Colorado State Sweeps Mountain West Double-Dual With New Mexico & Air Force
Colorado State vs. New Mexico vs. Air Force (girls)
2nd-Third December 2022
Albuquerque, New Mexico
SCY (25 meters)
Results
workforce outcomes
State of Colorado 237, Air Force 116
State of Colorado 272, New Mexico 81
Air Force 251, New Mexico 102
Courtesy: Colorado State Athletics
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The second day was all about fine-tuning.
The Colorado State girls’s swim and dive workforce beat New Mexico and the Air Force on the primary day of a Mountain West double-dual, profitable seven of the eight occasions performed and doing simply as impressively on the ultimate day, profitable eight of the ten Events to finish the sweep by beating the host Lobos 272-81 and the Falcons 237-116.
The wins take the Rams’ doubles streak to twenty straight wins, now 6-0 this season.
“We talked about it after we went into the assembly. The philosophy says you settle for actuality as it’s, and we undoubtedly had some hurdles, some challenges,” said CSU head coach Christopher Woodard said. “The assembly had some distinctive conditions and a few modifications within the schedule, so I instructed the women you may’t management actuality, you may management your response to it and the way you cope with it. That’s when it confirmed. Whatever was thrown at them, they simply stored going and that to me is the mark of a championship workforce.
“We type of received to the purpose the place it is good to depend the wins, nevertheless it’s nice to have them in our pocket. It’s extra about persevering with to construct belief for the following assembly. I’m actually impressed with what they’re doing below the circumstances. I’m actually beginning to suppose we now have one thing going and Houston goes to be wanting fairly good for us.
Junior Lucy Matheson continued her blistering tempo early within the season, profitable all three of her particular person occasions and giving her 10 straight race wins. Her solo efficiency on Saturday was probably the most spectacular as she led a 1-2 end within the 200 yard butterfly. Her time of two:00.63 is tied along with her teammate for fourth in program historical past Amanda Hoffman, who was proper behind her within the race in 2:01.08. Matheson had positioned fifth for CSU on the season-opening occasion.
Albuquerque product Jessica Albana positioned second on each the 1 and three meter boards for the Rams Braden Shaffer Posting high 5 rankings on each. Albanna, a senior, flourished on her return residence as her 1-meter rating of 268.95 and her 3-meter whole of 280.35 are each zone qualifier outcomes, the primary of her profession.
“She practiced here over Thanksgiving so she felt really comfortable and that makes a big difference when you’re comfortable,” Instructor Chris Bergere mentioned. “She grew up there and has had good experiences. She came in and did 12 jumps in a row and qualified for Zones twice, so she was thrilled. Braeden dived pretty well too.”
On Friday, Colorado State put numerous distance between itself and the convention opponents in attendance, profitable all 9 occasions, together with two relays — the 200-yard medley and the 400-yard free. It wasn’t simply the Rams’ high pace that made an impression, but in addition the depth.
pupil within the first yr Lexi Trietley led a 1-2-3 end within the 100 free at 50.72, with Megan Hager (51.52) and Anika Johnson (51.92), then Matheson led the identical cost within the 200 backstroke, beginning along with her 2:02.17, simply forward Kendra Preski at 2:02.33 and Caroline Perry at 2:04.92.
Erin Dawson led a 1-2 end within the 400 with a classmate Maya White In second and some races later, Matheson was up for one more CSU 1-2 hit, this time within the 100 fly; she touched in 55.34, Hoffman in 55.36. The 500 Free performed out identical to the 400 IM, with one twist – White gained in 5:00.10, Dawson second in 5:04.34. Katie McClelland gained the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.25 for the Rams’ different race win.
On Saturday, the Rams placed on the identical efficiency because the entrance finish of the 200 Fly wasn’t the one race they dominated.
Trietley gained the 50 Free in 23.28 with Hager proper behind in 23.78 and within the last particular person occasion Johnson’s time of 1:51.90 led a 1-2-3 end for CSU. Hager adopted with 1:52.33, Dawson completed with 1:53.97.
White gained the 1,650 Free in a time of 17:09.87 whereas Dawson gained the 200 IM in 2:04.78. The Rams cleaned up the relays by profitable the 400 medley and 200 free on the ultimate day.
The Rams not solely gained races, but in addition set among the quickest occasions of the season. The workforce produced 33 new entries within the high occasions of the season, changing all thrice in 4 occasions, which is fairly spectacular for Woodard given the circumstances.
“It’s less about the cycling season and the rest and more about the fact that we’re injured,” he mentioned. “There isn’t an athlete out there who isn’t dealing with an injury or illness at this point. We had to pull Lisa Lunana entirely out of the meeting. There were some standouts, but definitely the 200 flyers and our divers. Those were maybe the two biggest performances of the weekend.”
