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PCSC Champs

The BU men’s swim and dive squad returned home, as conference champions through four long days of competition.

February 12, 2023


LOS ANGELES --- The Eagles got the job done on Saturday and held on to their lead for the win. Biola men's swim and dive grabbed a PCSC Conference Championship for the second time in program history.


"It was special to see our program come together and finish the last day of competition so strong," said Head Coach Nate Harding. "The energy during the evening session was incredible! I'm so proud of our mens and womens program for fighting through so much! This is definitely a special time in BIOLA Swim & Dive!"

Biola men's swim and dive ended the four-day competition on top of a field of nine teams. BU grabbed 825.5 points to lead second place UC Santa Clara by 24 points. The BU women landed in fourth place with 1,009.5 points. The squad battled amongst a field of 13 teams, finishing closely behind Azusa Pacific in second and CSU East Bay in third. With the team's success, Head Coach Nate Harding earned the Men's Swim Coach of the Meet award.

"Our men's team had been waiting a full year for another opportunity to compete for a conference championship," continued Harding. 'I'm incredibly grateful for the group of men God has allowed me to shepherd through the swim and dive program. What a ride!"

The men's squad came into Saturday with a 30-point lead with six events on the schedule. The group piled on six more podium finishes and a pair of individual wins to solidify their victory.

Noah Hall opened the day for the men with a win in the 1650 free. The freshman continued his terrific pace at conference and posted a time of 15:56.08 to take the crown. Mirsha Lora scored well for the women's team with a fifth place finish in the 1650 free with a time of 17:40.91.

The 200 butterfly belonged to Biola. Morgan Kampfer lit up the pool in Saturday's action with a swim of 2:05.04. Kampfer picked up the pace on the final 50, and outpaced the field by a whole second to steal the win. For the men, Eli Houseman claimed the triumph. The freshman touched the wall at 1:53.57, leading the whole way.

More Biola dominance came in the men's 200 backstroke event. Second through fourth place saw three Biola swimmers in the form of Nathan Griffin, Alejandro Marchesini, and Tanner Smith. Taking silver, Griffin finished at 1:50.26 and taking bronze, Marchesini grabbed a mark of 1:51.72.

In the 200 breaststroke, Colette Friedley and Anna Haaksma went back-to-back. The duo logged times of 2:25.26 and 2:25.51 to take fifth and sixth. Jacob Haaksma and James Gamette did their part as well, tacking on third and fifth place finishes, respectively.

Noah Taylor added a podium finish in the 100 free. Taylor finished in 45.81 seconds and logged a third place mark, while being followed by his teammate Alex Ness in fifth.

The final event of the competition was the 400 free relay. The BU women's squad featured Sofia Chavez-Varela, Phoebe Munholland, Kampfer and Kolya Vos. The group recorded a time of 3:31.83 to finish in fourth place.
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