NEW ORLEANS — Mercedes Traba and a pair of freshmen collected individual victories, but it was not enough as Vanderbilt swimming fell 150-87 to Tulane at the Reily Center Natatorium Friday.
Traba was victorious in the opening individual race of the meet, the 1,000 free, while both Aubrey Hull and Emily Constable earned wins in their collegiate debuts for the Commodores.
“Overall it wasn’t the result we wanted, but this first meet gives us a lot of things to work on the next couple of weeks begore we head to South Carolina,” head coach Jeremy Organ said. “We had some good swims, there are good things to look at like Mercedes with a strong showing in the 1,000 to get us going. I really liked what we saw from our two freshmen, Aubrey and Emily, I think they handled their first college meet very well.”
Meet Highlights
-The Dores opened the competition by winning the 200 medley relay.
-Traba finished first in the 1,000 free to go along with a second-place result in the 500 free.
-Freshmen Hull and Constable each picked up their first collegiate victories after claiming the 100 back and 100 breast, respectively, later in the day.
-Kailia Utley was runner-up in the 100 fly.
-Reagan Mathieson finished second in the 100 free while also recording a third-place result in the 200 IM.
-Libby Gilbert placed third in the 200 free and 100 back, while Jenna Ravarino and Hannah Weissman touched the wall third in the 50 and 100 free, respectively.
Notes
-Traba’s win in the 1,000 free was her fourth at the distance as well as the 15th overall of her collegiate career.
-With a mark of 10:18.58 in the race, the senior met the CSCAA NIC B cut in the event.
-Hull met the NIC B Standard in the 100 back after touching the wall in 55.36.
-The freshman also achieved the NIC B Standard in the 50 back with her 25.80 leadoff leg in the 200 medley relay, with the time ranking eighth on the Commodores’ all-time performer list as well.
-Vanderbilt still leads the all-time series with the Green Wave, 10-7.
