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MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JAN. 22-28
Wyoming's Liam Holt and Scotia Mullin have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 22-28.
Holt, a junior from Carl Junction, Mo., helped the Cowboys to dual victories this past weekend. He swept the 100 (56.57) and 200 (2:03.29) breast events, accounting for two of UW's five individual victories. This is the fourth time Holt has won the 200 breast in duals this season. He also contributed to Wyoming's third-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:32.41.
Mullin, a sophomore from Glasgow, Scotland, swept the one-meter and three-meter boards in his first meet back since last year's NCAA Zones. In the one-meter, he posted a score of 309.65 and a 338.85 on the three-meter board.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: JAN. 22-28
Grand Canyon's Iryna Glvnyk and Northern Arizona's Christina Torrente have been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 22-28.
Glvnyk, a senior from Kiev, Ukraine, took home two individual victories and a second-place finish with her relay team this past weekend. She finished first in the 200 back with a second-best WAC time of 1:59.38. She also produced a WAC sixth-best in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:03.79. Glvnyk also left the weekend with a second-place finish in the 100 back (55.45). When she joined her relay team, she contributed to the second-place finish in the 200 yard medley relay as they posted a time of 1:44.20.
Torrente, a junior from Redmond, Wash., swept the diving events for the third consecutive dual meet this past weekend against Boise State. She posted a score of 277.05 on the one-meter board and then with the three-meter competition she was victorious again with a score of 296.55.
OTHER ATHLETES OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Other men's swimmer nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Loren Gillilan posted two individual first place finishes (200 free in 1:41.06 and 100 fly in 49.73) and two relay first place finishes (200 free relay in 1:25.66 and 400 medley relay in 3:27.08) … UNLV's Brad Gonzales has won every single 500, 1,000 and 1,650 free he has swam and this past weekend was no different with him winning the 500 free in 4:30.91 and 1,000 free in 9:19.05.
Other women's swimmer nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Jayssie Haynes broke a couple program records as she swam the 1,650 free in a time of 16:48.91 for first place and the 1,000 free in 10:09.95, she also finished the 100 fly in 59.64 seconds and joined the 200 free relay team to finish in 1:42.78 … Idaho's Leah Fisk won four individual events (200 free in 1:54.66, 100 free in 53.13, 1,000 free in 10:52.15 and 100 free in 53.84) and added a second-place finish in the 500 free in 5:11.90, while also posting two relay victories (400 free relay in 3:35.49 and 200 free relay in 1:39.37) … NM State's Lauren Wood finished first in the 200 breast (2:22.42), second in the 200 individual medley (2:10.41) and third in the 100 breast (1:06.61) … Northern Arizona's Alina Staffeldt won both the 100 (56.10) and 200 (2:02.91) fly events, finished second in the 200 medley relay (1:43.22) and third in the 400 free relay (3:31.84).
Other men's diver nominee: CSU Bakersfield's Adam Estrella won both the one-meter board with a score of 266.63 and the three-meter dive posting a 257.40.
Other women's diver nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Hannah Chernabaeff earned a pair of victories as she won the one-meter board with a score of 256.88 and the three-meter board with 258.15 … Idaho's Maren Seljevold placed third on both the one-meter board with 256.12 and the three-meter board with 277.35, but the next day broke a school record on the three-meter board as she posted a score of 337.70… NM State's Raina Brommer posted a 310.95 to place first on the three-meter board and was fifth on the one-meter board with a 251.63.
