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WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: NOV. 7-NOV. 13
Idaho's Emma Schlyter and NM State's MacKinna Hauff have been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Nov. 7-Nov. 13.
Schlyter, a freshman from Thunder Bay, Ontario, led Idaho to a 181.5-118.5 win against NM State. She scored a meet-high 21 individual points and helped the Vandals to a 400 free relay win with a time of 3:35.26. Schlyter picked up wins in the 200 free (1:53.29) and 500 free (5:12.34) and added a third-place finish in the 100 free (53.97). Her swim in the 200 free was ranked as the best swim of the meet and her time in the 100 free was a season best for her.
Hauff, a junior from Edmonton, Canada, broke a school record for the three-meter event with a score of 312.20. She placed second in the three-meter event but placed first in the one-meter board. Hauff scored a 305.15 in the one-meter board.
OTHER ATHLETES OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Other women's swimmer nominees: NM State's Aux Knagg placed first in the 100 individual medley (2:10.29), second in the 200 back (2:04.98) and third in the 100 back (58.81)… Seattle U's Madi Lydig placed first in the 1000 free (10:48.82) and 500 free (5:16.86) to help her team defeat Oregon State.
Other women's diver nominees: Idaho's Maren Seljevold placed first in the three-meter event with a score of 321.95 and third in the one-meter board with a score of 291.25 both being career highs.
THIS WEEK IN WAC SWIMMING AND DIVING
CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Roadrunner men's diving team wrapped up the USC Diving Invitational on Sunday afternoon with two final rounds of competition. CSU Bakersfield's two divers competed in the 3-meter event as freshman Adam Estrella placed sixth in the finals. Estrella, a native of Rancho Cordova, Calif. scored 239.70 points in the finals after posting a mark of 232.00 in the preliminary round. His two-round total of 471.70 was good enough for sixth of 10 men. Fellow freshman Drew Huerta placed 10th with a two-round total of 355.95. The `Runner women opted out of the platform competition and had the day off on Sunday.
The Roadrunner women's diving team continued the USC Diving Invitational on Saturday with the 1-meter springboard competition. Junior Hannah Chernabaeff qualified for the finals after a strong preliminary round and finished 13th overall. Chernabaeff, a native of Bakersfield, finished 14th in the prelims with a six-dive score of 204.50. Advancing with the top 18, she competed in the finals and improved to 13th place. Chernabaeff's finals score of 219.90 helped her rank well among 24 of the top women's divers in the region.
IDAHO
Idaho women's swimming and diving took full advantage of swimming in familiar waters Friday, posting 36 season-best times and scores on its way to a 181.5-118.5 victory against New Mexico State (1-2) in the home opener for the Vandals (3-5). Through nine events the Vandals held a nearly 40-point margin, but the ensuing races were prime for the Aggies to make a move. Instead, a 1-2-3 sweep of the 100-yard freestyle and clutch performances from Alexandria Magrino and Idaho's breaststrokers held New Mexico State at bay. Magrino was able to hold off a hard-charging Aggie for the win in the 200-yard backstroke, ensuring the Vandals would not lose any ground on the event despite New Mexico State claiming the next three spots in the race. Magrino also won the 100-yard backstroke, clocking season bests in both races. She won the 100 in 58.11 and the 200 in 2:04.45. Both times are good for sixth in the Western Athletic Conference this season. Lauren Votava swam away from the pack in the middle lengths of the 200-yard breaststroke and coasted to victory in 2:22.64. Cara Jernigan closed with a strong final 50 yards to edge out two New Mexico State challengers and finish second in 2:23.03. Jernigan was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke, outdueling NMSU's Hanna McGowan in one of the meet's most anticipated races. Jernigan shot out to an early lead and kept her distance the rest of the way. Her times in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes are season bests. The Vandal divers set the tone in the first event of the meet on the three-meter springboard. Maren Seljevold shattered her career-high with a 321.95 for the victory. Janelle Lucas took third, while Hailey Kessler and Emi Smith placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Seljevold, Kessler and Smith all posted career highs in both springboard events. The Idaho quartet finished third through sixth in the one-meter competition. Idaho's swimmers kept the early momentum going with a relay win and a pair of one-two finishes in the first two individual events. The Vandals went on to win 12 of 16 events. They took a 54-20 lead after Emma Schlyter cruised to victory in the 200-yard freestyle with teammate Leah Fisk behind her, ahead of two Aggies who have conference championship finals experience. Schlyter carried the scoring load for the Vandals. The Freshman accounted for 21 individual points with victories in the 200 and 500 freestyle, while rounding out Idaho's sweep of the 100 freestyle. She also swam the second leg on Idaho's victorious 400-yard freestyle relay team to close the meet. Friday's victory wraps up the first phase of Idaho's schedule. It was the final dual meet of the fall semester ahead of next week's mid-season invitational in Houston. The spring semester includes two home duels and the conference championship. The WAC meet may be months away, but the foundation was being laid Friday in Moscow. The win also comes after a pair of tough road losses last weekend in which the Idaho head coach wanted to make sure the team knew there were plenty of reasons to be proud despite the final score.
