TCU Races Past Trinity

Saturday, January 3

Fort Worth

2 PM

TCU

Trinity (Texas)

1/3/2026 6:02:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

Horned Frogs earn second straight dual meet sweep

FORT WORTH – In the first meet of the new year, the TCU swimming and diving team tallied a pair of wins over in-state foe Trinity on Saturday at TCU Recreational Center.

The men would win 238-62, while the women tallied a 232-65 victory over the Tigers. TCU made a statement, winning every single event on the day. All 32 events, which include diving, had a Frog representative atop the podium.

To get the day started, the women's 200 relay squad of Paige Taber, Nina Vadovicova, Aubrey Finn and Molly Cullen turned in a 1:45.21 to take the first event of the day. The men's side would follow, throwing down a 1:29.28 thanks to a strong 19.70 anchor leg from Peter Horton.

Avery Dillon would strongly continue her breakout season, winning the 1000 free by close to a minute with a 10:27.82. Aaron Wilmes secured first in the event, touching the wall in 9:34.10.

Freshman Taylor Steelman would clock a 1:55.06 to earn a triumph in the 200 free, and Luke Cavic would earn a 1:40.12 also to come in first. Audrey Worgull notched a 57.57 to secure the top spot in the 100 back, and Edgar Cicanci would follow suit to grab a 48.44.

The winning trend for TCU would continue, as Vadovicova would excel in the 100 breast with a 1:04.32 and Colin Clough copied the success with a 57.91 to earn yet another event sweep. The victories would continue, as Alessandra Senis (2:08.12) and Yochanan Meza (1:49.67) grabbed first-place results in the 200 fly.

Heading into the first break, Cullen would blaze to a first-place finish in the 50 free with a 24.00, and the electric Peter Horton went on to do the same with a time of 20.27.

In diving, David Ekdahl would win on 3-meter with a total score of 381.98. Odessa Kaeck notched a 292.28 on 1-meter to grab the victory as well. In the second portion of diving for the day, Ekdahl would earn his second triumph, this time on 1-meter with a 377.48. Emma Larcada Herrera went on to finish first in women's 1-meter with a result of 308.55.

Coming out of the first intermission, TCU lost no momentum, as Cullen won her second straight event, this time in the 100 free (52.43). Horton, once again, would follow suit, coming to a finish in 45.55 to give both individuals their second consecutive event win during the meet.

In the 200 back, Worgull earned the event sweep by gathering a victory (2:03.25), and Ciacnci did the same after touching the wall in 1:48.89. Giorgia Vavalle decided to join in on the fun in the 200 breast, clocking a 2:20.60 for the win, and freshman Shea Skarda posted a 2:05.00 to also gain a victory in the event.

Amanda Ulicny pulled out the win in the 500 free over teammate Amelia Snyder in a highly contested race. Deacon Gutshall came to a finish in 4:38.81 to also secure a triumph. To close out the second portion of events, Finn clocked a 58.18 in the 100 fly to secure her first individual win of the day, and Nigel Forbes would also gain his first victory with a 49.25.

Entering the home stretch of the meet, Seanna Muhitch (2:08.64) and Cavic (1:54.98) closed out the individual events with victories in the 200 IM. Hannah Wachendorfer, Josephine Brant, Aubrey Finn and Molly Cullen went on to win the 200 free relay with a time of 1:36.28, then the quartet of Peter Horton, Nigel Forbes, Nick Rozenberg and Edgar Cicanci glided to a 1:20.97 to conclude a dominant meet for TCU.

UP NEXT
The Frogs will play host to Texas Permian Basin on Jan. 10. The meet will serve as this year's Senior Day, where numerous individuals on the squad will be honored.

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