestyle 16:55.25. Matthew Smith finished third in the 100 breastroke with a time of 1:02.78 and second in the 200 breastroke with a time of 2:17.04.

Alex Palma finished fifth in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:53.55, seventh in the 1650 freestyle finishing with a time 17:38.61, and eighth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:49.53. Junior Xavier Morales finished eighth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:01.75, and sixth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.54. Freshmen Dalton Neal finished fourth in the 100 breastroke with a time of 1:03.13, and seventh in the 200 breastroke with a time of 2:22.72. Will Hinson finished sixth in the 400 individual medley swimming a time of 4:28.51. Sarradet, Smith, McKinlay, and Palma finished second in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:35.68.

The 200 medley relay finished second, in the relay was Brian Schroeder, Smith, Sarradet, and Rick Millan. The 400 freestyle relay finished second with a time of 3:16.25, the relay consisted of freshmen Grant Griffith, Schroeder, Palma, and Sarradet.

“We had everybody come together and really stepped it up,” said Rankin. “Even our B, C, and D relays swam well and competed against other teams A relays. One of the other functions of this meet is that we get a taste of conference adjusting to multiple session swims. This is our first meet where we have had to swim well over multiple sessions which is similar to our conference format.”

UTPB Swimming Sweeps McMurry in Dual Meet

Nov. 10, 2009

The University of Texas of Permian Basin Falcons traveled to Abilene, Texas today competing head-to-head against McMurry University.

The Men’s team won every event in today’s dual except the 100 yard freestyle on a day when the team was experimenting with some different events.

“We were looking to change things up and see if there was anything that we were missing with such a wide variety of swimmers,” said head coach Rob Rankin. “The guys won every race except one, which was outstanding. There were several close races that showed our character and determination to finish well. With new people swimming new events they had a chance to win new events which took them out of their comfort zone and really tested them.”

Leading the meet off UTPB’s men’s team won the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:39.57. Brian Schroeder led off with backstroke, Matthew Smith swam breastroke, Joseph Sarradet swam butterfly, and Rick Millan swam the freestyle leg.

The Falcons swept the 1000 yard freestyle placing first, second, and third. Alex Palma won the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:43.83. Grant Griffith, a freshman, won the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.74. Xavier Morales placed second in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 23.18. Erik Downs won the 200 yard individual medley swimming a time of 2:08.56.

The Falcons swept the 100 Yard Butterfly placing first, second, and third. Sam McKinlay won the 100 yard butterfly swimming the fastest time for the Falcons this year with a time of 54.10. Brian Schroeder placed second in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 49.47. Joseph Sarradet won the 100 yard backstroke swimming a time of 53.72. Logan Greenburg won the 500 yard freestyle finishing with a 5:14.57.

The Falcons swept the 100 yard breastroke. Michael Anzano won the event with a time of 1:03.77. The Falcons won the 200 yard freestyle relay finishing with a 1:30.27. Alex Palma lead the relay off, Erik Downs swam second, Joseph Sarradet went third, and Rick Millan anchored the relay.

The Falcons finished the day with a total of 143 points to McMurry University’s 57.

The Women’s team had a rough start, but dug deep and finished the meet off on a good note pulling out the victory in the end.

“The ladies had a strong second half of the meet to come from behind and win the meet. The seniors really stepped up and placed well in some key races. The ladies were behind for the meet until the last three events.”

“With some strong finishes in the final races we were able to win with a narrow victory. Freshmen Rachel Duhon, senior Allie Lape, and senior Cassandra Wilcox won key races that put us ahead. With the final relay winning, that secured our victory.”

The Falcon’s placed second with a time of 2:03.62. Katie Welch lead the relay off swimming backstroke, Stephanie Ferguson went second swimming breastroke, Elora McCullough swam third leg of butterfly, and Julie Walter anchored the relay with freestyle.

In the 1000 yard freestyle Allison Lape finished second with a time of 12:02.16. In the 200 Yard Freestyle Elor McCullough finish second with a time of 2:10.22. In the 50 yard freestyle Shelby Moon placed second with 26.88. Allison Lape won the 200 yard individual medley with a spectacular finish to finish with a time of 2:25.62.

Char-Day Charnholm finished second in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:08.37. The Falcons swept the 100 yard freestyle. Rachel Duhon won the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 57.73. Shelby Moon finished second in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:08.27. Rachel Duhon finished second with a time of 5:36.08. Cassandra Wilcox won the 100 yard breastroke finishing with a time of 1:17.64.

The Falcons won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. Rachel Duhon led the relay off, Stephanie Ferguson swam second, Julie Walter swam third, and Shelby Moon anchored the Relay to finish with a time 1:48.75.

The Falcon’s finished the day with a total of 114 points to McMurry University’s 102.

42nd Annual Hendrix Classic/47th Annual Hendrix Relays

Oct. 30/31, 2009
The UTPB Falcons competed in Conway, Arkansas at the Hendrix Classic and Hendrix Relays. The Hendrix relays is the longest continuously running collegiate relay meet in the country.

