CUI competes in the 2nd Annual MPSF Open Water Championships

Members of the CUI swim teams competed in the 2nd Annual MPFS Open Water Championships on Saturday at Long Beach Marine Stadium. Competing against D1, D2 and D3 competition, the Golden Eagles posted some solid results in the 2000m relay.

The men’s A 4×500 m relay Mitchell Cullen, Joey Molettieri, Tom McCabe And Hunter May reached the podium in third place behind the teams from CBU and GCU. Mitch got the Eagles into the top three with a strong lead of 5:55, and the trio of Joey, Tom and Hunter finished the game with under 6:30 each.

The men’s B team Andrew Salladin, Garrin Hatfield, Aidan Keane And Lanis Webb took 5th place in the event.

CUI’s women swam well in a larger field of D1 squads. The A relay from Morgan Warren (6:36), Naomi Nakaya (6:54), Elena Argabright (6:34) and Payton Doak (6:45) stayed in the middle of the field throughout the race and secured 7th place. The B season of Aliyah Treadwell, Bree Anderson, Makayla Novak and Faith Urquhart advanced thanks to a strong performance from Novak, taking 12th place in the C relay, which consisted of CUI freshman sprinters Kassidy HarrisBrinkley Halgren, Julia SmirnoffAnd Brooke McCoy swam consistently to 15th place.

The entire team will be back in action next Saturday when they travel to Pomona Pitzer for a 10:30 match against the SageHens.

CLICK HERE Find the full men’s/women’s swimming and diving schedule here.