GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - On the first full day of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships,
Tammy Greenwood took first-place in the 50-yard freestyle while
Nathan Bell,
Eli Rollen,
Jarod Arroyo and the men's 200 medley relay team each saw Top-3 finishes in their respective races.
Through day two, the Oklahoma Christian men are currently in fourth and the OC women are in fifth. Following the meet-opening 800 free relays on day one, the men remained in fourth while the women were tied for third with their third-place time of 7:29.51 as the quartet of Greenwood,
Vanessa Weatherford,
Jaiden Branstrom and
Laura Byars earned an altitude-adjusted NCAA "B" cut.
Nathan Bell started off the podium finishes for the Eagles, posting a season-best 9.27.84 in the 100 free, where he placed third, earning 16 points for Oklahoma Christian and an altitude-adjusted NCAA consideration time.
Following Bell, OC occupied three of the top four spots in the 200 IM as Rollen (1:48.91), Arroyo (1:50.23) and
Noah Rabb (1:50.82) placed second, third and fourth, respectively, in the medley. The trio garnered 48 points for the Eagles, the most points awarded to any team in that event.
In the final individual event of the night, Greenwood came through for the women, winning the conference title in the 50 free with a time of 22.90. After a third-place and a fourth-place finish as a freshman at the 2024 RMAC Championships, this is the Colorado Springs, Colo., native's first individual conference championship.
In the final race of day two, the men's 200 medley relay consisting of Rollen,
Javan Titus,
Gui Martins and
Lamar Rodov placed third, touching the wall at 1:29.89. The quartet bested Simon Fraser's top-seeded relay coming into the night by one whole second.
With OC's "A" relay team earning 32 points, the Eagles' "B" relay of Rabb,
Gavin Gerwick,
Garrison Fenton and
Quinn Mauck, despite coming into the event seeded last, took third in their heat for 12 points to help the maroon-and-gold maintain their fourth-place standing.
Oklahoma Christian will return to El Pomar Natatorium for day three of the RMAC Championships beginning with the 100-yard butterfly prelims at 10 a.m. MT/11 a.m. CT.
