BILOXI, Miss. – Men's & women's swimming hosted their first ever meet at the Biloxi Natatorium. The men took care of business against Loyola (La.) beating them 137–86. The women also knocked off Loyola (La.) 142–72 but fell to West Florida 169–65.
 
The men, facing off against only Loyola (La.), opened the day with a win in the Medley Relay. Mate Miszlai, Millen Fehr, Braedan Jacobs, & Balazs Bansagi claimed first place to open the meet.
 
Miszlai continued his fine season as he picked up 3 individual wins. Just like he did last week in the Argonaut Winter Classic, Miszlai claimed 1^st place in the 100 & 200-yard Backstroke before going on to take the win in the 200-yard individual medley. Janos Szabo matched Miszlai's performance, earning 3 1^st place finishes of his own. Szabo won his 100-yard freestyle sandwiched in between his 100 & 200-yard butterfly gold finishes.
 
Jacobs picked up 2 wins of his own in the two longest races of the day. Jacobs, the team's go to in the long-distance races, picked up 1^st place finishes in the 500- & 1000- yard freestyle. Josiah Blankenship added another 1^st place finish for the Crusaders in the next distance down, the 200-yard freestyle.
 
The women also took on conference foe Loyola (La.), but also competed against #8 ranked DII West Florida. They opened their day with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay from Grace Funck, Eszter Kardos, Eva Mangiaracina, & Bisma Khan.
 
Funck finished the day with 3 top 3 finishes. Funck picked up 3^rd in the 200-yard backstroke and then went one better finishing 2^nd in the 100-yard backstroke. Her last race saw her finish second in the 500-yard freestyle.

Khan & Kardos picked up two top 3 finishes of their own. Khan earned silver in the 50 & 100-yard freestyle. Kardos placed 3^rd in the 100-yard breaststroke before doubling the distance and going one better as she picked up 2^nd in the 200-yard breaststroke.
 
Mangiaracina and Victoria Murphy picked up the last top 3 finishes of the day. Murphy finished 2^nd in the first and longest individual race of the day in the 1000-yard freestyle. Mangiaracina later picked up 3^rd place in the 200-yard butterfly.
 
The Crusaders will be back in action as they travel to Ocala, Fla. for the Sun Conference Tournament. The meet is set to take place between February 6^th – February 8^th.
 
William Carey Women's Individual Results
200-yard Medley Relay – 2, (Grace Funck, Eszter Kardos, Eva Mangiaracina, Bisma Khan), 1:53.52
1000-yard Freestyle – 2, Victoria Murphy, 11:59.44
200-yard Freestyle – 3, Chloe Lee, 2:04.93
100-yard Backstroke – 2, Grace Funck, 1:00.69; 4, Eva Mangiaracina, 1:04.82
100-yard Breaststroke – 3, Eszter Kardos, 1:10.43; 5, Sophia Martin, 1:16.60
200-yard Butterfly – 3, Eva Mangiaracina, 2:28.03
50-yard Freestyle – 2, Bisma Khan, 25.88; 6, Victoria Murphy, 28.66
100-yard Freestyle – 2, Bisma Khan, 57.27; 4, Chloe Lee, 57.53
200-yard Backstroke – 3, Grace Funck, 2:17.58
200-yard Breaststroke – 2, Eszter Kardos, 2:34.39; 4, Sophia Martin, 2:45.73
500-yard Freestyle – 2, Grace Funck, 5:32.79; 4, Victoria Murphy, 6:00.03
100-yard Butterfly – 5, Eva Mangiaracina, 1:03.70; 7, Chloe Lee, 1:05.03
200-yard Individual Medley – 2, Eszter Kardos, 2:17.35
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 3, (Bisma Khan, Chloe Lee, Victoria Murphy, Sophia Martin), 4:05.25
 
Women's Team Results
William Carey 142 – 72 Loyola (LA.)
William Carey 65 – 169 West Florida
 
William Carey Men's Individual Results
200-yard Medley Relay – 1 – (Mate Miszlai, Millen Fehr, Braedan Jacobs, Balazs Bansagi), 1:38.35
1000-yard Freestyle – 1, Braedan Jacobs, 9:55.89
200-yard Freestyle – 1, Josiah Blankenship, 1:45.92
100-yard Backstroke – 1, Mate Miszlai, 50.56; 3 Balazs Bansagi, 56.07
100-yard Breaststroke – 1, Hunter Boudreau, 58.16; 4, Millen Fehr, 1:01.56
200-yard Butterfly – 1, Janos Szabo, 1:54.09
50-yard Freestyle – 2, Balazs Bansagi, 23.00; 3, Hunter Boudreau, 23.15
100-yard Freestyle – 1, Janos Szabo, 46.14; 2, Josiah Blankenship, 49.67
200-yard Backstroke – 1, Mate Miszlai, 1:53.88
200-yard Breaststroke – 1, Hunter Boudreau, 2:11.06; 3, Millen Fehr, 2:18.27
500-yard Freestyle – 1, Braedan Jacobs, 4:45.67; 2, Josiah Blankenship, 5:06.18
100-yard Butterfly – 1, Janos Szabo, 51.31; 3, Balazs Bansagi, 53.84; 5, Millen Fehr, 57.81
200-yard Individual Medley – 1, Mate Miszlai, 1:55.20
 
Men's Team Results
William Carey 137 – 86 Loyola (LA.)