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MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JAN. 8-14
Grand Canyon's Youssef El Kamash has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 8-14.
El Kamash, a senior from Alexandria, Egypt, claimed four wins this past weekend as he helped his team defeat Brigham Young University 158.50-141.50. He set a new pool record in the 100 breast (55.85) which was ranked the second best performance of the meet. He then completed the 200 breast with a time of 2:05.20. El Kamash was also part of the 200 medley relay team that finished in a time of 1:29.02, as well as part of the 200 free relay team that sealed the overall team victory with a time of 1:22.78.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JAN. 8-14
Northern Arizona's Alina Staffeldt and Christina Torrente have been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 8-14.
Staffeldt, a senior from Hannover, Germany, went a perfect six-for-six in dual meet event wins this weekend versus Colorado State and Northern Colorado. On Friday, Staffeldt was on NAU's 200 medley (1:45.63) and 400 free (3:30.36) relay winning teams in addition to winning her only individual event in the 100 free with a time of 52.35. She then followed suit on Saturday by helping NAU defeat Nothern Colorado by swimming on the 400 medley (3:54.19) and 200 free (1:38.06) winning relay teams. She also won the individual 200 butterfly with a time of 2:05.25.
Torrente, a junior from Redmond, Wash., swept the four diving events this past weekend, claiming four first-place honors. She started the weekend by winning the three-meter dive (301.58) and the one-meter event (268.65) against Colorado State. Torrente then followed with wins on the one-meter (277.28) and three-meter (269.70) versus Northern Colorado the next day.
OTHER ATHLETES OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Other men's swimmer nominees: Air Force's Cole McAnany broke two pool records (100 back in 49.69 and 200 medley relay in 1:31.91) at Colorado College as he helped his team defeat both Incarnate Word and Seattle U with four individual wins (50 free in 20.81, 100 back, 50 free in 21.03 and 200 back in 1:52.35)… Seattle U's Mitchell Crossen finished first in the 200 free (1:44.30), while placing third in both 100 free with a pair of 46.70 finishes.
Other women's swimmer nominees: Grand Canyon's Samiha Mohsen won two individual events (100 free in 52.42 and 50 free in 23.78) as well as two relay events (200 medley in 1:45.76 and 200 free in 1:35.39) this past weekend… Seattle U's Madi Lydig won the 200 back in 2:05.24 and came in second in the 1,000 free in 10:53.33.
Other women's diver nominees: NM State's Sheridan Decker qualified for NCAA Diving Zones with her 285.40 on the three-meter board claiming first place at the meet where she also placed second in the one-meter board with a score of 262.00.
THIS WEEK IN WAC SWIMMING AND DIVING
AIR FORCE
The Air Force men's swimming and diving team resumed their season in the New Year by winning a pair of duals against Incarnate Word and conference rival, Seattle University, Friday, January 12, at Colorado College's Schlessman Natatorium. Scored as the first day of a dual meet against each team, the Falcons led Incarnate Word (138.0-97.0) and Seattle (162.0-58.0). The event format consisted of 24 swimming and two springboard diving events, with Air Force winning all but four races. Opening the meet with a new pool record, Air Force's 200 medley relay, consisting of sophomore Cole McAnany, senior Derek Brecht, senior Joey Gebhart, and senior Lars Knutson, took first place with a time of 1:31.91. In the first of many outstanding swims for McAnany, his lead off on the relay was his fastest 50 backstroke to-date. Fourth place went to the Falcon ‘B' Relay (1:35.77) made up of freshman Ben Settle, sophomore Zach Nelson, freshman Jack Ayres, and freshman Erik Orr. In the first three freestyle events of the meet, junior Collin Green (10:07.54) placed second and senior Garret Glaudini (10:10.71) swam for a third place finish in the 1000 freestyle. Sophomore Ben Brockman won the 200 freestyle in 1:42.06 followed closely by senior Michael Hannigan in second (1:42.23) and freshman Daniel Keith in fourth (1:44.9). In the 50 freestyle, McAnany (20.81) edged a win over teammate, junior Steffan Mount (20.82), by one one-hundredth of a second, with Ayres (21.60) bringing in a fifth place finish. Sophomore Kyle Bundesmann won the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:07.06, followed by fourth place finisher Nelson (4:18.74), Green in fifth (4:19.31), and Glaudini for sixth place overall (4:19.36). Narrowly missing a pool record, Mount took first in the 100 fly (49.84) alongside teammates Gebhart in 51.04 (3rd), Ayers in 52.91 (10th), and freshman Andres Frausto in 53.51 (12th). Another win for the Falcons was claimed in the 100 freestyle by Knutson (46.20), while Hannigan was fourth (46.82), Orr in sixth (47.96), and Jake Allen for ninth (48.90). Leading the charge with another pool record, McAnany swam for a win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 49.69 in an event that included Keith (4th, 53.32), Settle (5th, 53.99), and freshman Thomas Durocher (7th, 54.68). In the 500 freestyle, Air