MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – Day three of the SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships saw three more podium finishes for the Chapman University swim & dive teams. McKenzie Abbott, Cole Kershner and the Low Tops 400 medley relay reached the podium to highlight the day.

Both the High Tops and Low Tops head into the final day of the championship meet in third place by a slim margin. The High Tops passed Occidental for third place in the team standings and hold a five point lead over the Tigers but sit behind Pomona-Pitzer and CMS. The Low Tops saw their lead on Caltech dwindle but still lead the Beavers by eight points for third place but trail CMS and Pomona-Pitzer.

Abbott because the first High Top to reach the podium in an individual event in 2024 as she placed third on the 3-meter diving board with a 419.80. Her third place finish put a Panther on the podium in three of the four diving events.

Kershner earned his second individual and fourth overall All-SCIAC finish when he took second in the 100 fly with another school record. His 48.88 beat the school record time he posted this morning and put him back up on the podium. Trent Calloway finished fourth in the event as well.

After coming into the meet with no podium finishes in school history, the Low Tops made their third podium in four relay events. The 400 medley relay team of Riley Coleman, George Sholton, Cole Kershner and Trent Calloway took third place for an All-SCIAC finish to finish the day with a time of 3:21.17. The High Tops relay took fourth overall.
The 100 breast consolation final featured four Panther Low Tops and the Panthers swept the top four spots to finish 9-10-11-12 in the event. Max Polovinkin set the school record in his trial heat with a 56.73 but George Sholton took the top spot in the consolation final for the ninth place finish. He was followed (in order) by James Galligan, Polovinkin and Simon Jacobs.

Riley Coleman brought in another consolation win for the Low Tops with a 50.80 in the 100 back. Brandon Leung rounded out the individual scoring, finishing 14th in the 400 IM.

Kiana Tanizaki-Hudson earned another championship final appearance for the High Tops in the 100 fly and took fourth place – narrowly missing the podium. A trio of Panthers also qualified for the consolation final as Megan Lei took 10th and Summer Solomon followed in 11th. Amelia Vollmar finished 15th to round out a solid event for the Panther High Tops.

In the 400 IM, Jayden Hall took 10th to lead a trio of Panthers in the consolation final. Abby Sellman finished 12th and Alexis Anderson was 14th. Kalla Pelletieri and Annika Mittelsteadt took 12th and 13th, respectively, in the 200 free and Ashlynn Walters took 12th in the 100 back.

Sydney Snider led a trio of High Tops in the 100 breast, taking 10th overall, while Sophia Ryu finished 14th and Ryanne Doherty took 15th.

Competition finishes tomorrow with 200 fly, 200 back, 200 breast, 100 free, 1650 free and the 400 free relay.