FRESNO, Calif. --- It was a frigid, ugly, overcast winter day in central California as Biola Swim & Dive competed in its final regular season meet of the 2015-16 season. The Eagles were in Fresno for a dual meet against the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds.
 
The weather and travel took a toll on a tired Eagles team on a day that was not as noteworthy as the team would have hoped. Biola lost both sides of the dual meet to FPU and had no new national qualifying times.
 
Biola got four individual victories, but the Sunbirds' prowess in the relays and diving portion of the event schedule helped the host team to the meet victory.
 
Abby Blake was one of the Eagles' swimmers to get an individual win. She took first in the 200-freestyle by out touching Kaylee Cooper of FPU by five one-hundredths of a second (1:59.91).
 
Christina Ali was the next Eagle to experience victory as she swam away with a three-second win in the 100-breaststroke. She posted a 1:07.51 to beat the three FPU swimmers that took second, third and fourth.
 
Lisa Tixier garnered the final two event victories as she took first place in the 100-butterfly and 100-freestyle. She won the 100-freestyle by almost two seconds (52.49), but her margin of victory in the 100-butterfly was just one-tenth of a second (59.32) in a great race with FPU's Madison McGinnis.
 
Biola's regular season comes to a close with the men falling 62-199 and the women falling 81-163. The next meet is generally regarded as the biggest of the year as Biola will compete in the PCSC Championships at East LA College from Feb. 12-15.
 
In other Swim & Dive news Head Coach Eddie Shepard and his wife, Elisa, welcomed new baby girl Penny Claire Shepard into the world this past Tuesday, January 26.