FREMONT, Neb. – College of Saint Mary won three of the six events it participated in to highlight an outstanding first day of the three-day Warrior Invitational Thursday at the Dillon Family Aquatic Center.

The Flames were in second place in the five-team event after day one. The University of Nebraska at Kearney led with 494 points, followed by CSM (328), Iowa Western Community College (241), Midland University (126) and Iowa Lakes Community College (67).

"The team's bringing the heat this meet!" CSM Coach Liz Germonprez said.

Freshman Grace Biddle was the Flames' individual winner, capturing the 200 IM in 2:20.27.

In the 800 free relay, the team of Biddle, Isabella Promes, Hannah Ferguson and Kylee Brown blazed home for the win by nearly six seconds in 8:21.37.

And in the 200 medley relay, the quartet of Jaidyn Vanschoiack, Brown, Ferguson and Promes won by nearly two seconds in 1:53.35.

The Flames also grabbed a pair of seconds. The team of Biddle, Promes, Vanschoiack and Brown finished .29 behind Nebraska-Kearney in the 200 free relay, clocking 1:41.81. And Brown was the runner-up in the 500 freestyle in a season-best 5:22.19.

In the first two sessions, the Flames recorded eight personal-bests: Biddle in the 200 IM prelims and finals, along with Promes, Vanschoiack, Olivia Poole, Ferguson, Chloe Hale and Juliet Balman in the 50 free.

CSM also turned in three NAIA national B-cuts: Brown in the 500 freestyle, along with Promes and Vanschoiack in the 50 free.

"The team is racing and cheering and throwing down great swims every session,'' Germonprez said.

Action continues on Friday and Saturday at the same venue.

Here are CSM's full day-one results:

Prelims

500 freestyle: 1, Kylee Brown 5:22.98; 5, Addison Miller 5:46.99; 16, Skylar Ned 6:26.04.

200 IM: 1, Grace Biddle 2:21.40; 2, Hannah Ferguson 2:22.86; 3, Chloe Hale 2:24.80; 8, Naomi Huttenga 2:34.54.

50 freestyle: 2, Isabella Promes 25.35; 3, Jaidyn Vanschoiack 25.44; 10, Kylee Jo Farson 26.93; 12, Juliet Balman 27.20; 13, Olivia Poole 27.40; 18, Autumn Neale 32.70.

Finals

800 free relay: 1, CSM 'A' (Grace Biddle, Isabella Promes, Hannah Ferguson, Kylee Brown) 8:21.37; 4, CSM 'B' (Hannah Steinmetz, Addison Miller, Kylee Jo Farson, Olivia Poole) 8:53.96.

200 free relay: 2, CSM 'A' (Grace Biddle, Isabella Promes, Jaidyn Vanschoiack, Kylee Brown) 1:41.81; 4, CSM 'B' (Hannah Ferguson, Hannah Steinmetz, Kylee Jo Farson, Juliet Balman) 1:45.90; 8, CSM 'C' (Chloe Hale, Olivia Poole, Naomi Huttenga, Autumn Neale) 1:55.87.

500 freestyle: 2, Kylee Brown 5:22.19; 6, Addison Miller 5:43.94; 16, Skylar Ned 6:25.67.

200 IM: 1, Grace Biddle 2:20.27; 3, Hannah Ferguson 2:22.77; 4, Chloe Hale 2:24.99; 7, Naomi Huttenga 2:31.81.

50 freestyle: 4, Isabella Promes 25.49; 5, Jaidyn Vanschoiack 25.55; 10, Kylee Jo Farson 26.99; 12, Juliet Balman 26.89; 15, Olivia Poole 28.56; 18, Autumn Neale 32.95.

200 medley relay: 1, CSM 'A' (Jaidyn Vanschoiack, Kylee Brown, Hannah Ferguson, Isabella Promes) 1:53.35; 5, CSM 'B' (Chloe Hale, Naomi Huttenga, Grace Biddle, Hannah Steinmetz) 1:59.00; 8, CSM 'C' (Kylee Jo Farson, Addison Miller, Juliet Balman, Skylar Ned) 2:09.90.