SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 23, 2019) – Bergen Davis swam a national qualifying time in the 200-yard backstroke, Nathan Braun broke a record in the 200 butterfly and Oklahoma Christian cruised to the team title on Saturday in the Tiger Invitational, hosted by Trinity (Texas) at the Josh Davis Natatorium.

Davis, a sophomore from Juneau, Alaska, finished second in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:48.54, which met the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division II Championships in March.

Braun, a freshman from Sycamore, Ill., led a strong OC performance in the 200 butterfly. The Eagles placed five men in the A final, with Braun second (1:50.34), Elijah Tung fourth (1:52.96), Ryan Jennings fifth (1:54.61), Jackson Kaye sixth (1:55.79) and Noah Carter eighth (2:01.20). OC also had the B final winner in the event in Evan Heidenreich (1:55.89).

Braun broke Jackson Kaye's former record of 1:54.90 in the event, set at last year's Tiger Invitational.

Junior Zac Hawes of Houston won the 200 breaststroke for the Eagles with a time of 2:02.61, with Andrew Assaleh third in the A final (2:07.08), Garrett White sixth (2:10.63) and Ethan Hansbury seventh (2:10.65).

OC had two A finalists in the 100 freestyle in Jacob Nixon (second in 46.19 seconds) and Elijah Tung (fourth in 46.57 seconds). The Eagles' top finisher in the 1,650 freestyle was Andrew Ehler, who placed third in 16:22.32.

In the meet's final event, the 400 freestyle relay, the Eagles placed second, with Jacob Nixon (46.38 seconds), Jennings (45.81 seconds), Kurt Gscheidle (47.11 seconds) and Tung (45.66 seconds) swimming the four legs.

OC rolled to the title in the six-team meet, rolling up 847.5 team points, well ahead of runner-up Henderson State (Ark.) at 712.5 and Trinity at 541.5. Texas-Permian Basin, Loyola-New Orleans (La.) and Southwestern (Texas) also competed in the meet.

The Eagles' next meet will be the Austin College Invitational on Jan. 11.