Force's Brockman captured third (4:52.89), Green was fourth (4:53.88), Glaudini took fifth (4:57.30), freshman Vinny Vivadelli was seventh (4:57.60). Winning the 100 breaststroke with a time of 57.80, Nelson was the sole Falcon swimmer eligible to score points in the event. The last win of the night went to the AFA 200 freestyle ‘A' relay with a time of 1:24.21 swam by Mount, Brockman, Keith, and Hannigan. The Falcon ‘B' relay to include Vivadelli, Klein, Bundesmann, and Allen, swam for fifth (1:29.46). On the diving side, freshman Cole Armagost led the Falcons with a second place finish on 1 meter springboard. Demonstrating the depth of the men's diving, sophomore Kevin Lecours was third, freshman Jack Zocher took fourth, freshman Richard Miles was sixth, and sophomore Patrick Lagator was seventh. On three meter, LeCours and Armagost tied for second place followed by senior Erich Drollinger (4th), Zocher (5th), Lagator (6th), and Miles (8th).
The Air Force men's swimming and diving team swept a multi-team meet on Saturday, Jan. 13, held at the Colorado College Aquatics Complex in Colorado Springs. The Falcons (9-2 overall) defeated Incarnate Word (137.0-90.0) and conference rival Seattle (174-0-46.0). Junior Steffen Mount and sophomore Cole McAany each won two events. Mount won the 200 free (1:42.47) and the 100 free (45.36). McAnany won the 50 free (21.03) and 200 back (1:52.35). Senior Derek Brecht won the 200 IM (1:54.21). A pair of sophomores finished first and second in the 200 breast stroke as Zach Nelson won (2:07.37) and Andrew Weiss was second (2:10.31). In the 1000 free, junior Collin Green placed second (9:57.04) while senior Garrett Glaudini was third (10:06.15). In the 500 free, Glaudini was second (4:48.01) and Green was third (5:52.50) Senior Lars Knutson was third in the 50 free (21.35) while freshman Ben Settle was third in the 200 back (1:53.03) In the 200 free, sophomore Ben Brockman was second (1:42.81) while freshman Daniel Keith was third (1:42.94). Brockman was second in the 200 fly (1:56.13) and Kyle Bundesmann was third (1:56.72). Senior Michael Hannigan was second in the 100 free (46.42). In diving, the Falcons took three of the top four spots on the 1-meter as Cole Armagost was second (272.65), Kevin Lecours was third (243.35) and Jack Zocher was fourth (234.85). In the final men's event of the day, the 400 free relay team of Mount, Brockman, Keith and Hannigan won with a time of 3:04.56).
GRAND CANYON
The Grand Canyon men's and women's swimming and diving team swam their final home meet of 2018 this Saturday, as both the men's and women's team come away with victories against Brigham Young University from Provo, Utah at the Fr Edward J. Reese Aquatic Center at Brophy Catholic College Preparatory. The men came out on top against BYU by a score of (158.50-141.50), while the women blew away the Cougars, defeating BYU (188-112) capping off a successful and bittersweet senior day for our 13 seniors. In an emotional meet on senior day and close finish leading up to the final event. Head coach Steve Schaffer was very happy with how the team competed and finished strong. A very close meet is right, as the 200 yard freestyle relay team of Bogdan Plavin, Viktor Kertesz, Youssef El Kamash and Mazen El Kamash captured the win over with a first place time of (1:22.78), putting the nail in the coffin and ending senior day with smiles all around Fr Edward J. Reese Aquatic Center. Mark Nikolaev, Youssef El Kamash, Daniil Antipov and Mazen El Kamash gave the Lopes an early lead, winning the 200 yard medley relay for GCU with a time of (1:29.02). Youssef El Kamash also placed first in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of (55.85) and in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of (2:05.20), while Daniil Antipov came out on top in the 200 yard butterfly with a first place time of (1:50.99). Additional first place finishes for the Lopes were Bogdan Plavin winning the 50 yard freestyle with a time of (20.83), Wiktor Jaszczak placing first in the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of (9:40.02) and in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of (4:40.85). The Lopes also showed command finishing in the top four in the 100 yard backstroke with Mark Nikolaev(49,66), Eran Ber (52.29), Trent Trump (52.42) and Cameron Carney (53.31). The women's 200 yard medley relay team of Iryna Glavnyk, Alyssa Christianson, Estela Davis Ortiz and Samiha Mohsen started senior day with a victory, finishing in first with a time of (1:45.76). Davis Ortiz continued to have quite the day in her last home meet as a Lope, winning the 200 yard butterfly with a time of (2:04.38) and the 200 yard backstroke with a time of (2:01.47). Iryna Glavnyk, Alyssa Christianson, Estela Davis Ortiz and Samiha Mohsen won the 200 Yard Medley Relay for GCU with a time of (1:45.76). In the 50 yard freestyle, GCU had three swimmers place in the top three, with Samiha Mohsen (23.78), Diana Jaruseviciute (23.85) and Jade Howard (24.67). Mohsen also placed first in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of (52.42) while Glavnyk won the 100 yard backstroke with a time of (57.01) and Roaia Mashaly coming out on top in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of (1:52.20).
