Bolivar, Mo. – The Southwest Baptist men's swimming team celebrated a historic day in the program by defeating Ouachita Baptist University 115-90 in the program's first-ever home collegiate meet. The victory came against a Tiger team ranked No. 24 nationally in the preseason poll, marking another major milestone for the Bearcats in just their second season of competition.

The Bearcats dominated throughout the meet, capturing eight individual event victories and a relay win on their way to the historic victory. SBU's depth was on full display as several swimmers contributed first-place finishes against the nationally ranked opponent.

Leading the way was Javi Gutierrez Jaimes, who captured two individual victories in the 400-meter individual medley and 400-meter freestyle. He was joined by Sheppard West, who won the 800-meter freestyle, and Ian McCorkle, who took first in the 200-meter freestyle.

The Bearcats continued their success in the sprint events as Clint Kopp captured first in the 50-meter freestyle, followed closely by teammate Dewey Rodgers in second. Tyler Sharp added another victory in the 100-meter freestyle, while Vincent Hagar claimed first in the 200-meter butterfly.

SBU also found success in several other events as Brogan Meier earned a runner-up finish in the 200-meter backstroke. Allen Pringle took second in the 200-meter breaststroke, while Drew Baker followed in third. Aaron Stephenson added another second-place finish in the 400-meter individual medley.

The Bearcats capped off the historic afternoon with a victory in the 200-meter freestyle relay as Logan Meixner, Kopp, Hunter Yin and Sharp combined to take first. SBU also earned second place in the 400-meter medley relay behind the team of Meier, Davide Lacriola, Sharp and Kopp.

The victory marked another significant accomplishment for the young Bearcat program. After earning their first-ever dual meet victory against Truman State earlier this season, SBU followed it up with a win over a nationally ranked opponent in front of its home crowd.

In just two seasons, Southwest Baptist swimming has continued to establish itself as a competitive NCAA Division II program. With a historic home victory over No. 24 Ouachita Baptist, the Bearcats added another memorable chapter to the growing history of SBU swimming.
 
400 Meter Medley Relay:
2^nd – SBU 'A' – Brogan Meier, Davide Lacriola, Tyler Sharp, Clint Kopp
4^th – SBU 'B' – Aaron Stephneson, Javi Gutierrez Jaimes, Ian McCorkle, Hunter Yin
5^th – SBU 'C' – Zach Lopp, Allen Pringle, Vincent Hagar, Landen Terflinger
800 Meter Freestyle:
1^st – Sheppard West
4^th – Trey Hudlow
200 Meter Freestyle:
1^st – Ian McCorkle
4^th – Logan Meixner
6^th – Vincent Hagar
8^th – Zach Lopp
10^th – Hunter Johnson
50 Meter Freestyle:
1^st – Clint Kopp
2^nd – Dewey Rodgers
5^th – Hunter Yin
7^th – Aidan Hahn
9^th – Sam Richardson
10^th – Landen Terflinger
400 Meter IM:
1^st – Javi Gutierrez Jaimes
2^nd – Aaron Stephenson
4^th – Riley Pewitt
5^th – Drew Baker
7^th – Kale Jewers
8^th – Allen Pringle
200 Meter Fly:
1^st – Vincent Hagar
3^rd – Sheppard West
100 Meter Freestyle:
1^st – Tyler Sharp
4^th – Logan Meixner
5^th – Sam Richardson
6^th – Aidan Hahn
200 Meter Backstroke:
2^nd – Brogan Meier
6^th – John Sorah
400 Meter Freestyle:
1^st – Javi Gutierrez Jaimes
4^th – Kale Jewers
6^th – Trey Hudlow
8^th – Davide Lacriola
9^th – Riley Pewitt
10^th – Declan Hawkins
200 Meter Breaststroke:
2^nd – Allen Pringle
3^rd – Drew Baker
9^th – Hunter Johnson
200 Meter Freestyle:
1^st – SBU 'A' – Logan Meixner, Clint Kopp, Hunter Yin, Tyler Sharp
3^rd – SBU 'B' – Brogan Meier, Dewey Rodgers, Sam Richardson, Ian McCorkle
4^th – SBU 'C' – Zach Lopp, Hunter Johnson, Aaron Stephenson, Landen Terflinger