Saturday, November 7
Riverside, Calif.
11:00 AM
California Baptist University
vs
Rick Rowland Joust
Photo by: Will Carter
11/7/2026 5:06:00 PM | Women's Swim
RIVERSIDE – CBU swimming wrapped up the second and final day of the Rick Rowland Joust with a third-place team finish as five Lancers earned podium finishes on Saturday.
"What an awesome two days of racing for our team at the Rick Rowland Joust. It really was a good stepping stone into our midseason meet in two weeks. To see some fast swims and best times this weekend was amazing. Abigail Skinder, Ambrin Pienaar, Angelica Benitez, Faith Fasani, Hannah Weiand, and Iyanah Samayoa – the list goes on and on of ladies who stepped up and did a really good job of either getting a best time, a season-best time or just executing their race to the fullest. It was a very special weekend of racing in honor of Rick Rowland and all that he means to our program, but also a chance for our ladies to compete against high-level competition on back-to-back days," said head coach Jim Bossert.
The Lancers finished third out of five teams with 818.5 points. San Diego State claimed the women's team title, followed by UC Santa Barbara. Senior captain Ambrin Pienaar was named CBU's Lancer of the Meet after recording personal-best times in two events and contributing to two relays.
Five Lancers earned podium finishes on Day 2, led by senior Iyanah Samayoa, senior Kai Flanagan, junior Angelica Benitez and freshman Jade Bering.
Samayoa took third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:19.00, her fastest mark of the season. Flanagan also earned a third-place finish, touching the wall in 4:56.83 in the 500-yard freestyle to record a season best by more than seven seconds.
Benitez reached the podium twice on Saturday. She placed second in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 29.38 before adding a third-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:23.30. Her 400 IM time was a season best by 12 seconds.
Bering rounded out the Lancers' podium finishes with a second-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke. Her time of 2:15.90 marked a personal best by two seconds.
CBU also earned a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as the 'A' team of freshmen Petra Cseresznyes and Bering, sophomore Faith Fasani and junior Sara Svorcan finished in 1:44.41.
Additional highlights included sophomore Abigail Skinder placing fourth in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:58.44, followed by Flanagan. Bering added another top-five finish, taking fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke in 29.87.
Fasani finished seventh out of 44 swimmers in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.88, while freshman Emilie Bawono placed fourth in the 50-yard backstroke in 26.98.
Full results from the meet can be found HERE.
The Lancers will have a week off before returning to the pool at the Trailblazer Invite, hosted by Utah Tech, Nov. 18-21 in St. George, Utah.
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"What an awesome two days of racing for our team at the Rick Rowland Joust. It really was a good stepping stone into our midseason meet in two weeks. To see some fast swims and best times this weekend was amazing. Abigail Skinder, Ambrin Pienaar, Angelica Benitez, Faith Fasani, Hannah Weiand, and Iyanah Samayoa – the list goes on and on of ladies who stepped up and did a really good job of either getting a best time, a season-best time or just executing their race to the fullest. It was a very special weekend of racing in honor of Rick Rowland and all that he means to our program, but also a chance for our ladies to compete against high-level competition on back-to-back days," said head coach Jim Bossert.
The Lancers finished third out of five teams with 818.5 points. San Diego State claimed the women's team title, followed by UC Santa Barbara. Senior captain Ambrin Pienaar was named CBU's Lancer of the Meet after recording personal-best times in two events and contributing to two relays.
Five Lancers earned podium finishes on Day 2, led by senior Iyanah Samayoa, senior Kai Flanagan, junior Angelica Benitez and freshman Jade Bering.
Samayoa took third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:19.00, her fastest mark of the season. Flanagan also earned a third-place finish, touching the wall in 4:56.83 in the 500-yard freestyle to record a season best by more than seven seconds.
Benitez reached the podium twice on Saturday. She placed second in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 29.38 before adding a third-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:23.30. Her 400 IM time was a season best by 12 seconds.
Bering rounded out the Lancers' podium finishes with a second-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke. Her time of 2:15.90 marked a personal best by two seconds.
CBU also earned a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as the 'A' team of freshmen Petra Cseresznyes and Bering, sophomore Faith Fasani and junior Sara Svorcan finished in 1:44.41.
Additional highlights included sophomore Abigail Skinder placing fourth in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:58.44, followed by Flanagan. Bering added another top-five finish, taking fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke in 29.87.
Fasani finished seventh out of 44 swimmers in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.88, while freshman Emilie Bawono placed fourth in the 50-yard backstroke in 26.98.
Full results from the meet can be found HERE.
The Lancers will have a week off before returning to the pool at the Trailblazer Invite, hosted by Utah Tech, Nov. 18-21 in St. George, Utah.
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