The Franklin men's and women's swim and dive teams opened the Jennifer Brinegar era on Saturday by turning in a solid overall performance at the Indiana Division III Championships in Terre Haute.

The Griz women finished second behind DePauw, totaling 735 points, while the men placed fourth with 409 points.

"The team got up and raced today," Brinegar said. "The seniors showed great leadership with five first-place finishes. ... From the veterans to the rookies, I was pleased by their race preparation and execution."

Both sides had some strong individual efforts.

Leading the charge for the women was diver Alexis Fleming, who was first on both the 1- and 3-meter boards with respective scores of 185.55 and 203.75 points. Senior Petal Sloan won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.59 and added a second-place finish in the 100 free. Freshman Josie Blanchard took the 500 freestyle in 5:22.94 and was the runner-up in the 1,000 free as well. Senior Avery Tomlinson added a victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:36.72).

For the men, freshman Will Chambley had an outstanding collegiate debut, winning the 200 breast in 2:09.46 and finishing less than three tenths of a second back in both the 100 breast and the 200 individual medley. Senior Zachary Jackson-Blaine hit the wall first in the 50 freestyle (21.01 seconds) and freshman Sargio Canarini was a winner in 3-meter diving (186.25 points).

The Grizzlies will return to action this coming Friday evening (Oct. 23, 5:30 p.m.) with a home dual meet against Valparaiso.