AUSTIN, Texas – Arizona swimming closed out day one of the Texas Invitational with two top-four finishes in the 800 free relay and a new school record in the women's 200 medley relay. The women earned two NCAA 'A' cuts while the men earned a 'B' cut in their relay.
 
The Cats ended the day by breaking a long-standing school record in the 200 medley relay in a time trial. Sophomore Taylor Garcia, freshman Kennedy Lohman, sophomore Annie Ochitwa and sophomore Katrina Konopka touched the wall with a time of 1:34.63, earning an 'A' cut while setting a new Arizona record.
 
The previous record was 1:35.29, set by Hailey DeGolia, Annie Chandler, Lara Jackson and Anna Turner in 2008. The team's relay time was also only 48-hundredths of a set over the current NCAA record.
 
The women had success earlier in the day in the 800 free relay. Freshman Hannah Cox, junior Cameron McHugh, sophomore Emma McCarthy and sophomore Sarah Shimomura finished second in the event with an 'A' cut time of 7:01.08.
 
For the men, the team of junior Riccardo Maestri, sophomore Parks Jones, senior Thane Maudslien and junior Nick Thorne took fourth in the 800 free relay with 6:22.02, also notching an NCAA 'B' cut.
 
Up Next: Arizona swimming continues the Texas Invitational on Thursday starting at 9 a.m. MST with the 500 free prelims. Click here for the full schedule.
 
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