The Lindenwood men's and women's swimming and diving teams were back in the pool Saturday and came away with decisive victories. The meet featured the Lady Lions facing Maryville and Saint Louis with the men going against Missouri S&T and the Billikens

The women's team defeated Maryville 203-24 and beat Saint Louis 131-110. The Lady Lions got off to a quick start with a victory in the 400 yard medley relay. The team posted a time of 4:02.26 with swimmers Jocelyn Woo, Aly Coleman, Hannah Vinyard, and Audra Thornton.

In event three, Kyleigh Troxel took the win in the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:22.78. She led the way but Lindenwood had the top three swimmers in the event.

Troxel would not be finished wrapping up wins in the meet. In event 19 she won the 500 yard freestyle with her time of 5:10.00.

Alecia McGillivray won the 200 yard backstroke and saw victory as the lead swimmer in the 400 yard freestyle relay.

The men, just as the women, took care of their opponents winning against S&T 153-78 and against Saint Louis 136-101.

Gustavo Santa earned the first victory of the day for the men with a win in the 1000 yard freestyle. He posted a time of 9:19.19.

Schyler Hohenberger took the title in the three meter diving event with a finals score of 265.30.

The men's all senior 400 Medley Relay team of Ramunas Paknys, Reinis Rozensteins, Victor Munoz, and Cody Friedhoff now ranks 1st in the nation in Division II with their time of 3:26.96.

Lindenwood would finish the meet on a high note in the final event. It saw the relay team of Cody Friedhoff, Xavier Cabral, Gustavo Santa, and Ramunas Paknys win the 400 yard freestyle relay.

Coach Jason Owen said, "Overall I am very happy with the way our team is racing. We have only had 3 meets so far, but we are improving with each one despite training harder each week. It was very exciting to see our seniors perform so well in their final home meet. It was especially nice to see our men's 400 medley relay team composed of all seniors be able to post the top time in the nation this season. We are extremely proud of the way they have handled the transition to NCAA and have come in this season prepared to make an impact."

Next up for the swimming and diving teams in the Drury Invitational Nov. 22-23 in Springfield, Mo.