Tulane Swimming & Diving Posts 27 Season Bests in Senior Day Meet Against Houston

Saturday, November 4

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Tulane Swimming & Diving Posts 27 Season Bests in Senior Day Meet Against Houston

Nov 4, 2023 | Women's Swimming and Diving

FINAL RESULTS

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane's Swimming and Diving team recorded 27 season bests on Senior Day as the Green Wave hosted Houston in the first home meet in the new Reily Center Natatorium on Saturday. The Wave ultimately dropped the meet to the Cougars 175-68.

Tulane celebrated seniors Riley Hendrix, Paige McKenzie, Katie Lipsey, Jennifer Gougelmann, and graduate student Summer Miln prior to the meet.

"Our women did an amazing job competing in every event today," head coach Amanda Caldwell said. "Proud of the way they stepped up over and over again. Over half of their performances were season bests. What a way to celebrate our seniors in our first meet back home at Reily."

The Green Wave also boasted a qualifer for the NCAA's Zone Diving Championships.

Lipsey finished third in the one-meter diving competition posting a final score of 268.88 to register a qualifying mark. She also landed fourth in the three-meter dive with 259.20 points which ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference.

Freshman Victoria Raymond posted the second-fastest time in the AAC in the 200 Freestyle as she won the event with a final time of 1:51.99. Raymond notched another win in the 100 Fly with a time of 54.20.

Ece Tanriverdi recorded the second fastest time in the conference in the 1650 Freestyle when she finished second in the race with a time off 17:10.70. Her performance also ranks ninth in the event in program history. Tanriverdi also finished third (5:10.98) in the 500 Freestyle (5:14.08).

In the 200 IM, Gwen Shahboz posted the fifth-fastest time in the league when she finished second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.09. Andrea Zeebe followed right behind Shahboz to land third in the event at 2:08.14, while Quinlan Hinerfeld finished fifth at 2:09.53.

The Wave's 400 Freestyle Relay team of Raymond, Strongyli, Hendrix, and Olcaytu Hatipoglu achieved the third-fastest time in the conference with a final of 3:30.29 which put the team in second in the event.

Meanwhile, Tulane's Paula Gaya Bisquerra placed fourth in the 100 Breaststroke with her time of 1:05.26. Grace Dale (24.17) and Hatipoglu (24.46) placed second and fifth, respectively, in the 50 Freestyle. In the 100 Freestyle, Hendrix (52.95) ranked third and Dale (53.39) ranked fourth. Zeebe (57.40) and Hinerfeld (57.53) placed third and fourth in the 100 Backstroke.

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