Thanks to a first-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay, the Colorado College women's swimming & diving team is in third place after the first two events of the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at the Garland ISD Natatorium.
 
CC's top 200-yard medley team consisting of Julia Cox, Annie Engstrom, Alyssa Tunggal and Adeline Turner won with a time of 7:46.32 and collected 40 points. The 'B' team of Grace Ersfeld-O'Brien, Margaret Rauth, Isabella Cole and Sarah Buchman placed ninth, good for 18 points.
 
Unfortunately, the top 200-yard medley relay team was disqualified, but the 'B' team of Lizzie McWilliams, Engstrom, Tunggal and Simonson placed ninth with a time of 1:49.15 for 18 points.
  
"When our women were disqualified in the first event, I was proud of how they responded," head coach Jen Buffin said. "To come back and win the 800 free relay speaks to their resilience and belief in one another. We'll carry that focus into tomorrow's individual races."

CC is in first place with 76 points, trailing Asbury and University of the Ozarks, each with 88.

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).