THIS WEEK IN WAC SWIMMING AND DIVING
AIR FORCE
The Air Force men's swimming and diving concluded their regular season competition on Saturday, Jan. 27, with a 227-89 loss against Denver in the annual Colorado Sprint Championship held at Colorado College's Schlessman Natatorium. The unique format of this sprint elimination meet consists of three 50's of each stroke being swam to eventually whittle the field down to the four fastest swimmers. Before, in between, and after each round, the 200 medley relay, 200 free, 500 free, 200 IM, and 200 free relay are also swam. Opening the meet with the 200 medley relay, AFA `A' placed third and was made up of Cole McAnany, Derek Brecht, Joey Gebhart and Michael Hannigan(1:30.38). AFA `B' relay was fourth in a time of 1:32.58 (Daniel Keith, Zach Nelson, Jack Ayres, and Lars Knutson) and AFA `C' relay was fifth in 1:35.91 (Ben Settle, Andrew Weiss, Kyle Bundesmann, and Thomas Durocher). As far as determining the four fastest swimmers in each stroke, Steffen Mount held on for a third-place finish in the 50 butterfly (22.04) in his third and final round. The 50 backstroke finals contained McAnany (22.34) for second and Gebhart (22.92) rounding out the top four. Nelson earned second in the 50 breast in 26.01, Brendan Richichi was third in 26.34, and Brecht took a close fourth in 26.49. In the final round of the 50 freestyle, Mount was third in 20.31. Scoring for the Falcons in the 200 free, Ben Brockman (1:41.36) was fourth, Garrett Glaudini (1:43.09) was fifth, and in sixth place was Erik Orr (1:44.44). Peter Lochmaier claimed third place in the 500 free (4:38.79) with Brockman in fourth (4:39.19) and Glaudini in sixth (4:41.18). In the final individual race of the night, Nelson (1:52.89), Kyle Bundesmann (1:53.18), and Lochmaier (1:56.05) took second, third, and sixth places in the 200 IM. The Falcons ended the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle `A' relay consisting of Mount, McAnany, Knutson, and Hannigan, missing a new school record by half a second (1:20.00). Placing fourth was AFA `B' relay with Gebhart, Orr, Keith, and Ayers, who swam the race in 1:25.49.
CSU BAKERSFIELD
The CSU Bakersfield men's swimming and diving team finished their regular season on a high note and sent the Roadrunner seniors out in the best way possible, with a W. Chris Hansen, CSUB's Director of Men's Swimming, was very proud of the effort this entire roster has put forth this season. `Runners Notable Results: Kris Rogic, Jake Chir, Loren Gillilan, SENIOR Lovre Soric WIN 400 medley relay 3:27.08, Noah Hultner WINS 1650 free 16:05.50, SENIOR Steven Valiente finishes fourth 17:04.60, Gillilan WINS 200 free 1:41.06, Julio Alcantar WINS 100 back 52.67, SENIOR Vasquez finishes second 53.31, Lee WINS 100 breast 59.06, SENIOR Matt Ramos finishes third 1:01.84, Rogic WINS 200 fly 1:53.76, Noah Hickman WINS 50 free 21.98, Estrella WINS 3 meter diving event with a score of 257.40 and WINS the 1 meter 266.63, Shane Triplett WINS 100 free 46.55, SENIOR Joseph Cobarrubias finishes second 47.04, SENIOR Vasquez WINS 200 back 1:52.73, Lee WINS 200 breast 2:08.70, Suburu WINS 500 free 4:41.76, Gillilan WINS 100 fly 49.73, SENIOR Cobarrubias finishes second 53.16
The CSU Bakersfield women's swimming team finished their regular season with a victory over UC Santa Cruz, 215-77. The `Runners would defeat UC Santa Cruz in dominating fashion and earn the 215-77 victory on Saturday afternoon. Notable `Runners Results (It's a long list): Alyssa Madero, Isabella Magalong, Morgan King & Maddie Cosgrove WIN 400 Relay with a time of 4:00.50, Haynes record breaking 1650 freestyle victory time 16:48.91, SENIOR Liedy swam the 1650 in 17:25.88 finishing third, Cosgrove WINS 200 free 1:55.76, SENIOR Willoughby swims 200 free in 2:01.76 finishing fourth, Tatum Collatz WINS 100 back 59.67, Summer D'Arcy WINS 100 breast 1:07.84, Taylor Budshaw WINS 200 fly 2:07.97, Elma Spahic WINS 50 free 24.12, Chernabaeff WINS 3 meter dive with a score of 258.15 and 1 meter 256.88, SENIOR Rotella finishes third in the 3 meter 200.70 and second in the 1 meter 224.18, Alisa Cooke WINS 100 free 53.31, Madero WINS 200 back 2:10.30, SENIOR Liedy finishes fourth 2:18.12, D'Arcy WINS 200 breast 2:27.95, Cosgrove WINS 500 free 5:08.32, Peltz finishes second 5:10.88, King WINS 100 fly 57.82
GRAND CANYON
Grand Canyon men's swimming and diving team lost to both UNLV (176-123) and Wyoming (193-107).
