Complete Release in PDF Format
WAC Swimmer's and Diver's of the Week
CSU Bakersfield's Lovre Soric and Terrell Mauldin have been named Western Athletic Conference Swimmer and Diver of the week, respectively, for Feb.1-7.
Soric, a sophomore from Zagreb, Croatia (X. Gimnazija Ivan Supek) posted strong mid-season times against the second ranked team in the country, Cal. Soric finished third in both of his individual races behind Cal's swimmers. Soric posted a time of 1:51.00 in the 200 back before a solid 200 IM time of 1:52.67. The sophomore also helped CSUB's 200 free relay team to a first-place finish (1:25.13).
Mauldin, a senior from Murrieta, Calif. (Riverside CC) competed in his final dual meet as a Roadrunner and earned his first victory of the season on the 3-meter board. The senior posted a score of 307.57, besting his previous personal record by a massive 42 points. Mauldin's score was good enough to move him up from 14th in the WAC this season to eighth, leap frogging both of his teammates. Mauldin also performed well on the 1-meter board on Senior Day, missing another personal best by a mere four points by scoring 244.35 en route to scoring vital points for the ‘Runners who were in a dual against No. 2 Cal.
Grand Canyon's Iryna Glavnyk and Northern Arizona's Chelsea Jackson have been named Western Athletic Conference Swimmer and Diver of the week, respectively, for Feb. 1-7.
Glavnyk, a junior from Kiev, Ukraine (All-Republic Higher Specialized School in Physical Education) won 4 events, 3 individual (100 Back, 200 Back, and 200 IM) and 1 relay (200 Medley Relay) against the University of Idaho. Her individual event times were the top three ranked women's swims in the WAC this week.
Jackson, a senior from Flagstaff, Ariz. (Northland Prep) broke her own Wall Aquatic Center pool record on 1-meter, winning the event versus Idaho last Saturday with a lifetime-best score of 316.50. The local native of Flagstaff helped close her hometown pool - hosting its final meet ever before the team moves into their new facility - with a pair of victories including the 3-meter event, which she won with a score of 308.33. It marked the second consecutive meet that Jackson won both springboard diving events.
CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Roadrunners fell to No. 2 Cal in a dual in Bakersfield, 119-113. Cal swam the final two races as exhibition, but the ‘Runners hung around with one of the nation's top squads.
NORTHERN ARIZONA
In the final meet ever in the Wall Aquatic Center, the home of NAU Swimming & Diving for 34 years, the Lumberjacks went out in style with a commanding 169.5-102.5 dual meet win over WAC rival Idaho last Saturday to finish out the regular season. NAU won 13 of 15 events, with the final relay competing as an exhibition, and posted victories in the first five events to seize an early lead against the Vandals. The Lumberjacks never trailed in the dual meet and provided their home crowd and their senior class with an emotional victory. Senior Chelsea Jackson won both diving events and senior Kendall Brown and sophomore Alina Staffeldt each won a pair of swimming events. In the 400m IM, NAU swept the top three spots with each top finisher being a senior on Senior Day, and in all NAU posted four one-two-three sweeps on the day.
NORTHERN COLORADO
The Bears lost to the Colorado State Rams on Wednesday, 186-111.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2015 WAC Swimming and Diving Championship travels to Houston, Texas. The UNLV men's swim team captured the WAC title while the Northern Arizona women's team took the crown at the WAC championships last year.
February 24-27
Location: Houston
Host: UTRGV
Pool: CRWC Natatorium
Admission: Free
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2016 Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships travel to Atlanta, Mar. 24-26.