The LMU swim team finished third overall at the two-day 2016 Beach Cup, swimming against Fresno State, San Diego and Pepperdine in San Diego, Calif. The Bulldogs won the team competition with 817.5 points, followed by the Toreros (589), Lions (404.5) and Waves (321).

Beach Cup Results - Day 2

Hannah Calton once again turned in a pair of second-place finishes on Saturday, placing second in the 100 butterfly (57.25) and 200 butterfly (2:04.93). The Lions showed well in the 100 fly, with Kailee Mora taking fourth overall in 58.89.

Kristen Clarno, who led the Lions in the 200 freestyle with a fourth-place finish (1:55.97), helped LMU to a pair of top-five finishes in the 100 freestyle, claiming third in 54.15. She was followed shortly thereafter by Kristen Brennand, who matched Fresno State's Hannah Nabors for a tie of fourth with a time of 54.53.

Stacy Maier contributed a fourth-place finish for the Lions in the 200 backstroke, earning 11 points in the team score after touching the wall in 2:13.69.

Stephanie Horwitz took to the water in the meet's longest event, the 1650 freestyle, placing fifth overall with a mark of 18:04.92. Mary Kate Reid also managed a top-five finish, with her fifth-place finish coming in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.83), before Mora returned to the water after her fourth-place finish in the 100 butterfly to take fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.24).

LMU's relay teams finished in the top-three in all three relays on Saturday, including taking second in the 400 freestyle. Clarno, Brennand, Isabel Willis and Calton combined in the 400 free relay, turning in a time of 3:34.03. The Lions finished less than a second out of first in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing third behind Fresno State (1:38.40) and USD (1:38.46) with a time of 1:39.23.

The Lions will return home for their next meet, hosting Pacific on January 23 at 1 pm. The meet will be the final home meet of the year, and the last event before the annual PCSC Championships, and will serve as LMU's Senior Day.