ST. PAUL, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's swimming & diving team took its final preparations for the Liberal Arts Championships on Saturday, placing second in the five-team Hamline Invite with 510 points on the afternoon.

In the opening event of the day, the 'A' team of Natalie West, Kaitlyn Mello, Lilly Radintz, and Shannon Dougherty were fourth in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 4:29.23. The 'B' team of Lucia Rainbow, Abby Doyle, Hannah Wellens, and Rita Erickson were ninth in 5:00.55.

Top-three finishes from Minnesota Morris on the day were turned in by Lilly Radintz in the 100 Freestlye and 50 Freestyle, Kennedy Olson in the 100 Butterfly, and Morgan Ball in the 200 Butterfly. Radintz won the 100 Free with a time of 56.43, nearly three-quarters of a second ahead of second place. In the 50 Free, she was third in 26.24. Olson had a third-place finish of 1:08.38 in the 100 Fly, while Ball was also third in the 200 Fly in 2:46.55.

Other top times turned in by Cougar swimmers on Saturday came from Erickson in the 500 Freestyle (5:58.79), Mello in the 200 IM (2:35.04), 100 Breaststroke (1:17.89) and 200 Breaststroke (2:47.94), Radintz in the 100 Backstroke (1:09.17), West in the 200 Backstroke (2:32.02), and Olson in the 200 Freestyle (2:09.28).

The day concluded with the 200 Freestyle Relay, which saw the 'A' team of Radintz, Faith Hamm, Olson, and Shannon Dougherty finish third in 1:45.55. The 'B' team of Lucy Schultz, West, Mello, and Ball added a seventh-place finish of 1:55.24.

Minnesota Morris heads to the Liberal Arts Championships in Hobart, Ind. from Feb. 14-17. The first night of action gets underway with a 5:30 p.m. start.