NM STATE
NM State diver Sheridan Decker qualified for NCAA Diving Zones for the first time in her collegiate career following Saturday's meet against CSU-Pueblo at the NM State Swimming and Diving Complex. The meet saw the Aggies prevail over the ThunderWolves, 146-64. Decker posted a final score of 285.40 in the three-meter diving category, which qualified her for the prestigious event. Teammate Raina Brommer placed second with a score of 279. Senior Picabo Bender notched first-place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:15.39. CSU-Pueblo's Hannah Plummer (6:31.23) and Tracey Williams (6:46.51) rounded out the class in second and third-place, respectively. In the 200-yard freestyle, Aggie Katherine Harston clocked a time of 1:59.42 to finish in first. Lilly Araujo came in second-place with a time of 2:00.00, followed by Reagan Nentwich with a time of 2:04.93. NM State's Aimee Hatfield placed first in the 50-yard freestyle class when she recorded a time of 25.03. Grace Laporte finished second with a time of 25.53, while teammate Hanna McGowan came in third after she logged a time of 25.69. Johanna Pettersson gave the Aggies another first-place nod when she posted a time of 2:13.34 in the 200-yard IM. Ashley Reynolds (2:15.43) and Olivia Bender (2:19.70) finished second and third, respectively. In the one-meter diving category, Brommer claimed the top spot when she posted a score of 294.95. Decker finished in second-place with a score of 262, followed by Lilia De Oliveira-Pelaez with a score of 221.55. NM State's Rachel Langone earned a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:00.73. CSU-Pueblo's Arianna Rohde (1:00.98) and Taylor Wertz (1:07.59) nabbed second and third-place, respectively. Barbora Krizanova and Hanna McGowan tied for first-place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.96. Phoebe Pontious of CSU-Pueblo rounded out the top-three with a time of 56.45. Representing the Aggies in first-place at the conclusion of the 100-yard backstroke was Lanie McAlpinwith a time of 59.96. ThunderWolves Rohde finished second with a time of 1:03.76, while teammate Jade Irick placed third with a time of 1:05.71. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Kayla Gerhart raced to a final time of 1:10.80 to give the Aggies a first-place finish. Kate Miller (1:13.33) and Leila Zijadic (1:20.02) finished second and third, respectively, for CSU-Pueblo. The Aggies closed out the meet with the 200-yard freestyle when Ruby Rodriguez, Sina Wegel, Harston and McGowan posted a time of 1:41.66. CSU-Pueblo's Deanna Harrison, Bristyn, Abbey Cira and Taylor Wertz recorded a time of 2:00.97.
