MONTERREY PARK, Calif.—Lewis & Clark College swimming qualified for five Finals on Sunday on the final day of the Winter Collegiate Swim Invite. 

THE BASICS
 
Men's Swimming – 9^th out of 13 Teams – 309 points
Women's Swimming – 14^th out of 16 Teams – 45 Points
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Junior Ezra Billings swam the second-fastest time in program history in the 100 Free to make the A Final. Junior Michael Spicer earned a trip to the A Final in the 200 Fly and junior Aniqah Gaffoor qualified for the B Final in the 100 IM to lead Lewis & Clark on Day Three. 
 
As a team, Lewis & Clark posted three top-10 marks in program history in their final day of the Winter Collegiate Swim Invite. 
 
MEN'S RECAP 
 
Billings and Spicer earned spots in A Finals and senior Micah Rysavy (B) and junior Zach Martin (C) also qualified, while senior Aidan Ringel added a top-15 finish in the 1,650 Free to wrap up the weekend for mens' swimming. 
 
Billings nearly claimed his second individual program record of the fall semester in the 100 Free. He finished third out of 61 swimmers in qualifying, as he posted a season-best mark of 45.89. His time was just 0.04 seconds off the program record in the event. Martin joined him in the Finals as he earned the final spot in the C Final with a 24^th place finish. The junior touched the wall in 47.94. 
 
In the Finals, Billings finished in seventh overall with a time of 46.01. Martin moved up to 23^rd overall when he registered a time of 48.30. 
 
First year Sam LoCurto finished 38^th during 100 Free qualifying when he closed in 48.62. Ringel placed 44^thoverall with a time of 49.63. Sophomores Colin Ziegler (53.40) and Aidan Beatty (59.00) finished 56^th and 59^thoverall. Senior Micah Rysavy swam the event as an exhibition and posted the sixth-fastest time in program history. His time of 46.67 would have earned him a spot in the B Final (14^th overall). 
 
Spicer and Rysavy each claimed spots in the Finals of the 200 Fly. Spicer claimed the eighth and final spot in the A Final with a time of 1:55.73. Rysavy came in 13^th during qualifying with a final time of 1:57.36. In the night session, Spicer placed seventh overall with a time of 1:55.60. Rysavy won the B Final with a season-best time of 1:55.57. 
 
Ringel added a 14^th-place showing in the 1,650 Free. He touched the wall in 17:03.02 to place 14^th out of 29 entrants. 
 
Senior Isaac Anderson led the Pioneers in the 200 Breaststroke. He just missed out on a spot in the Final when he placed 25^th overall. His time of 2:14.84 was just 0.08 seconds off a spot in the Finals. Ziegler took 36^th with a final mark of 2:30.99. 
 
First year Isaiah Frei swam the 10^th-fastest time in program history in the 200 Backstroke to lead Lewis & Clark. He took 30^th place overall with a final time of 2:02.48. Senior Ian Holmberg finished in 2:08.12 to place 34^th. 
 
Lewis & Clark had three swimmers compete in the 100 IM as an exhibition. LoCurto led the trio with a time of 56.38. Spicer touched the wall in 56.67 and Holmberg closed in 58.59. All three swimmers would have earned trips to the Finals if they had been entered in the event with LoCurto (13^th) and Spicer (15^th) each finishing in B Final spots. 
 
WOMEN'S RECAP 
 
Gaffoor earned the Pioneers first Finals appearance of the weekend to lead women's swimming on Day Three. 
 
The junior placed 17^th in the 100 IM in the morning session. She notched a time of 1:05.15. In the Finals, Gaffoor moved up to 14^th overall with a time of 1:04.38. Junior Ella Gimon finished 31^st during qualifying with a time of 1:12.10. Junior AJ Schroeder and sophomore Dahlia Linkow both swam the event as exhibitions. Schroeder finished in 1:04.73 and Linkow touched the wall in 1:07.35. Schroeder's time would have put them in 16th place. 
 
Schroeder and Linkow also competed in the 200 Breaststroke on Sunday morning. Schroeder took 43^rd place with a time of 2:42.22. Linkow ended the race 49^th overall with a time of 2:44.44.
 
First year Claire Hurty and sophomore Sophie Justus each swam the 1,650 Free. Hurty closed in 19:25.73 to finish 33^rd overall. Justus claimed 37^th place with a final time of 20:42.40. 
 
Sophomore Angie Cummings and junior Jane Tewinkel competed in the 200 Backstroke. Cummings completed the race in 2:17.31 to finish 43^rd overall. Tewinkel came in just behind Cummings in 45^th place with a time of 2:17.95. 
 
Junior Elise Barton led six Pioneers in the 100 Free. The junior finished in 55.20 to place 47^th overall. Gaffoor placed second on the team and 68^th overall with a mark of 56.79. Cummings came in third with a final time of 57.01 (73^rd place). Senior Ella Stephan touched the wall in 57.59 to place 82^nd. Sophomore Ainsley Rios finished in 107^th with a time of 1:05.25. Senior Josephine Mann touched the wall in 1:10.49 to place 110^th. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Billings' time of 45.89 in the 100 Free is just 0.04 seconds behind Kyle Monteleone's record. Monteleone swam a 45.85 in the event during the 2019-20 season. 
• Gaffoor's time in the 100 IM Final was a collegiate PR and the best time by a Pioneer since Kate Milne finished the race in 1:02.39 at the UNLV Invitational in December 2022. 
• The men's team had a number of swimmers post times that would have been top-10 all-time if not for previous PR marks. Spicer's time in the 200 Fly prelims (1:55.73) would have been fifth all-time but he already sits third overall. Rysavy swam what would have been the fifth-best time in the event (1:55.57) but he currently ranks fourth all-time. Anderson notched what would have been the 8^th-fastest mark in the 200 Breaststroke (2:14.84) but he already sits third and Ringel's time in the 1,650 Free (17:03.02) would be the 10^th-best mark but he sits sixth in the event. 
• Billings (53) and Rysavy (44) led the men's team in scoring over the weekend. Gaffoor (13 points) paced the womens' team. 

WHAT'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will resume competition in 2025, when they travel to the Whits on January 17 and 18. The Pioneers will take on Whitworth University on Friday, January 17 and Whitman College on Saturday, January 18.