Millsaps swimmers earned several top-four finishes against Austin College on Oct. 30, including a second-place result for Holden Cooke in the men’s 50-yard freestyle.
Cooke, a junior, finished in 24.28 seconds. He also placed third in the men’s 50-yard backstroke in 32.41. Freshman Eric Branco took third in the 50-yard butterfly in 25.97, ahead of teammate Ricky Wells, who was fourth in 26.85.
Branco also finished third in the men’s 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.87. Wells placed third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:59.35, while Branco was fourth in 2:06.21. The Millsaps men’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Wells, Branco, Cooke and Payton Jones finished second in 1:40.53.
Jones, a senior, placed third in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:34.44 and second in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:04.70. He also competed in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing fourth in 1:06.78.
For the women, freshman Zoe Grace Denton won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:34.19 and placed third in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:57.57. Junior Kaleigh Toenjes was fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in 36.53.
Millsaps’ men’s and women’s teams are scheduled to return to competition Nov. 20-22 at the three-day Hendrix College Mid-Season Invitational in Conway, Arkansas.
