COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - With mid-season nearing for the Oklahoma Christian women's swimming program, the Eagles were picked fourth in the 2024 RMAC Women's Swimming & Diving Coaches Poll, the league announced Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Defending RMAC Conference Champion and reigning NCAA Division II National Runner-Up Colorado Mesa was picked to defend its crown, earning seven of its available eight first-place votes as coaches could not vote for their own team.

Simon Fraser, after placing third at last year's conference championships, was picked to finish second this year, picking up one first-place nod, followed by last year's conference runner-up in Colorado School of Mines.

Among the returners for the OC women return Tammy Greenwood, who placed third and fourth in the in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.70) and 100 back (56.38), respectively, at the 2024 RMAC Championships.

Joining Greenwoodas returning upperclassmen is junior Hailey Uhrig, who claimed a pair of Top-5 finishes at the Championships. Sophomore Andrea Paradis looks to continue her outstanding freshman campaign, which saw her place second and fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.93) and 200 breast (2:20.05), respectively, at last year's conference championships.

After winning its first two dual meets of the season against Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State, the Oklahoma Christian women bring their 2-0 record into a tri-meet against NCAA Division I programs SNU and Incarnate Word in Dallas, Texas, Friday, Oct. 18.


2024 RMAC Women's Swimming & Diving Coaches Poll
 

Place	Team (First-Place Votes)	Points
1.	Colorado Mesa (7)	63
2.	Simon Fraser (2)	54
3.	Colorado School of Mines	52
4.	Oklahoma Christian	45
5.	Western Colorado	32
6.	Texas Permian Basin	27
7.	CSU Pueblo	24
8.	Nebraska-Kearney	18
9.	Adams State	9