The Rams can be sidelined from competitors for a month throughout the holidays. The subsequent assembly is a doubles doubles in Flagstaff, Arizona in opposition to northern Arizona and northern Texas on January sixth.
Courtesy Air Force Athletics
ALBUQUERQUE, NM– The Air Force’s two days in Albuquerque resulted in a break up between the three groups because the Falcons defeated hosts New Mexico 251-102 and misplaced a head-to-head match to Colorado State 237-116.
“It’s always hard to come back from Thanksgiving and start racing again, but that’s why we wanted to swim in this competition,” mentioned the top coach Colleen Murphy. “It was an important win in opposition to New Mexico and we had some nice swimmers. Our workforce confirmed numerous braveness after a tricky week in school and returning to altitude coaching.”
Among the Falcons who had been in a position to declare occasion wins had been Grace Treanor and Kai Min Tsuei. Treanor’s performances within the one-meter bounce (280.35) and three-meter bounce (294.80) had been each the very best leads to both occasion. Treanor now holds the varsity file for the one meter bounce, beating Kayla Wofford’s earlier 2020 faculty better of 277.43.
Tsuei swam the quickest time within the 100-year backstroke with 57.60. Tsuei additionally competed within the 200 Year Medley Relay, a gaggle that completed second with a time of 1:44.68.
Zoe Bresnahan continues to achieve success, ending second within the 1650Y freestyle with a time of 17:24.19. The sophomore additionally completed third within the 400Y IM with a time of 4:31.56.
Corbyn Cormack posted a second place end within the 200Y IM after touching down at 2:06.92. Cormack additionally completed third within the 100Y Butterfly (56.35) and contributed to the Air Force’s second-place end within the 400Y Medley Relay.
Lauren Arnold positioned third within the 500Y Freestyle (5:05.72). Hanani Donas 2:06.25 within the 200Y Butterfly was additionally good for third place. The Falcons 200Y Freestyle Relay Team from Ayame Castel, Darien Tompkins, Kara Gavinand Abby Turner raced to second place after the group clocked a time of 1:36.36.
“We’re looking forward to a fantastic second semester,” mentioned Murphy. “This fall has been great for our entire team and we will build on that momentum as we move into the conference schedule.”
Next, the Air Force will take an prolonged break over the vacations and return to competitors on Friday, January 6 when the Falcons journey to Hawaii to face off in opposition to the Rainbow Warriors and TCU Horned Frogs.
Courtesy: New Mexico Athletics
Albuquerque, New Mexico – The University of New Mexico swim and dive workforce concluded its two-day double-duals in opposition to Colorado State and Air Force on Saturday. The Lobos misplaced to the Rams by 272-81 and to the Falcons by 251-102.
The Rams additionally defeated the Falcons 237-116 within the match.
Saturday was the second day of the two-day gathering, with the primary 9 occasions concluding on Friday night. The remaining 9 swimming competitions and one diving competitors ran on Saturday.
The day began with the 1 meter occasion, by which New Mexico positioned two jumpers excessive. Sophomore Alex Robertson scored 258.4 factors within the occasion for a high end within the occasion and junior Kristen Hepfer scored 240.75 to additionally end close to the highest. Robertson’s outcome was her greatest season on this occasion.
The Lobos’ greatest swim of the day got here due to a powerful efficiency by Senior Ola Tomaszek within the 100m breaststroke. She clocked a 1:05.44 within the occasion and was solely simply overwhelmed by the highest Rams swimmer. Sophomore Kiana Raagas additionally swam properly, ending in 1:08.00.
Senior Marina Olmstead and junior Jordan Foster ran the very same time, 23.99, for each excessive placings within the 50-yard freestyle. Olmstead’s time was ok to be lower than half a second shy of her season greatest in that occasion.
New Mexico had three spectacular swims within the 100-yard backstroke, led by senior Josie Carpenter (59.42). Fellow seniors Olmstead and Maddie Deucher additionally positioned properly within the occasion, ending in 59.93 and 1:00.08 respectively.
Freshman Maya Clise was the Lobos’ high finisher within the 200-yard medley, posting a 2:10.96.
Sophomores Paige Lyons and Katy McCarter completed the 200-yard freestyle occasion back-to-back with robust swims in 1:57.80 and 1:58.08, respectively.
New Mexico will return to competitors over the weekend of December 17-19 the place they may compete within the UNLV Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their subsequent doubles assembly shouldn’t be till January 21 in a bout in opposition to Mountain West Conference rivals Nevada in Albuquerque.