Air Force Academy
Mountain West Championships
Falcons finish sixth at MW Championships
2/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Air Force women's swimming team finished in sixth place at the 2015 Mountain West swimming and diving championships, Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Palo Alto Center in San Antonio, Texas.
San Diego State won the 2015 Mountain West championship with 704.50 points. Boise State was second (679.50), Nevada was third (554), Wyoming was fourth (420) and UNLV was fifth (312.50). Air Force finished in sixth place with 281 points, matching last season's finish and the predicted finish in the pre-championship coaches poll. San Jose State was seventh (222), followed by Fresno State (187), New Mexico (180) and Colorado State (172.50).
Sophomore Genevieve Miller and junior Sara Menke claimed the top two spots in the 1650 freestyle. Miller won the event, setting a new MW Championship and MW all-time record. Her time of 16:13.01 also broke her own school record. Menke was second in the meet with a 16:28.38, the second fastest time in school history. Both were NCAA "B" cuts.
Senior Kim Davis placed eighth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:17.09. Freshman Maria Schroeder placed ninth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:00.40.
In a time trail, Schroeder broke the school record in the 100 fly with a time of 54.52.
In platform diving, senior Lainie Long was seventh with 209.45 points.
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