Grand Canyon women's swimming and diving team lost to UNLV (188-11) but bounced back to beat Wyoming (151-148).
IDAHO
Idaho women's swimming and diving shook off the rust Friday, earning a 174-126 victory over Northern Colorado in the Vandals' first competition since November. Idaho honored its eight seniors prior to the meet. The Vandal divers were strong, taking the top four spots on three-meter, and top three on one-meter, staking the Vandals to a big advantage. Senior Hailey Kessler won both springboard events, setting career bests in each. Senior Cara Jernigan set the tone for the swimmers in the first race. Jernigan's 28.81 breaststroke leg on the 200-yard medley relay propelled the Vandals to victory. Jernigan carried the momentum into her individual races, claiming titles in both the 100- and 200-yard breastroke events. She won the 100 by more than a second and a half, and the 200 by nearly three seconds. Sophomore Leah Fisk was victorious in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races, while taking runner-up honors in the 500. However, Fisk saved her best performance for last. With the Vandals looking to secure the team victory, Fisk dove in as the anchor leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay with her squad trailing by 1.48 seconds. She tore through the water for a 52.37 finishing leg and a decisive victory for the Vandals. Northern Colorado stayed on the Vandals' heels with six event wins, including three from Ioanna Sacha. Sacha was victorious in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley.
University of Idaho women's swimming and diving completed a weekend sweep with a 174-86 victory against Oregon State Saturday, at the U of I Swim Center. The Vandals (5-5) won nine of the 14 events and used their depth to come away with a decisive victory. Senior diver Maren Seljevold broke the school record on three-meter with a score of 337.7. Both springboard diving events were completed but did not count toward the team score as the Beavers do not carry any divers on their roster. The Vandal swimmers got off to a strong start with a come-from-behind win in the 200-yard medley relay thanks to a torrid anchor leg from senior Maryann Kok Cher Ling. With Idaho's top team trailing Oregon State by 11 one-hundredths of a second, Ling dove in and quickly made up ground. She ultimately clocked a 24.80 and lifted Idaho to a win in 1:48.99. Kok went on to claim a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke before ending the meet with the second-fastest leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay in 24.42 as she swam third for Idaho's B team. Sophomore Leah Fisk continued her dominant weekend with two individual wins and a decisive anchor leg on Idaho's winning 200 freestyle relay team. Fisk started her day with a season-best 10:52.15 to win the 1,000-yard freestyle by more than 18 seconds. After the Vandals ripped off three consecutive wins to take control of the meet headed into the first break, Fisk effectively put the meet away with a victory in the 100-yard freestyle in the first event following intermission. The Mercer Island, Wash., native led the whole way and finished in a flourish to stop the clock at 53.84, nearly a full second ahead of teammate Aileen Pannecoucke who used her own strong kick to take runner-up honors. Fisk's performance rounds out a successful weekend which included two wins and a runner-up finish Friday, against Northern Colorado in addition to another winning anchor leg. Idaho also used individual wins from Dhani Freeland (200-yard individual medley), Cara Jernigan (100-yard breaststroke), Pannecoucke (50-yard freestyle), Alexis Schmidt (200-yard butterfly) and Lauren Votava (200-yard breaststroke). Pannecoucke and Schmidt led 1-2-3 sweeps for the Vandals in their respective victories. Oregon State used big performances from Felicia Anderson and Arianna Letrari to stay within striking distance for much of the meet. Anderson won both backstroke races while Letrari was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle. The Vandals remained at arm's length by taking second and third in each of the five events the Beavers claimed the top spot.
