COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Texas A&M on Friday night for a dual meet with the Aggies.  Both Cardinals teams lost, but put up a good fight.  The men lost, 138-98 and the women lost, 139-98. (Results)

The women were led by senior Tamiris Nascimento (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Salesianos) who picked up wins in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events.  She won the 50 in 23.32 while Meghann McGoldrick (San Antonio/Churchill HS) was third in a time of 24.12.  In the 200, Nascimento hit the wall in 50.50 and Lana Nguyen (Kiev, Ukraine) was third in 53.90.

Molly Freeman (Houston/Clear Brook HS) and Kelsey Cooke (Phoenix, AZ/Thunderbird HS) set season marks in the 1000-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, respectively.  Freeman finished second in a time of 10:23.36 while Cooke was also second in 1:00.25.

McGoldrick, Adrienne Morrow (Hot Springs, AR/Hot Springs HS) and Kali Lents (San Antonio/Reagan HS) each nab runner-up honors in their events.  McGoldrick clocked a 58.69 in the 100-yard butterfly, Morrow finished the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.04 and Lents scored 262.28 points in the 3-meter springboard.

The teams are back in action next weekend with the UIW January Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Palo Alto Natatorium.
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