NORTHERN ARIZONA
Junior Tatiana Kurach earned an impressive eighth-place finish on 1-meter during the first day of the Bruin Diving Invitational at UCLA to highlight the Northern Arizona swimming & diving team's Friday action. While Kurach and two of her teammates were competing in Los Angeles, the rest of the Lumberjacks came up just short in their bid to defeat Colorado State in their home pool, falling by a score of 123-120. On the front end of back-to-back dual meets, NAU actually posted seven wins in the 13-event meet, but wound up just shy on the final scoreboard. Kurach opened up the day - and the highly competitive Bruin Invite - by posting a two-round score of 554.10 to finish eighth overall. She entered the finals in third after recording a qualifying score of 287.45 in the first round before ultimately slipping a few spots in the finals. Junior Olivia Payne was the next NAU finisher placing 29th with a prelims score of 219.25. Freshman Jenny Cheetham rebounded from a tough start on Friday to place 43rd with a score of 197.95. In a late afternoon dual meet at Colorado State's Moby Pool, the Lumberjacks fought hard until the end, finishing the day on a high note with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay. Trailing by eight, 117-109, going into the final event, NAU called upon four seniors to close strong and they did just that. Roni Houck, Kimmy Richter, Claire Hammond and Alina Staffeldt posted a winning time of 3:30.36 in a thriller, but it was not enough with the Rams touching the wall in second and third to hang on for the meet win. The Lumberjacks did end the meet the way they started it though with their ‘A' team - consisting of three freshmen - winning the 200 medley relay in the first event. Freshman Sarah O'Connor, freshman Hope Williams, Staffeldt and freshman Elisa Rodriguez raced to a time of 1:45.63 to give the ‘Jacks the early edge. After Colorado State won the 1,000 freestyle, NAU won consecutive events with Richter placing first in the 200 free (1:53.37) by more than a second and Rodriguez winning the 50 free (24.13). Houck complemented Rodriguez's win with a runner-up finish in the 50, which put the Lumberjacks in front, 42-32. The Rams won the 200 individual medley to close the gap before junior Christina Torrente posted her first of two diving victories on the 3-meter springboard. With a score of 301.58, Torrente recorded the win in dominating fashion by nearly 40 points. Junior Andrea Schmidt and Richter went two-three in the 100 butterfly and NAU held an 80-70 advantage through eight events following Staffeldt's first-place time of 52.35 in the 100 free. Rodriguez placed second and Houck was fourth. Yet, Colorado State overtook NAU with wins in the final three individual swimming events - the 100 backstroke, 500 free and 100 breaststroke. In between, Torrente collected her second win on 1-meter with a score of 268.65 and freshman Katie Conn placed third. The Lumberjacks went into the final event behind on the scoreboard, but that did not stop their four seniors from finishing fast. After the first two legs left NAU and Colorado State's ‘A' teams neck and neck, Hammond pulled away slightly on the third leg. Staffeldt held on in the last 100 yards to seal the relay sweep.
Northern Arizona's diving trio at the Bruin Diving Invitational made the most of their second opportunity to compete on platform to close the three-day invite on Sunday. The Lumberjack contingent was once again led by junior Tatiana Kurach, while junior Olivia Payne and freshman Jenny Cheetham totaled season-best scores. Kurach, who recorded team-best eighth-place finishes on both springboards during the first two days of competition, notched a 17th-place finish on platform. Kurach totaled a score of 209.20 and was part of a group of five divers who were all within five points of the making the top 12 final. Payne posted a career-best platform score of 195.35 that earned her 24th overall. Cheetham improved upon her platform score from November by placing 40th with a point total of 170.40. For all three divers, Sunday marked just their second appearance on platform this season following their season debuts on the tower during their home Lumberjack Diving Invitational in November. Overall, the weekend was an encouraging one for all three Lumberjacks against a talented field from schools throughout the West.
