Air Force Academy
WAC Championships
Falcons finish second at WAC Championships
2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Air Force men's swimming and diving team tied its best conference finish ever by placing second at the 2015 Western Athletic Conference swimming and diving championships, Friday, Feb. 27, at the Palo Alto Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Falcons finished just 10 points behind team champion, UNLV.
UNLV won the championship with 715.5 points followed closely by Air Force with 705.5. Wyoming was third with 691.5, Grand Canyon was fourth (544.5), Bakersfield was fifth (370.5), North Dakota was sixth (257.5) and Seattle was seventh (191).
The final day started with three Falcons reaching the 1650 free final. Junior Kevin Jackson placed second with an NCAA "B" standard of 15:14.56 followed by sophomore Andrew Faciszewski in fourth (15:27.51) and Alex Strom in sixth (15:30.37).
Junior Michael Barnosky won the WAC title in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA "B" time of 1:56.89. Sophomore Kevin Fanter was sixth with a time of 2:00.55.
Sophomore Kris Tillery placed fifth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:47.29. In the 100 free, sophomore Jordan Dahle was sixth with an NCAA "B" time of 44.29.
In the 200 butterfly, junior Sean Ledford placed seventh with a time of 1:48.44.
UNLV locked up the team title by winning the 400 free relay. The Falcon team of Ryan Dunne, Michael Hannigan, Devon Davis and Jordan Dahle took third with a time of 2:55.11.
"This was an incredible weekend for the guys," head coach Rob Clayton said. "After three and a half days, it came down to the final race. Two years ago, we couldn't even compete with Wyoming and UNLV and this year it came right down to the wire. We swam a school record in the final race, the 400 free relay, but it was not quite enough. The divers were phenomenal all weekend. Michael Barnosky won another conference title and was fabulous the entire meet. We did it the same way was always do, with our depth. We had contributions from everyone. The guys fought so hard. I'm so proud of this team and how far they have come. It was a great season."
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