In their second meet of the season, the UMSL Tritons men's and women's swim teams surged ahead to multiple top-10 finishes.

In the women's 200-yard medley relay, the team of Franziska Hauptmann, Zara Konstapel, Seela Wang and Ava Boehning placed eighth with a time of 1:50.89.

The men's 200-yard medley relay, the team of Conley Savage, Austin Stevenson, Jon Osa and Aiden Clark placed fifth with a time of 1:34.82.

In the men's 200-yard freestyle, Sergio Santisteban tallied a ninth-place finish with his time of 1:45.27.

Staying with the men, the 200-yard individual medley, Savage placed seventh with a time of 1:53.33. Guillem Roca was one spot behind with his 1:56.76.

UMSL head coach Tony Fernandez said he liked what he saw, and that the dividends are already providing a return on the athletes' investments: hard training.

"We came off a hard week of training and competing in our Red & Gold competitions last week. The swimmers showed up to the meet and showed a lot of competitive spirit, he said. "We had great energy and focus the whole meet. It was encouraging to see them step up and race some of the top schools in the state and in our conference."

Both teams exhibited strong, early performances, which can sometimes be an arduous task, especially for the newcomers.

Added Hernandez: "The women have some really talented freshmen who were super excited to race their first college meet. They were big on relays and providing depth in a lot of events. The men's relays were very strong.  We have had a strong core with them the past three years, so they brought a lot of experience for the rest of our team."

For the women, in the 500-yard freestyle, Rebecca Bechtel placed 10th with her time of 5:21.47.

In the men's 500-yard freestyle, Santisteban came in seventh with his 4:48.07 and Keven Stahl was one spot behind with his 4:50.17.

In the men's 200-yard freestyle medley, the team of Clark Stevenson, David Reynolds, and Osa placed third with their 1:24.67.

In the women's 200-yard freestyle, the team of Boehning, Kristen Stadler, Wang, and Serena Brizard placed fifth with their 1:42.05.

In the men's 100-yard backstroke, Guillem Roca placed ninth with a time of 51:87 and Savage was 10th with his 52.22.

In the women's 100-yard backstroke, Konstapel placed ninth with a time of 1:08.56.

In the men's 100-yard backstroke, Daniel Verdico placed 11th with a 58.73.