GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — The Southwestern University men's swimming team turned in a strong overall showing at the Trinity Tiger Invitational, finishing 5th out of 9 teams with 16 individual finals swims, 12 personal bests, and a total of 227 points.

The Pirates opened the first day with solid scoring across the freestyle, IM, sprint, relay, and distance events, highlighted by multiple top-nine finishes. Momentum carried into day two as Southwestern posted several scoring performances in the IM, butterfly, backstroke, relay, and freestyle races. The team closed out the final day of competition with impressive efforts in the distance freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and IM events, securing several top-eight finishes to cap a successful weekend.

DAY #1 HIGHLIGHTS – TOP FINISHES 

• 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Southwestern's team of Rodrigue, Cortinas, McKinney, and Young finished 7th in 1:26.53. 

• 500 Yard Freestyle – James Cosman, Talon Welch, and Sam Milinski recorded scoring finishes to open individual events for the Pirates. 

• 200 Yard IM – Andrew Renninger placed 9th overall, adding one of the top individual results of the day for Southwestern. 

• 50 Yard Freestyle – The Pirates posted several competitive sprint performances, including swims from Cortinas, Young, McKinney, Lawhon, and Singh. 

• 400 Yard Medley Relay – The team of Rodrigue, Lawhon, Cortinas, and Young finished 9th in 3:31.29, with Southwestern's B relay also securing points. 

DAY #1 NOTES 

• Renninger earned a top-nine finish in the 200 IM. 

• Cosman, Welch, and Milinski contributed strong early-meet scoring in the 500 Free.

• Multiple Pirates produced season-improving swims in the 50 Free.

• Southwestern scored in both 200 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay events.

• Depth across sprint, IM, and distance groups supported the opening-day performance.

DAY #2 HIGHLIGHTS - TOP FINISHES

• 400 Yard IM – Andrew Renninger placed 9th, adding another scoring result after his 9th-place finish in the 200 IM on Day 1. 

• 200 Yard Butterfly – Tim Young finished 7th, securing Southwestern's top placement of the day. 

• 200 Yard Freestyle – The Pirates added several scoring performances, including swims from Cosman, Welch, and Milinski. 

• 100 Yard Backstroke – Owen Rodrigue contributed a strong scoring swim for the Pirates. 

• 50 Yard Freestyle – Competitive sprint efforts came from Cortinas, McKinney, Lawhon, Young, and Singh. 

• 200 Yard Medley Relay – Southwestern's A relay posted a time of 1:36.14, with both the A and B relay squads scoring. 

DAY #2 NOTES

• Renninger's 9th-place swim in the 400 IM followed his top-nine finish in the 200 IM on Day 1.

• Young delivered one of the team's best results with a 7th-place finish in the 200 Fly.

• Rodrigue added key points in the 100 Back.

• Sprint depth continued to produce consistent scoring across the 50 Free group.

• Both 200 Medley Relay teams added points to close the session. 

DAY #3 HIGHLIGHTS - TOP FINISHES

• 1650 Yard Freestyle – James Cosman placed 8th, leading Southwestern in the distance event. 

• 200 Yard Backstroke – Andrew Renninger finished 7th, adding one of the Pirates' top swims of the day. 

• 200 Yard Butterfly – Tim Young delivered another scoring finish for Southwestern to conclude his strong weekend. 

• 400 Yard IM – The Pirates added several scoring performances across the group, including swims from Welch, Milinski, and Rodrigue. 

• 100 Yard Freestyle – Multiple Pirates contributed points with competitive sprint performances to close individual events. 

• 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Southwestern added scoring from both relay entries in the final event of the Invite. 

DAY #3 NOTES 

• Cosman earned a top-eight finish in the 1650 Free.

• Renninger added a 7th-place result in the 200 Back after strong IM performances earlier in the meet.

• Young continued his momentum with another scoring swim in the 200 Fly.

• IM depth from Welch, Milinski, and Rodrigue contributed key points.

• Relay scoring rounded out Southwestern's final session of the Invite. 

UP NEXT 

• The Pirates return to action on January 17th, hosting Trinity University at Walzel Natatorium in Georgetown.