NM STATE
NM State diver Raina Brommer posted a strong score of 310.95 in the three-meter diving category to notch a first-place finish against I-25 rival, New Mexico, on Saturday afternoon at Seidler Natatorium. At the end of the day, the meet saw the Aggies fall to the Lobos, 192-108. In the 200-yard medley relay, NM State's Eliana Beaudry, Hanna McGowan, Reagan Nentwich and Johanna Pettersson claimed a third-place finish with a time of 1:47.57. Clocking 11:03.58 in the 1000-yard freestyle, Katherine Harston finished third, while teammate Grace Laporte placed fourth with a time of 11:04.55. Representing the Aggies in second-place following the 200-yard freestyle was Picabo Bender after she recorded a time of 1:54.98. She also secured a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.96 as well as a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle when she posted a time of 5:15.86. Eliana Beaudry (58.90), Alix Knagg (59.47) and Gabrielle Sanchez (1:00.30) finished second, third and fourth, respectively, at the conclusion of the 100-yard backstroke for NM State. McGowan garnered a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke when she posted a time of 1:05.45, while Lauren Wood came in third after clocking in at 1:06.61. NM State's Rachel Langone recorded a time of 2:11.96 to finish third in the 200-yard butterfly event. Teammate Nentwich finished close behind with a final time of 2:12.58. In the 50-yard freestyle, Olivia Bender (24.63), Aimee Hatfield (24.93) and Lindsey Muiznieks (25.30) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively, for the Aggies. Wood gave NM State a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke after posting a time of 2:22.42. McGowan placed second in the event after clocking a time of 2:24.50. MacKinna Hauff tallied a score of 270.30 in the one-meter diving event to give the Aggies a second-place finish. Brommer claimed fifth-place with a score of 251.63.
NORTHERN ARIZONA
The Northern Arizona swimming & diving team put up a fight on Saturday, winning five events, but dropped a 187-113 dual meet to Boise State in the Aquatic and Tennis Complex. The Lumberjacks got a pair of wins each from senior Alina Staffeldt and junior Christina Torrente in their final dual meet to finish the regular season with a 5-4 dual record. Boise State, ranked No. 47 in the country, came out on top in the showdown between conference champions. The Broncos, the defending Mountain West champions, flexed their muscle by placing first in 11 of 16 events and setting three new pool records in the 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. Staffeldt set a pool record herself, breaking her own previous mark in the 200 butterfly. In her last home meet as a Lumberjack, Staffeldt clocked an ATC record time of 2:02.91 - besting her previous record of 2:03.11 - to win her first of two events. Staffeldt also won the 100 fly with a time of 56.10. Torrente swept the diving events for the third consecutive dual meet with scores of 277.05 and 296.55 on 1-meter and 3-meter respectively. She led a shorthanded NAU diving unit with her victories, while freshman Jenny Cheethamplaced third overall on both springboards. Redshirt junior Monique King was NAU's lone remaining winner, placing first in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:21.21. King broke the race wide open in the final 200 yards to claim victory in the meet's first individual event. NAU started the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay, posting a time of 1:43.22, before King's win. Boise State won the next three events leading into Staffeldt's record performance in the 200 fly. Staffeldt was one of three Lumberjacks in the top four in the event with junior Andrea Schmidt and freshman Niamh McDonagh finishing third and fourth respectively. After Torrente's 1-meter win concluded the first half of the meet, Boise State led 89-61 through eight events. The Broncos proceeded to win the next four events, but the Lumberjacks posted a solid showing in the 200 breaststroke. McDonagh finished second and was followed by junior Sarah Takach and sophomore Emily Martin as NAU went two-three-four in the event. Staffeldt won the 100 fly and McDonagh added a second runner-up finish in the 200 individual medley to highlight the last few events of the day.
