2024 SAM FREAS INVITATIONAL RESULTS
EDMOND, Okla. - Oklahoma Christian's men's and women's swimming programs joined schools from across NCAA Division I and Division II to honor the late swim legend Sam Freas in the fifth annual Sam Freas Invitational Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28.
Women
Sophomore
Tammy Greenwood claimed the only two wins on night for the Eagle women, touching the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.25) and 200 backstroke (2:03.46), during which she beat NCAA DI North Texas' second-place swimmer by nearly three whole seconds.
Prior to her individual wins, Greenwood joined the OC trio of
Alex Lane,
Andrea Paradis and
Vanessa Weatherford in the 200 medley relay as the Eagles earned the top finish among Division II quartets and fourth overall at 1:48.74.
In the 100 back,
Hailey Uhrig, Paradis and true freshman
Grace Cooper finished fourth, fifth and sixth as the top DII finishers with times of 1:06.83, 1:08.74 and 1:09.32, respectively.
Vanessa Weatherford and
Laura Byars also claimed top finishes among DII competition in the 100 butterfly (59.20) 100 free (54.81).
Jadie Brister and
Caroline Glover bested the DII competition in the 100 IM, touching the wall at 1:02.92 and 1:03.29, respectively, finishing fourth and fifth overall.
Men
The OC men saw their first one-two finish of the night in the 100 backstroke as Arizona State transfer
Jarod Arroyo and
Noah Rabb occupied the top two spots on the podium with times of 50.63 and 52.27. Arroyo and Rabb also one-twoed the competition in the the 100 IM (52.12, 53.98).
Arroyo claimed one more individual win in his impressive Eagle debut, taking first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:03.19, winning by a staggering six seconds. Defending 200 breaststroke national champion
JT Amrein echoed his dominance in the 100 with a winning-time of 57.25.
Gui Martins and
Eli Rollen were the other Eagle men to claim individual wins in the 200 fly (1:54.21) and 200 back (1:52.56), respectively. In addition to their wins, Martins and Rollen placed second in the 100 fly (52.01) and the 50 free (21.51).
Lamar Rodov joined Martin and Rollen with the Runner-Up finishes in the 100 free (48.30).
Up Next
Both Eagle programs will head to the Natural State to swim against Ouachita Baptist Friday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. before moving across the street to battle Henderson State Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m.
