Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Southwest Baptist University women's swimming team turned in several strong performances in the pool, highlighted by multiple top-five finishes across individual and relay events. Bearcats finished in 4^th place with 280 points only 16 behind the third-place spot.

Clara Cunningham delivered one of the top finishes of the meet for the Bearcats, taking second place in the 200-yard backstroke. Kamryn Cooper also earned a spot near the top of the standings with a third-place performance in the 100-yard butterfly, while Addison Woody followed closely behind in fourth.

Grace Simon put together a strong meet across several events, highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle. She also finished sixth in both the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly. Sofia Gonzalez added another top-10 finish for SBU, taking eighth in the 500 free.

The Bearcats also found success in the sprint and breaststroke events. Briley Larcom took sixth in the 50-yard freestyle and ninth in the 100 free, while Kayden Cooper placed sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke and 10th in the 200 breaststrokes. Meghan Piper added a 10th-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke.

SBU's relay groups rounded out the strong showing with a pair of fifth-place finishes. Cunningham, Kayden Cooper, Kamryn Cooper and Larcom teamed up in the 200-yard medley relay, while Kamryn Cooper, Cunningham, Simon and Larcom combined for fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

The performances gave the Bearcats several encouraging results throughout the lineup as they continue building through the early portion of the season. They will continue their season in less than a weeks' time at Truman State University on Friday, October 2^nd.
 
200 Yard Medley Relay:
5^th Place – SBU 'A' – Clara Cunningham, Kayden Cooper, Kamryn Cooper, Briley Larcom
200 Yard Free:
6^th – Grace Simon
7^th – Kamryn Cooper
10^th – Clara Cunningham
100 Yard Backstroke:
10^th – Meghan Piper
100 Yard Breaststroke:
6^th – Kayden Cooper
50-Yard Free:
6^th – Briley Larcom
200 Yard Fly:
6^th – Grace Simon
100 Yard Free:
9^th – Briley Larcom
200 Yard Backstroke:
2^nd – Clara Cunningham
200 Yard Breaststroke:
10^th – Kayden Cooper
500 Yard Free:
4^th – Grace Simon
8^th – Sofia Gonzalez
100 Yard Fly:
3^rd – Kamryn Cooper
4^th – Addison Woody
400 Yard Free Relay:
5^th – SBU 'A' – Kamryn Cooper, Clara Cunningham, Grace Simon, Briley Larcom