Thanks to a first-place finish in the 200-year medley and 800 freestyle relays, the Colorado College men's swimming & diving team is in first place after the first two events of the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at the Garland ISD Natatorium.
 
CC captured its second consecutive 200 medley relay in the meet's initial race. The foursome consisting of Sam Allen, Andrew Colgan, Liam McCarthy and Dax Sherwood posted a time of 1:31.07, the fifth-fastest time in meet history and good for 40 points. The Tigers' 'B' team of Logan Loveday, Zach Harris, Stephen Kim and Edmund Davis placed ninth in 1:34.52, good for 18 points.
 
The Tigers then captured their first 800-yard freestyle relay title since 2013. The quartet of Davis, Sherwood, Loveday and Allen finished with a time of 6:48.48 and collected another 40 points. CC's 'B' team of Carter Hagenauer, Mark Lofye, Connor Fredericks and Miles Nordling placed ninth for 18 points.
 
"I was encouraged by our two event wins and a lifetime best from senior Edmund Davis leading off the 800 free relay," head coach Jen Buffin said. "That relay was two seconds faster than we were a year ago, which shows the progress this group has made. The energy on deck tonight was strong, and I expect us to keep building momentum and get better each day of this meet."
 
CC is in first place with 116 points, followed by St. Thomas in second with 82.

The SCAC Championships continue on Thursday with four more events. The preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. (MT), followed by the finals at 5 p.m. (MT).