Facing a difficult back-to-back, the Northern Arizona swimming & diving team rose to the challenge Saturday morning, winning 10 of 13 events en route to defeating Northern Colorado handily, 157-86. The Lumberjacks improved to 5-3 in dual meets and remained perfect against the Bears in nine all-time meetings. In the 13-event meet, which also included Colorado State whom NAU lost narrowly to Friday night, the Lumberjacks claimed overall wins in seven events. When comparing just head-to-head with Northern Colorado in a scoring format, NAU came out ahead in all but three events including both relays and both diving events. The Lumberjacks swept the top two scoring spots in five events and went one-two-three in the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly against their WAC rivals. Junior Christina Torrente completed a perfect weekend by sweeping the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions for the second consecutive meet. Torrente won on 1-meter in a landslide by 55 points with a score of 277.28 in addition to easily winning the 3-meter event with a score of 269.70. The Lumberjack sprinters handled the Bears with senior Roni Houck and freshman Elisa Rodriguezalternating wins in the 50 and 100 freestyles. Rodriguez (24.15) and Houck (24.49) recorded a one-two finish in the 50, before Houck (53.25) edged out Rodriguez (53.59) in the 100. For Rodriguez, it was her second 50 free win of the weekend. Redshirt senior Monique King placed first overall in the 200 free with a time of 1:54.59, followed by freshman Sam Milewski who tied for second with a time of 1:55.79. Milewski's 200 free performance came in the event right after she placed second overall - and first head-to-head with Northern Colorado - in the 1,000. Milewski posted a time of 10:33.47 ahead of senior Kimmy Richter, who recorded a time of 10:38.34 to allow NAU to go one-two on Northern Colorado in the first individual event. King (5:06.37), Richter (5:09.87) and Milewski (5:11.48) combined to give NAU a one-two-three finish in the 500 free later in the meet. Overall, they occupied the second, third and fourth positions behind Colorado State's lead swimmer. NAU's other top three scoring sweep of Northern Colorado came in the 200 fly where senior Alina Staffeldt led the charge with a time of 2:05.25. Junior Andrea Schmidt was the runner-up at 2:06.84 and sophomore Kate Bier, while placing fifth overall, also touched the wall ahead of Northern Colorado with a time of 2:12.57. The ‘Jacks narrowly missed picking up first place overall honors in the day's opening 400 medley relay finishing with a time of 3:54.28. While NAU was a mere .09 seconds behind Colorado State, NAU finished way ahead of Northern Colorado's time of 3:59.09. NAU did end the meet with a first-place victory in the 200 free relay as Richter, Rodriguez, Schmidt and Staffeldt posted a winning time of 1:38.06. Freshman Niamh McDonagh was NAU's top finisher in both the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke. McDonagh placed third overall in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.13 and fifth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:29.54. In the 200 backstroke, freshmen Sarah O'Connor and Lauren Hazel were fourth and fifth respectively - but second and third versus Northern Colorado. In Los Angeles on the second day of the Bruin Diving Invitational, junior Tatiana Kurach qualified for her second straight finals on Saturday, doing so on the 3-meter springboard. Kurach recorded an eighth-place finish with a two-round score of 585.15. Following the qualifying prelim round, Kurach stood in seventh with a score of 292.35. Kurach is one of four divers to notch a top eight finish on both springboards through the first two days of the ultra-competitive Bruin Invite. Junior Olivia Payne (218.15) and freshman Jenny Cheetham (197.40) also competed for the Lumberjacks and placed 36th and 43rd respectively in the preliminaries.
NORTHERN COLORADO
Northern Colorado leveled their conference record to 1-1 as they bested Western Athletic Conference rival Seattle 164-70 on the campus of Colorado College on Friday. UNC also competed against the Air Force Academy and Incarnate Word during the combined dual meet. The Bears fell to Air Force 144-98 and were edged out by Incarnate Word 130-110. The star of the day for the Bears was freshman Holli Johnson. Johnson blew away the field in the 1,000 free by touching first in a time of 10:36.74, setting a new pool record. Johnson completed a sweep of the distance freestyle events by taking first in the 500 free with a time of 5:14.16. The Bears would take the top two spots in the 500 because senior Jenny Brown was right behind Johnson coming in second with a time of 5:21.97. In the most exciting finish of the day, freshman Petra Kis earned first place in the 400 IM with a time of 4:40.15. Kis touched the wall just 0.59 seconds ahead of the nearest competition. UNC also received strong performances from senior Sydney Kovar in the 100 free, senior Courtney Chrzas in the 100 breast and freshman Ioanna Sacha in the 100 back. Kovar was second in the 100 free finishing in 53.68. Chrzas came in third in the 100 breast by touching in 1:08.42. Meanwhile, Sacha was second in the 100 back with a time of 57.47. Northern Colorado's top relay performance was in the 200 Medley as the team of Sacha, Leilani Herrera, Valeria Mihhailova and Emily Hamel came in third with a time of 1:49.00. In the diving events, sophomore Allyson Wood was the top UNC performer in both the 3-meter and 1-meter events. Wood came in the third in both events posting a score of 219.65 in the 3-meter and 216.45 in the 1-meter competition.
