The University of Kentucky swimming and diving teams continued their strong performances on the second day of the Texas A & M Invitational. The meet will conclude Saturday, Nov. 18, with the 100 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, and 200 breaststroke as well as the 400 freestyle relay.

The men’s performance was capped off by Roger Watkins’ record breaking 100 breaststroke. He swam to a time of 55.86, breaking his own school record as well as becoming a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Championship meet and earning him second place in the event. Shaun Zitani placed third in the 100 butterfly, while Macon White swam to a third place finish in the 200 freestyle.

Diver Clayton Moss once again took a victory in the three-meter with a score of 553.85. Fellow diver Aaron Kirkpatrick placed third in the three-meter diving to a score of 538.25.

The women placed second in the 200 medley relay, but the most exciting performance was the women’s 800 freestyle relay where the Wildcats took a commanding lead early, eventually winning the race. Melissa Olson won her second event of the weekend as she took the 400 individual medley; her time of 4:22.02 earning her an NCAA Championship consideration. Carolyn Rader won her second event of the meet as well as she was victorious in the 200 freestyle and earned an NCAA consideration with her time of 1:50.28.

Kelli Stein finished second in the 100 breaststroke, while Debra Hinsley swam to a second place finish in the 100 butterfly and Amanda Bourgeois placed second in the 200 freestyle. Jaime Siegele placed third in the 100 backstroke to finish the day’s individual events. Divers Carrie Knoeber and Kelli Frost packed a punch as they finished second and third, respectively, in the three-meter.

Women’s 200 Medley Relay
1. SMU A 1:46.19 (Fitzgerald, Pomeroy, Wanberg, Maistrellis)
2. UK A 1:46.60 (Sechrist, Stein, Hinsley, Siegele)
3. SMU B 1:47.69 (Marshall, Chandler, Wimer, Elliott)
6. UK B 1:53.33 (Pumphrey, Inzetta, Hoppe, Rader)

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

1. Texas A&M A 1:28.41 (Janes, Tate, Greene, Kehlenbach)
2. Stanfored A 1:30.64 (Marshall, Robinson, O’Bryan, Schnell)
3. Purdue A 1:30.78 (Wakefield, Bessenyei, Crowley, Weis)
7. UK A 1:32.25 (Wimer, Watkins, Zitani, Workman)
14. UK B 1:38.46 (Nath, Wolling, Perkins, Barros)

Women’s 400 Individual Medley
1. Melissa Olson UK 4:22.02
2. Sarah Chandler SMU 4:25.27
3. Andrea Cassidy SMU 4:26.44
6. Kendra Trahan UK 4:35.33
9. Sarah Carter UK 4:34.32

Men’s 400 Individual Medley
1. Steven Brown Stanford 3:51.40
2. Markus Rogan Stanford 3:53.23
3. Matt Sorlien Stanford 3:57.04
11. Eddie Clement UK 3:59.10
18. Aaron Cuker UK 4:03.29
19. Matt Nilson UK 4:04.15

Women’s 100 Butterfly
1. Clara Ho Texas A&M 56.18
2. Debra Hinsley UK 56.81
3. Dallas Marshall SMU 57.07
12. Emily Johnston UK 1:01.03
13. Sarah Hoppe UK 1:01.29

Men’s 100 Butterfly

1. Michael Greene Texas A&M 47.97
2. David Morrow Texas A&M 48.67
3. Shaun Zitani UK 49.01

Women’s 200 Freestyle
1. Carolyn Rader UK 1:50.28
2. Amanda Bourgeois UK 1:52.57
3. Jessica Lizzoli Auburn 1:52.96
7. Sarah Hoppe UK 1:55.80
10. Shawna Sechrist UK 1:54.70
12. Tracy Sullivan UK 1:55.04
20. Michelle Inzetta UK 2:01.92

Men’s 200 Freestyle
1. Adam Messner Stanford 1:37.87
2. John Watters Stanford 1:38.48
3. Macon White UK 1:38.87
5. David Tweedie UK 1:40.18
10. Aaron Workman UK 1:41.30

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

1. Sarah Chandler SMU 1:04.67
2. Kelli Stein UK 1:04.68
3. Julia Pomeroy SMU 1:06.16
4. Kendra Trahan UK 1:07.10
12. Michelle Inzetta UK 1:16.71
13. Amanda Skinner UK 1:17.18

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

1. Tamas Bessenyei Purdue 55.38
2. Roger Watkins UK 55.86
3. Michael Bruce Stanford 56.14
14. Aaron Cuker UK 58.61
24. Aaron Workman UK 1:02.81

Women’s 100 Backstroke
1. Shea Fitzgerald SMU 56.71
2. Sharisse Blau Texas A&M 57.55
3. Jaime Siegele UK 58.01
4. Jenaca Pumphrey UK 59.04
7. Sarah Carter UK 1:00.23
9. Shawna Sechrist UK 59.39
10. Kelly Neal UK 59.78
16. Amanda Skinner UK 1:09.34

Men’s 100 Backstroke

1. Riley Janes Texas A&M 47.86
2. Matt Rose Texas A&M 48.97
3. Patrick Kennedy Texas A&M 49.43
21. Cody Nath UK 52.95

Women’s Three-meter diving

1. Meghan Zack Texas A&M 508.50
2. Carrie Knoeber UK 458.00
3. Kelli Frost UK 446.85

Men’s Three-meter diving
1. Clayton Moss UK 553.85
2. Jesse Even Texas A&M 538.50
3. Aaron Kirkpatrick UK 538.25

Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
1. UK A 7:30.16 (Siegele, Bourgeois, Olson, Rader)
2. SMU A 7:37.86 (Forinash, Marshall, Wanberg, Wimer)
3. Texas A&M A 7:43.40 (Blau, Ho, Steel, Durso)
4. UK B 7:45.13 (Hinsley, Sullivan, Sechrist, Hoppe)

Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay

1. Stanford A 6:35.58 (Rogan, Long, Watters, Messner)
2. Texas A&M A 6:38.13 (Morrow, Kennedy, Janes, Kehlenbach)
3. Penn State A 6:40.04 (Minnier, Retrum, Botes, Haupt)
11. UK B 7:05.24 (Barros, Kuendig)