La Verne finished strong at its final home meet against the Caltech Beavers in a close 121-111 win for the men and a 116-106 win for the women.

With a new coach the swimming and diving team looks to be a top contender in SCIAC despite having one of the smallest teams in the conference.

Mark Wilson, a water polo player and swimmer, has hung up his towel after being one of University of La Verne’s top athletes.

Six divers competed in the Southern California Intercolleg­iate Athletic Conference diving preliminaries last Saturday at Pomona-Pitzer, with three qualifying for the final meet.