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MEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: OCT. 10-16
CSU Bakersfield's Lovre Soric and Wyoming's Elijah Chan have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 10-16.
Soric, a senior from Zagreb, Croatia, won first place in both the 200 free and 200 individual medley when the Roadrunners came out victorious over Pacific. He also took second in 200 back and contributed to a third place finish in the 400 free relay. Soric posted a few second best scores in the WAC as he raced to a 1:40.92 finish in the 200 free, 1:52.16 in the 200 back and 1:52.12 in the individual medley.
Chan, a freshman from Colorado Springs, Colo., won the three-meter diving event for the first time in his collegiate career with a score of 243.60 against Denver. He scored over 40 points higher than any other competitor in this event. Chan also placed second in the one-meter diving event with a score of 221.18.
WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: OCT. 10-16
CSU Bakersfield's Jayssie Haynes and NM State's Raina Brommer have been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 10-16.
Haynes, a sophomore from San Jose, Calif., dominated the pool in the home opener victory over Pacific. She won all three of her individual events and helped the Roadrunners win the 400 free relay with a season-best time of 3:32.93. Haynes's times in the 200 free (1:53.43) and 500 free (5:02.65) are the best in the WAC so far this year. Her 2:07.97 mark in the 200 individual medley is the second best among all WAC women this season.
Brommer, a junior from Riverside, Calif., helped her team come out victorious in its season-opening meet with a 171-127 win over Northern Colorado. She contributed a first place finish in the three-meter diving event with a score of 291.70. This mark qualified her for the NCAA Division I Zone Diving Meet. Brommer also finished just behind two of her teammates in the one-meter diving event placing third with a score of 250.45.
OTHER ATHLETES OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Other men's swimmer nominee: Wyoming's Wade Nelson helped the Cowboys earn 22 out of 138 points in the loss to Denver as he won the 200 fly (1:53.62), 200 individual medley (1:54.00) and helped his team get a second place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:32.59).
Other women's swimmer nominees: Idaho's Cara Jernigan placed first in the 100 breast (1:07.00), 200 breast (2:24.86), 200 individual medley (2:12.16) and helped her team win the 200 medley relay (1:49.41) in the 182-78 team victory over Seattle U… NM State's Hannah McGowan helped her team defeat Northern Colorado by coming in first in the 100 breast (1:05.03) and third in 200 breast (2:23.33) as well as helped her team win the 200 medley relay (1:47.32)… Northern Colorado's Ioanna Sacha placed first in the 200 back (2:02.39), 100 back (56.56) and 200 individual medley (2:08.85) which earned her team 27 points for their total overall score… Seattle U's Bryn Lasher won both the 100 butterfly (57.61) and the 200 butterfly (2:09.64) in her first collegiate meet.
Other men's diver nominee: CSU Bakersfield's Adam Estrella came in both the first in the three-meter board (161.50) and the one-meter (249.27).
Other women's diver nominee: CSU Bakersfield's Hannah Chernabaeff placed first in both the one-meter (211.27) and three-meter (225.00) diving events with season-best scores to help her team come out victorious over Pacific.
THIS WEEK IN WAC SWIMMING AND DIVING
CSU BAKERSFIELD
CSU Bakersfield's women's swimming and diving team cruised to a 184.5-114.5 victory over Pacific. After the `Runner women lost the opening relay, Gabi Liedy and Sabrina Zavala got CSUB back on track with a 1-2 finish in the 1000 free. Liedy lowered her season-best time by seven seconds to 10:32.62 while Zavala finished close behind at 10:33.95.In the next event, Jayssie Haynes helped the `Runners go 1-2-3 in the 200 free. Haynes took the victory at 1:53.43 while Alisa Cooke (1:55.50) and Darya Samiee (1:57.58) finished out the sweep. Later in the meet, a 1-2-3-4 sweep of the 200 fly helped the `Runners get more separation on the Tigers. Maddie Cosgrove took the win with a time of 2:07.98. Taylor Budshaw (2:10.95), Lexi Cannon (2:11.60), and Lucy Peltz (2:15.93) rounded out the Top 4 in the event. Morgan King edged Cooke for a victory in the 50 free with a time of 24.56. Cooke was a mere 0.21 seconds behind to help CSUB extend their lead. King would later add a victory in the 100 free (52.78) while Cooke finished third with another strong time of 53.57. Alyssa Madero picked up a win in the 200 back (2:06.63) before Haynes (5:02.65) and Zavala (5:12.68) finished first and second in the 500 free. Haynes also won the 200 IM (2:07.97) for a total of three individual wins. On the springboards, CSUB went 1-3-4 on the 1-meter and 1-2-3 on the 3-meter to earn big points. Junior Hannah Chernabaeff won both events with scores in the low 200s while senior Donna Rotella raised her season-best on the 3-meter board by over 30 points to 199.50 to finish second.
There is no story on the men who beat Pacific 154-134.
IDAHO
University of Idaho women's swimming and diving won 12 events on its way to a 182-78 victory at Seattle. The Vandals won all but two events in the swimming-only meet as the Redhawks do not sponsor diving. Idaho swept the top three spots in three events. Cara Jernigan led the way for Idaho, winning three individual events and helping the Vandals to a relay win. Jernigan won the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke races before closing out her night with a win in the 200-yard individual medley. She also swam the breaststroke leg of the victorious 200-yard medley relay to get the meet started. The Vandals won the relay by six-tenths of a second over Seattle's top team despite the Redhawks being faster on three of the four legs. Jernigan burned through her breaststroke led in 30.33 seconds, nearly two-and-a-half seconds faster than Seattle's breaststroker. Alexandria Magrino won the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. Magrino also swam lead off in the winning 200 medley relay. Emma Schlyter won the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races, running away with both victories. She touched first in the 200 at 1:54.84, ahead of teammate Leah Fisk who finished second in 1:57.36 The 500 saw Schlyter use good closing speed to stop the clock at 5:11.84 and distance herself again from Fisk who finished second in 5:14.54.