Northern Colorado dropped a pair of dual meets on Saturday as they fell to Colorado State by a score of 145-98 and to WAC foe Northern Arizona, 157-86. It was the final home swim meet for seniors Jessica Sanford, Jennifer Brown, Courtney Chrzas, Sydney Kovar and Valeria Mihhailova at the Butler-Hancock Pool. UNC received another excellent performance from freshman Ioanna Sacha as she earned the top spot in the 200 IM finishing in 2:06.70 and also notched a second place finish in the 200 backstroke by touching the wall in 2:02.73. Senior Sydney Kovar, turned in a second place finish in the 200 free finishing in 1:55.79. Fellow senior Courtney Chrzas was the runner-up finisher in the 200 breast in 2:26.81. In the relays, UNC grabbed a pair of top three finishes. The team of Valeria Mihhailova, Jessica Sanford, Sydney Kovar and Emily Hamel was second in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:38.52. In the 400 medley relay, Ioanna Sacha, Leilani Herrera, Valeria Mihhailova and Emily Hamel took third place touching the wall in 3:59.09. In the 3-meter diving competition, Allyson Wood finished second with her top score of the season 246.75. In the 1-meter diving competition, Wood scored 229.13, good for third and Sarah Parshall was forth with a personal best 215.33.
SEATTLE U
Seattle University men's swimming fell to Air Force, 162-58, and Incarnate Word, 136.5-90.5, Friday afternoon. Mitchell Crossen won the 200 freestyle in the meet at Schlessman Pool at Colorado College. Crossen's 1:44.30 time was good for gold in the 200 freestyle, narrowly beating Daniel Keith of Air Force. In the 100 freestyle, Crossen finished third, clocking a 46.70 Friday. Ian Keane turned in a dual-best 48.43 in the same race. The 200 medley relay team of Morgan Montemayor, Ben Nussbaum, Jack Baldoni, and Greg Raper combined for a 1:34.65, finishing second. That foursome put together stellar finishes for SU the rest of the day. Raper placed second in the 50 freestyle, as he swam a 21.48 Friday. In the 100 butterfly, Baldoni posted a 50.11 to claim runner-up honors. Montemayor earned silver in the 100 backstroke. The senior logged a 52.30 in the final. Nussbaum was the fourth-place finisher in the 100 breaststroke. He swam a 59.55. In the 200 freestyle relay, Crossen, Montemayor, Keane, and Julian Morales teamed up for a third-place showing.
Seattle University men's swimming dropped decisions to Air Force, 174-46, and Incarnate Word, 150-80, Saturday. Greg Raper's second-place finish in the 50 freestyle highlighted the Redhawks' day at Colorado College's Schlessman Pool. In the 50 freestyle, Raper finished second. He notched a 21.15, just off the winning time of 21.03. Mitchell Crossen and Raper placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 100 freestyle. Crossen clocked in at 46.70, with Raper right behind at 46.79. Ben Nussbaum was the third-place finisher in the 200 breaststroke Saturday. The senior registered a 2:11.98 performance. In the 400 medley relay, Morgan Montemayor, Nussbaum, Jack Baldoni, and Raper combined to finish in 3:29.76, good for third place. Montemayor, Baldoni, Ian Keane, and Crossen put up a time of 3:10.25 in the 400 freestyle relay, collecting third place.
Seattle University women's swimming dropped a meet with Air Force, Incarnate Word, and Northern Colorado Friday afternoon. Madi Lydig and Paige Treff both finished second in individual races at Schlessman Pool at Colorado College. SU fell to AFA, 190-44, to UIW, 161-71, and to Northern Colorado, 164-70. In the 1000 freestyle, Lydig placed second Friday. She swam a 10:53.33 in the event. Treff took second in the 50 freestyle. Her 24.16 time was just .08 seconds off first place. Treff also notched a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle with a 53.97 showing. Bryn Lasher's time of 58.53 took fourth. The freshman was 1.15 seconds off first.
Seattle University women's swimming fell to Air Force, 166-61, and Incarnate Word, 159-72, Saturday at Colorado College. Madi Lydigwon the 200 backstroke to lead SU at the Schlessman Pool. Lydig won the 200 backstroke with a 2:05.24 Saturday. The senior won the race by over three seconds. Paige Treff claimed silver in the 50 freestyle. The senior recorded a 24.11, just .04 seconds off the lead. Darian Himes and Margaux Thompson took third and fourth, respectively, in the 200 breaststroke. Himes logged a 2:29.68, while Thompson touched in 2:33.20. Jayna Van Stone took third in the 200 freestyle with 1:58.49 effort. The 400 medley relay team placed third. The group of Lydig, Himes, Bryn Lasher, and Treff swam a 14:01.02 Saturday. Lasher, Maddie Dickman, Van Stone, and Jennifer Wong combined for a third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay. They posted a time of 3:42.50.
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.