NORTHERN COLORADO
Northern Colorado took first place in seven individual events, but it wasn't quite enough to top WAC rival Idaho on Friday night as the Bears fell 174-126. Leading the way for Northern Colorado was freshman Ioanna Sacha who was a triple-winner as she turned in first place performances in the 100 back by touching in 56.74, 200 back finishing in 2:01.23 and the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.61. Fellow freshman Holli Johnson dominated the distance events scoring first place finishes in the 1000 free in 10:28.90 and 500 free in 5:07.56. Freshman Petra Kis turned in a strong performance with a first place in the 200 fly (2:06.45), added a second place in the 200 IM (2:10.12) and a third place in the 200 breast (2:23.45). Sophomore Emily Hamel earned the top spot in the 50 free as she sprinted ahead of the field in a time of 24.29. Northern Colorado suffered a pair of narrow second place finishes in the relays. The Bears finished just .59 seconds from the top spot in the 200 medley relay and .36 seconds shy of first in the 400 free relay. In the 3-meter diving competition Allyson Wood was fifth and Sarah Parshall sixth, but both put forth season best performances. Wood scored a 258.22 and Parshall a 227.32. Wood and Parshall would again turn in their top performances of the season in the 1-meter competition. Wood would finish fourth by scoring 247.80 and Parshall was seventh with a score of 216.70.
Northern Colorado put forth a dominating performance winning all 13 events to get back in the win column on Saturday as they went on the road to defeat Colorado State University - Pueblo 196-45. UNC racked up five pool records at the Sam Jones Aquatic Center. The 400 medley relay team of Leilani Herrera, Karlie O'Connell, Hallie Peterson and Valeria Mihhailova got it started as they set the new pool record in 4:04.62. In the 400 free relay, the team of Elizabeth Kneip, Jessica Sanford, Hallie Peterson and Emily Hamel would take down another pool record posting a time of 3:44.26. For the second day in a row, freshman Ioanna Sacha was a triple-winner. She was victorious in the 200 breast with a pool record time of 2:31.22. Her other victories included the 200 free (1:59.61) and 100 free (55.53). Junior Sydney Kimura had a pair wins to her name with a first place finish in the 50 free sprinting to the wall in 25.60 and 200 fly by out-touching the competition in 2:17.20. Other pool records were set in the 200 back by freshman MichaelAnn Wilson clocking a time of 2:15.34 and in the 500 free by junior Brianna Salanitro with a time of 5:25.47. First place performances were also turned in by junior Karlie O'Connell in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.05 and by freshman Petra Kis in the 1000 free as she finished in 11:15.19. In the 3-meter diving competition, UNC finished 1-2-3 as sophomore Allyson Wood topped the field with a score of 256.80, followed by freshman Sarah Parshall (238.35) and sophomore Keeley Coffee (197.45). On the 1-meter board, it was Wood again who paced the field scoring 240.00 followed closely by Parshall with a score of 235.75.
SEATTLE U
Seattle University men's swimming won, 112-89, at Simon Fraser Saturday afternoon. Ben Nussbaum won a pair of individual events to lead the Redhawks at Margaret & Paul Savage Pool. Nussbaum won gold in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke Saturday. The senior produced a 2:10.22 to win by over four seconds in the 200 IM. He also touched first in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:21.31 finish. Greg Raper won the 50 freestyle, logging a 23.80 time. Isaac Parker and Ian Keaneclaimed the next two spots in the race. In the 200 freestyle, Alex Roderick posted a 1:58.07 to place second. Mitchell Crossentook third with a 1:58.81 showing. Jack Baldoni and Shawn Fujii finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 butterfly. Baldoni touched in 2:08.93, while Fujii compiled a 2:11.26 time. Raper and Crossen touched 2-3 in the 100 freestyle. Raper swam a 51.87 and Crossen touched in 52.57 Saturday. The 400 freestyle final saw Roderick and Austin Barnard take second and third, respectively. Roderick swam a 4:09.65. Morgan Montemayor's 200 backstroke showing of 2:08.07 was good for silver Saturday. Austin Barnard's time of 8:44.91 was good for third in the 800 freestyle Saturday. In the 400 medley relay, Montemayor, Nussbaum, Baldoni, and Crossen combined to win with a time of 3:52.55. Montemayor, Baldoni, Parker, and Raper teamed up to claim gold in the 200 freestyle relay. The group tallied a 1:35.91 to win the event.