The Hendrix Classic began Friday night. This was the first Invitational for the Falcons to compete in this season. There were nine swim teams that participated in the Hendrix Classic.

The UTPB Women’s team finished seventh with 175 points. Centenary (D-I) won the Classic with 368 and University of Arkansas Little Rock (D-I) finished second with 286. Third was University of the South with 230 points.

On the Men’s side Centenary finished first with 360 points followed closely behind the Falcons with 302 points. The University of the South finished third with 282 points. Combined UTPB finished third with 509 points behind Centenary and University of the South with 537 and 764 points respectively.

The Women’s team was lead by Rachel Duhon’s school record performance in the 200 Butterfly. The Women’s 400 Medley Relay finished eighth and the 400 Free Relay placed third. The Falcons had five top eight finishes on the women’s side. Allie Lape and Char-Day Charnholm finished sixth and seventh in the 1000 Freestyle. Rachel Duhon placed fifth in the 200 Freestyle and the 200 Butterfly. Allie Lape placed fifth in the 500 Freestyle.

The Men’s team was lead by Joseph Sarradet’s Hendrix Pool Record in the 200 Individual Medley first place finish and second place 200 Backstroke. Other top finishers include Sam McKinlay third and Alex Palma fouth in the 1000 Freestyle. Logan Greenburg placed seventh in the 200 Freestyle. Rick Millan and Erik Downs placed third and fifth respectively in the 50 Freestyle. Sam McKinlay and Xavier Morales placed third and sixth respectively in the 200 Butterfly. Brian Schroeder placed third in the 100 Freestyle out touching teammate Rick Millan in fourth. Will Hinson placed fifth in the 200 Backstroke. Sam McKlinay placed second and Alex Palma fifth in the 500 Freestyle. In the 200 Breaststroke Matt Smith placed fifth with Michael Anzano sixth. The 400 Medley Relay placed second consisting of Joseph Sarradet, Matt Smith, Xavier Morales, and Brian Schroeder. The 400 Freestyle Relay placed second as well consisting of Alex Palma, Erik Downs, Brian Schroeder, and Rick Millan. Both Relays finished behind Centenary.

Hendrix Relays
The Hendrix Relay meet was Saturday beginning at Noon. This meet consisted of a variety of relays. This is the only time the Falcons will be swimming a few of the relays until Conference. The Women’s finished fifth with 268 points. Henderson State, Centenary, and University of Arkansas Little Rock rounded up the top 3 with 466, 386, and 348 points respectively. The 200 Freestyle Relay placed fifth with a time of 1:50.59. The 300 Breaststroke Relay placed sixth with a time of 3:51.47. The 300 Butterfly Relay placed 4th with a time of 3:16.08. The 200 Medley Relay placed sixth with a time of 2:04.55.

On the Men’s all the Relays placed top six. The 400 Medley Relay placed third with a time of 3:39.10. The 300 Back Relay placed third with a time of 2:45.46. The 800 Freestyle Relay placed third with a time of 7:20.24. The 1500 Freestyle Relay placed second with a time of 15:09.90. The 300 Individual Medley Relay placed second with a time of 2:46.76. The 300 Butterfly Relay placed third with a time of 2:47.38. The 500 Freestyle Crescendo Relay placed third with a time of 4:23.32. The 200 Medley Relay placed third with a time of 1:40.44. The 400 Freestyle Relay placed third with a time of 3:20.43.

Head Coach Rob Rankin had this to say “We swam tough against good competition. We had some good surprise swims. This was a first big meet for our freshmen and they stepped up and swam well. We had people seated above us that helped push us while we had teams that we felt confident that we could beat putting us in a good position to swim well at our first big meet. Centenary is a Division 1 school and Henderson State is a highly ranked Division-II program. We were able to compete with them, and even beat them in some of our races. Joe (Joseph Sarradet) lead the team in all of his races. Setting a pool record in the 200 Individual Medley, leading the 400 Medley Relay off with a 52. He’s the type of athlete that doesn’t have a lot of excuses. He’s swims to win. He’s a tough competitor that likes rising to the occasion against tough competition. In a coaches poll done by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference he was picked as a pre-season All-Conference selection. This was a good meet for us all.”

UTPB Men’s Swimming Team Split at Tri-Dual Meet

Oct. 20, 2009
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin swimming team brought home one win and one loss in a three-way head-to-head meet at McMurry University in Abilene Tuesday night.

UTPB defeated McMurry 473-350 and lost to Incarnate Word 643-400.

Top showing for the Falcons included a second place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (Joseph Sarradet, Michael Anzano, Xavier Morales and Rick Millan) and the 200 Freestyle Relay (Erik Downs, Brian Schroeder, Alex Palma and Rick Millan). Sarradet took second in the 200 IM and the 100 Backstroke.

Next up for the Falcons will be the Hendrix Classic on Friday Oct. 30 and the Hendrix Relays on Saturday Oct. 31. Both meets will take place In Conway, Ark.