NM STATE
In the 200-yard backstroke, Magrino posted a time of 2:04.45 to finish in first-place, while NM State's Knagg (2:04.98) and Gabrielle Sanchez (2:07.82) finished in second and third, respectively. Lauren Votava clocked a time of 2:22.64 to finish first in the 200-yard breaststroke. Cara Jernigan recorded a second-place time of 2:23.03 and the Aggies' Lauren Wood posted a time of 2:23.12 to finish in third. In the 500-yard freestyle, Schlyter came in first-place with a time of 5:12.34, while Fisk placed second with a time of 5:13.88. NM State's Grace Laporte came in third place after clocking a time of 5:15.92. New Mexico State's Nentwich claimed the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly with a final time of 57.78. Emily Kliewer finished second with a time of 58.03, while Harston came in third after recording a time of 58.52. Knagg finished in first-place for the Aggies when she posted a time of 2:10.29 in the 200-yard medley. Cassie Dallas finished in second with a time 2:11.58, while McAlpin posted a time of 2:12.04 for a third-place finish. In the 400-yard freestyle, the NM State team of Laporte, Sutherland, Bender and Sina Wegal finished in second-place after clocking a time of 3:36.02. Idaho's Pannecoucke, Schlyter, Hall and Fisk posted a time of 3:35.26 to finish first.
SEATTLE U
Madi Lydig touched first in the 1000 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. In the 1000, she swam a 10:48.82 to claim gold. Emily Bakewell finished second with a 10:56.71 effort. Lydig won the 500 freestyle event, notching a 5:16.85 to pull away late and finish first for Seattle U. In the 200 freestyle, Jayna Van Stone won with a 1:57.49 time. Julia Gorman took second, posting a 1:58.54 time. Paige Treff was the winner in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. In the 50 freestyle, she swam a 24.32 to touch just ahead of Allison Plamondon, who logged a 24.82. In the 100 freestyle, Treff won with a 54.50 performance. Van Stone was next with a 54.92 effort. Maddie Dickman, Plamondon, Bryn Lasher, and Treff combined to record a 1:38.98 in the 200 freestyle relay, good for first place honors to wrap up the meet. Dickman and Jennifer Wong placed second and third, respectively, in both the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Darian Himes, Margaux Thompson, and Sherlyn Devadason finished 2-3-4 for SU in the 100 breaststroke. In the 200 breaststroke, Himes, Bakewell, and Thompson took second, third, and fourth. Lasher, Emily Gough, and Devadason finished 2-3-4 in the 100 butterfly. Lasher's time of 57.36 is tied for seventh in school history. Earlier in the day, Lasher, Gough, and Maddie Rapp took 2-3-4 in the 200 butterfly, earning key points for the Redhawks. Himes and Bakewell placed second and third, respectively, in the 200 IM. In the 400 medley relay, the team of Wong, Himes, Treff, and Plamondon took second with a 4:09.37 time.
UNLV
UNLV swimming and diving had two men make the finals in their events at the Trojan Diving Invitaitonal, held this weekend on the USC campus. Jesse Cawley was the top finisher on the 3-meter board, thanks to score of 582.90, while Robert Morganwas seventh (454.10). Morgan led UNLV's efforts on the 1-meter by placing third (557.70), with Cawley right behind in fourth place (500.00). Cawley would compete on the platform as well and scored 569.35 points to place third.
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.