Seattle University women's swimming fell, 125-76, at Simon Fraser Saturday afternoon. Paige Treff and Allison Plamondon both won races for SU at Margaret & Paul Savage Pool. Plamondon and Treff recorded 1-2 finishes in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle Saturday. Treff won the 50 freestyle with a 27.51 time, while Plamondon was just behind at 27.63. In the 100 freestyle, Plamondon took gold with a 59.74 performance. Treff was second with a 1:00.08 time. Emily Bakewell finished second in the 800 freestyle. The freshman clocked in at 9:48.28 to take silver. In the 200 backstroke, Madi Lydig put up a time of 2:26.79, good for second place. Darian Himes took silver in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:47.28 effort. She also recorded a 2:29.14 to notch a third-place finish in the 200 IM. In the 200 butterfly, Sherlyn Devadason contributed a 2:25.40 effort, taking third in the event. Jayna Van Stone was the third-place finisher in the 200 freestyle. She touched in 2:12.20. in the 400 freestyle, Van Stone also claimed third with a 4:44.84.
UNLV
The UNLV men's swimming and diving team celebrated its Senior Day Saturday with action from Jim Reitz Pool. The Rebel men won their meet over GCU 176-123, before dropping a narrow decision to the Cowboys by a 154-146 score. Brad Gonzales touched first in the 1000 free (9:19.05) and in the 500 free (4:30.91). Grant Norgan had a first place finish in the 200 free (1:38.73). Forrest Beesley placed first in the 100 free (45.31). Dylan Tarazona finished first in the 100 fly (48.65). Mark Theall, Dylan Tarazona, Richard Szilagyi, and Forrest Beesley came together to help win the 400 free relay (3:00.71).
WYOMING
Cowboy Swimming and Diving earned dual victories over WAC opponents UNLV and Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon at the Jim Reitz Pool in Las Vegas, Nev. The men's squad outscored Grand Canyon, 193-107, and earned a narrow win over the Rebels, 154-146. The Cowboys recorded five individual victories over the weekend. Junior Liam Holt won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.57 and later repeated in the 200 breaststroke recording a 2:03.29 to win the race by less than a tenth of a second. Junior Jack Herron touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly, clocking a 1:49.40. The Cowboys earned valuable points in the 200 backstroke, with senior Wade Nelson, sophomore Tyler Klatt and senior Ryan Ball placing second, third and fourth, respectively. Sophomore Scotia Mullin swept the 1-meter and 3-meter events, his first competition in each this season. He scored a 309.65 on the 1-meter, while junior Ryan Russi scored a 261.30 to place third. On the 3-meter, Mullin tallied a 338.85 ahead of second-place Russi with a 305.45. Both of Russi's scores were season-high marks.
CSCAA FALL 2017 SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America has announced the 688 teams that have earned the distinction of Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2017 semester. The teams represented 430 institutions from across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA Divisions.
For a team to be considered, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes. The following are the Western Athletic Conference honorees:
Men's:
Grand Canyon (3.71)
Seattle U (3.22)
Women's:
Grand Canyon (3.72)
Idaho (3.45)
NM State (3.35)
Northern Arizona (3.46)
Northern Colorado (3.49)
Seattle U (3.59)
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.