United Athletic Conference

Schedule
Coming Up in the WAC

January 18
Hawai`i vs. UNLV, San Diego State

January 18-19
Fresno State at UCLA Diving Meet

January 19
Nevada, San Jose State, San Diego Tri Meet
Rice vs. Houston
SMU vs. Georgia

Previously in the WAC

January 12
Fresno State 188, UC Irvine 112
San Diego State 158, Fresno State 140
UNLV 163, Hawai`i 114
Arizona 146, SMU 108

January 11
Fresno State 152, San Diego 89

January 7
Nevada 60, Pepperdine 34
Nevada 64, Loyola Marymount 28

January 6
Nevada 98, Houston 80

January 5-6
Fresno State at UC Irvine Invitational-7th/10, 76.8
Fresno State at UC Irvine Distance Meet-5th/10, 72.6
Nevada at UC Irvine Invitational-1st/10, 356.2

January 5
Rice at San Diego Invitational-1st/4, 204

Athlete of the Week
Fresno State freshman Ashleigh Raley has been named the Western Athletic Conference athlete of the week for womens swimming and diving.

Raley, a native of Austin, Texas, notched a Fresno State record in the three-meter diving competition in a tri-meet on Jan. 12. Her score of 264.97 was 20.02 points more than her previous best this season. Raley has already qualified for NCAA competition in the one-meter event with a dual-meet tally of 275.60, second-best in the WAC.

Others Nominated
Nevada senior Kathy Echiverri won the 50 free at the UC Irvine Invitational last weekend with a time of 24.10. She also took part in six winning relays at the invitational. Then against Houston, Echiverri won the 50 free again and was part of the winning 200 medley relay. To round out the weekend, Echiverri won the 100 fly and was again part of the winning 200 medley relay in a tri-meet against Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine... SMU sophomore Georgina Lee won the 200 butterfly last Saturday as the Mustangs fell to fourth-ranked Arizona. Though not a seasonal best, Lees time of 2:00.72 met the NCAA provisional qualifying mark. She has won the 200 fly in four out of five attempts.

Wahine Newcomers
Hawai`i introduced new members to its squad during the semester break. Katia Sarakatsani of Athens, Greece made an immediate impact on the team as she earned the third-fastest time in the 100 breast (1:07.89). She is also listed on the WAC Top 20 in five events: 200 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 I.M. and 400 I.M. Cindy Goudie of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia clocked the teams second-best time in the 50 free at 24.99. Maggie Roberts, also of Australia, finished sixth in the one-meter event at the Rainbow Diving Invitational with a score of 233.20.

Poll Position
SMU moved up to seventh in the poll released on Dec. 13. Rice dropped out of the top 25 after another idle weekend. For many WAC teams, the season goes into full swing after the winter break. The next poll will be released on Jan. 17, followed by Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and Mar. 7.

Splashes
Hawai`i hosted two non-scoring events on Jan. 4-5 in conjunction with the Rainbow Invitational. The Duke Kahanamoku Sprint meet was held on Jan. 4 followed by the Aileen Soule Classic on Jan. 5. Participating teams included Michigan State, Wisconsin, Illinois State and Michigan... With three victories last weekend, Nevada improved its dual-meet record to 7-1. The Wolf Pack defeated Houston (98-80), Pepperdine (64-30) and Loyola Marymount (64-28). Nevada also finished first at the UC Irvine Individual Meet on Jan. 5 with a score of 356.2 to best the 10-team field... Rice won its first Invitational on Jan. 5, scoring 204 points at the San Diego Invitational. Arkansas came in second followed by Air Force and San Diego... SMU placed first in four out of 14 events in a dual meet against fourth-ranked Arizona last week. Next up is defending national champion Georgia in Athens, Ga. on Jan. 19... Mustang coach Steve Collins is just three wins shy of the 100-win plateau at SMU.

WAC Swimmers on the National Top 25 List

50 Free
	5	Mandy Mularz, Rice	22.70	11/30
	25	Lisa Wanberg, SMU	23.33	11/29
100 Free
	17	Lisa Wanberg, SMU	50.26	12/02
200 Free
	9	Lotta Wanberg, SMU	1:47.71	12/01
500 Free
	6	Lotta Wanberg, SMU	4:45.13	11/30
	7	Flavia Rigamonti, SMU	4:45.60	11/30
	10	McCall Dorr, SMU	4:47.45	11/30
	17	Georgina Lee, SMU	4:49.12	10/19
1000 Free
	2	Flavia Rigamonti, SMU	9:40.84	11/16
100 Back
	6	Anu Koivisto, SMU	54.70	11/30
	9	Alenka Kejzar, SMU	54.89	11/30
200 Back
	3	Alenka Kejzar, SMU	1:55.59	11/30
	4	Anu Koivisto, SMU	1:56.75	11/30
100 Breast
	16	Morgan Hoesterey, UH	1:02.62	12/09
200 Breast
	7	Alenka Kejzar, SMU	2:13.50	12/02
100 Fly
	4	McCall Dorr, SMU	54.17	12/01
	8	Anu Koivisto, SMU	54.39	12/01
	22	Georgina Lee, SMU	55.10	10/13
200 Fly
	2	Georgina Lee, SMU	1:55.58	12/02
	7	McCall Dorr, SMU	1:58.40	12/02
200 I.M.
	3	Alenka Kejzar, SMU	1:59.25	11/30
	7	Anu Koivisto, SMU	2:00.72	11/30
	16	Andrea Cassidy, SMU	2:02.16	11/30
400 I.M.
	2	Alenka Kejzar, SMU	4:09.95	12/01
	6	Andrea Cassidy, SMU	4:14.16	12/01

400 Medley Relay
	14	San Jose State	3:45.25	11/09
	17	SMU	3:45.93	11/02
200 Free Relay
	19	SMU	1:34.06	11/03
	22	Rice	1:34.44	11/03
400 Free Relay
	16	Rice	3:25.52	11/03
800 Free Relay
	12	SMU	7:27.00	11/02