Colorado College in Command Heading Into Final Day of SCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship

Colorado College in Command Heading Into Final Day of SCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship

GARLAND, Texas -- The Colorado College men continued to put the hammer down, winning four individual titles and the evening's only relay, to extend their lead heading into the final day of the 2026 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the Garland ISD Natatorium. Official Website | Friday's Complete Results | Diving Results + Team Scores | Photo Gallery | Video Interviews Playlist | Diving Photos

The defending champions of the event, Colorado College has amassed 650 points and is 249 points clear of second-place University of St. Thomas, who is in second with 401 points. Four teams are within 17 points of each other in the battle for third place as McMurry University currently holds that distinction with 293 points, followed closely by Hendrix College with 286, Asbury University with 279 and Austin College with 276.

During the afternoon diving session, junior Nico Rimer of Colorado College outbattled Hendrix College's AJ Windsor to earn his first career diving title, taking top billing on the 3-meter board with a score of 369.95 points. Rimer took over the top spot on the scoreboard after the seventh round and never let go, earning his first all-conference performance after barely missing out with a fourth-place finish on the high board in 2025. Rimer is the second straight CC diver to earn a victory in the event and third overall, following teammate Wyatt Wellehan from a year ago and Austin Howlett (2012, 2013 and 2014). Windsor finished second with 342.10 points. 3-Meter Interview

Colorado College kicked off the evening session by recording the program's second consecutive win in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Liam McCarthy, Dax Sherwood, Sam Allen and Andrew Colgan led the Tigers to a gold medal performance, touching first in 1:22.22 - the sixth-fastest time in conference meet history. Asbury finished second with a time of 1:23.49 and McMurry University was third in 1:27.78. 200-Yard Freestyle Relay Interview

Asbury sophomore Ethan Bonow earned his second individual win of the meet and broke another conference championship meet record in the process, posting a victory in the 100-yard butterfly after he clocked a winning time of 47.36, which was also good for a NCAA 'B' cut. The victory marked the fourth time in the last five years the same man has swept the 50 free and 100 fly at the same championship meet as Trinity University's Michael Kohl performed the double-duty feat in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Colorado College's Liam McCarthy was second in 50.08 and University of St. Thomas teammates' Levi Del Angel and Charles Wallace both touched in 50.78 to tie for third. 100-yard Butterfly Interview

After taking runner-up honors in the 200-yard IM the previous evening, Colorado College freshman Logan Loveday broke through for this first career SCAC individual title with a winning swim of 4:04.84 in the 400-yard IM. The victory marked just the third time a CC swimmer has taken home gold in the event, following former Tigers' Cole Thumann (2020) and Tony Saenz (2022). CC teammate Kole Petersen picked up silver with a finish of 4:17.84 and Hendrix College's James Cotham became the first Warrior male swimmer to earn all-SCAC honors at this year's meet with his third-place finish of 4:18.33. 400-Yard IM Interview

CC senior Edmund Davis earned the fifth individual title of his career and second of this meet (he won the 500 free last evening) with his gold-medal performance in the 200 freestyle, touching first in a time of 1:40.60. Davis is just the second Tiger in program history to earn top honors in this event, following former all-American Jordan DeGayner, who finished atop the podium in both 2010 and 2012. Teammate and fellow senior Dax Sherwood took silver in 1:42.37 and St. Thomas' Oliver Spencer rounded out the all-conference team in the 200 free with a third-place finish of 1:43.90. 200-Yard Freestyle Interview

McMurry University sophomore Wes Scalf made program history in the 100-yard breaststroke, becoming the first men's swimmer in program history to earn a gold medal at the conference championships in any event. His winning time of 54.91 was the second-fastest in SCAC championships history and also good for an NCAA 'B' cut. Last year's champion in the event, Andrew Colgan of Colorado College, had to settle for silver this year with his 55.34 finish (sixth-fastest in meet history) and St. Thomas' Tanner McKay was third in a time of 57.46. 100-Yard Breast Interview

In the final race of the evening, the 100 backstroke, sophomore Sam Allen of Colorado College, who finished third in the event a year ago, took home top honors this year with a 49.38 finish - the second-fastest in the history of the championship. The victory was his second of the meet (he won the 200 IM last night), and was the third individual title of his career. Additionally, Allen is the third different CC Tiger to win the 100 back in program history, following Caleb Peimann (2014) and Christopher Garrity (2014). Owen Seymour of Asbury finished second in a time of 51.14 and Hendrix's Owen Vennerholm rounded out the all-SCAC team with a third-place finish of 52.88. 100-Yard Back Interview

The team standings heading into tomorrow's final day are as follows:
1) Colorado College - 650
2) University of St. Thomas - 401
3) McMurry University - 293
4) Hendrix College - 286
5) Asbury University - 279
6) Austin College - 276
7) Centenary College - 177
8) University of the Ozarks - 9

Competition concludes on Saturday with preliminaries beginning at 10:30 a.m., the diving competition commences at 12:30 p.m., and finals begin at 6 p.m. Click here for the complete schedule of events. 

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