Results WICHITA, Kan. – Wayland Baptist came up with a handful of new additional national qualifying marks and bettered others when the Pioneers' swimmers competed at the Great Plains Invitational here Friday and Saturday.
It was the last chance for WBU's swimmers to qualify for the NAIA Nationals Championships to be held early next month.
Ayrial Hiracheta won both of her events over the weekend, completing the 500-yard freestyle in 5 minutes, 29.89 seconds to improve her previous best time by three seconds. She also was first by more than 18 seconds in the 1,650 freestyle in 19:01.90, an "A" national standard that qualifies her for nationals in three events, one more than a year ago.
Hadassah Morales placed third in both of her events, the 50 freestyle in 26.06 and the 100 freestyle in a "B" standard time of 57.12. Already a national qualifier in the 50, Morales will compete in two individual events at nationals, one more than last year.
Alex Santarriaga qualified with a "B" standard when he finished third in the 100 butterfly in 54.58. He had previously qualified in the 200 butterfly, an event his won in Kansas in 2:03.47.
The Pioneers next compete at the NAIA National Championships March 1-4 in Columbus, Ga.
Great Plains Invitational
(Wayland Baptist Results)
Ayrial Hiracheta
1
st, 500 freestyle, 5:29.89
1
st, 1,650 freestyle, 19:01.90
Naomi Aguirre
1
st, 200 freestyle, 2:06.42.
2
nd, 500 freestyle, 5:37.19.
3
rd, 1,650 freestyle, 19:49.11
Jessica Gryder
5
th, 50 freestyle, 26.76
4
th, 200 freestyle, 2:14.67
5
th, 100 freestyle, 59.56
Hadassah Morales
3
rd, 50 freestyle, 26.06
3
rd, 100 freestyle, 57.12
Lukas Helbing
1
st, 200 IM, 2:01.88
1
st, 200 breaststroke, 2:13.31
2
nd, 100 butterfly, 54.38
Alex Santarriaga
1
st, 200 butterfly, 2:03.47
3
rd, 100 butterfly, 54.58
Dylan Trueblood
2
nd, 200 butterfly, 2:04.00
4
th, 100 butterfly, 56.44
4
th, 200 IM, 2:08.76
Raven Robles
3
rd, 50 freestyle, 23.36
3
rd, 200 butterfly, 2:05.88
5
th, 100 butterfly, 57.01
Daniel Klerekoper
5
th, 50 freestyle, 23.63
5
th, 100 freestyle, 51.59
Hector Ruiz-Rojas
3
rd, 100 breaststroke, 1:02.04
6
th, 200 breaststroke, 2:58.74
7
th, 50 freestyle, 23.86