NM STATE
NM State swimming and diving came out victorious in a 171-127 decision over Northern Colorado. The team of Eliana Beaudry, Hanna McGowan, Reagan Nentwich and Johanna Pettersson won the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.32). Lanie McAlpin, Ashley Reynolds, Katherine Harstonand Aimee Hatfield finished in third (1:49.48). In the 1000-yard free, Lilly Araujo finished third (10:55.86) while Grace Laporte came in fourth (10:56.95). Picabo Bender won the 200-yard free (1:54.49). Sina Wegel finished fourth (1:58.98). In the 100-yard back event, Beaudry came in second-place (58.18). Gabrielle Sanchez finished in fourth (59.28). NM State swept the top-three spots in the 100-yard breast. McGowan held on for the victory with a time of 1:05.03, Lauren Wood came in second (1:06.23), while Reynolds finished third (1:07.30). Harston concluded the 200-yard butterfly event in second-place (2:07.51) and Nentwich came in second (2:08.99. In the 50-yard free event, Hatfield finished a close second (24.96) and Ruby Rodriquez finish third (25.00). In the three-meter diving event Raina Brommer took the top spot (291.70), MacKinna Hauff came in second (277.80) and Alexis Tupponce finished third (248.55). Bender won the 100-yard (53.03) and Wegel finished third (54.82). In the 200-yard back event, Beaudry came in second-place (2:07.84), Knagg finishing a close third (2:07.92) and Sanchez finished fourth (2:08.07). In the 200-yard breast category, Wood held on for the win, clocking in a time 2:22.34. McGowan came in third (2:23.33). NM State's Bender would finish the 500-yard free event in third (5:12.59) and Harston finished fourth (5:17.38). Nentwich brought home the win for the Aggies in the 100-yard butterfly (58.73) and Langone came in fourth-place (1:00.29). Hauff finished first in the one-meter diving event (251.65), Sheridan Decker finishing a close second (251.2) and Brommer concluded the event in third (250.45). In the 200-yard IM category, McAlpin swam in second (2:12.36), Wood came in third (2:12.40) and Knagg came in fourth (2:12.68). In the final event, the team of Bender, Wegel, Laporte and Pettersson won the 400-yard free relay (3:33.83) and McGowan, Araujo, Sutherland and Harston finished fourth (3:42.31).
NORTHERN COLORADO
The Northern Colorado swim and dive team fell to NM State in the meet 171-127. Despite the overall result, the Bears had a strong effort winning seven of the 16 events. Northern Colorado claimed first place in the 1000 yard freestyle, 100 yard backstroke, 200 yard butterfly, 50 meter freestyle, 200 yard backstroke, 400 yard freestyle and 200 yard IM. Ioanna Sacha had the best individual performance of the meet for UNC taking first place in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley, earning 27 team points for the Bears. Sacha finished the 100 backstroke under a minute at 56.56 seconds, while putting in times of 2:02.39 in the 200 back and 2:08.85 during her 200 IM race. Teammate Sydney Kovar took first place in the longest two events of the day the 500 and 1000 freestyle. She swam the 1000 free first, with a time of 10:32.98 to finish ahead of teammate Holli Johnson, who touched the wall at a 10:38.52. In the 500 yard freestyle race, Kovar finished in 5:08.99. Once again, it was teammate Johnson finishing second this time clocking in at 5:09.07. Kover also finished second in the 100 freestyle race. Two other Bears placed first in the pool for their respective races in Petra Kis and Emily Hamel. Kis won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.39, and Hamel the 50 yard freestyle in a brisk 24.39. Kis, picked up a pair of second-place finishes as well in the 200 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. On the diving platforms, Alyson Woods was the lone Bear to compete Saturday. She finished fourth in both the 1 and 3-meter competition. As a team, Northern Colorado placed second eight times and third four times in the duel against the Aggies.
SEATTLE U
Seattle University women's swimming dropped a 182-78 decision to Idaho. Bryn Lasher won the 100 and 200 butterfly to lead the Redhawks. Lasher won the 100 butterfly with a 57.61 performance. She led at the turn and touched the wall with the ninth-best time in program history. In the 200 butterfly, Lasher logged a 2:09.64 to blow away the rest of the field. Paige Treff placed second in the 50 freestyle with a 24.79 showing. Allison Plamondon's 24.83 time was good for third place in the race. Madi Lydig recorded a 2:08.19 in the 200 backstroke, taking second place. Jennifer Wong and Maddie Dickman took second and third, respectively, in the 100 backstroke. Wong touched in 1:01.26, with Dickman just behind at 1:01.30. In the 200 medley relay, the team of Wong, Darian Himes, Lasher, and Treff combined for a 1:50.01 to finish second.
WYOMING
Wyoming men's swimming and diving team fell short against Denver, 163-138. Ryan Russi earned the top spot in the one-meter event (222.00) and Elijah Chanwho placed second (221.18). Elijah Chan took the top spot in the three-meter with a mark of 243.60 as the only Cowboy in the event. Wade Nelson placed first in the 200 butterfly (1:53.62) and 200 IM (1:54.00). Kyle White won the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 56.66, a second faster than senior Liam Holt who placed second with a time of 57.80. Holt would go on to win the 200 breaststroke, clocking a 2:06.68. Junior Jack Herron earned the top time in the 100 butterfly with a 50.19.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2018 WAC Swimming and Diving Championship returns to Houston, Texas. Last year Air Force won its second straight WAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship while Northern Arizona took home the women's crown for the fourth straight year.