Women’s Swimming Comes up Short Against CSU, 157.50-142.50

USAF ACADEMY – Air Force battled to a narrow loss against undefeated Mountain West rival Colorado State, 157.50-142.50, Saturday afternoon at Cadet Natatorium. The Falcons won six-of-seven events against a strong squad of CSU swimmers.

The first event of the day set the tone for the rest of the meet as the AF and CSU 200 medley relay teams swam to a tie for first, clocking 1:44.84 each. Air Force's Allana Clarke, Kimmy Woolfenden, Corbyn Cormack and Sefilina Maile represented the Falcons in the tie for the top spot.

Colorado State responded with wins in the 1,000 freestyle and 200 freestyle, narrowly outpacing Air Force's Kara Gavin for first place in the latter.

AF's Maile and Clarke battled back as they pushed the pace in the 100 backstroke, winning first (57.67) and second (58.36), respectively.

Woolfenden followed up with a top finish in the 100 breast stroke (1:04.94), outpacing the second-place Ram by nearly a second. CSU responded with the top-three spots in the ensuing 200 butterfly.

Abby Turner kept Air Force in the fight, winning second-place in the 50 freestyle, clocking 24.12 to Kristina Friedrichs' (CSU) 23.66 first-place finish. Gavin and Turner carried the momentum into the 100 freestyle, winning first (53.18) and third (53.99), respectively.

In the ensuing 200 backstroke, Air Force's Corinne Yorkman tallied points for AF with a second-place finish, clocking a 2:06.90. In the 200 breaststroke, it was Woolfenden for her third first-place finish of the event, registering a 2:23.30 for the win. Teammate Margaret Meehan finished third with a 2:25.80.

CSU took the top-two spots in the 500 freestyle, just ahead of Air Force's Jessica Loyd who finished third (5:21.22). Friedrichs (CSU) pulled through for the Rams again, posting a 56.39 in the 100 butterfly for first. Air Force's Corbyn Cormack and Allana Clarke finished second and third in hot pursuit.

Cormack followed up with a win in the following 200 IM, clocking a 2:06.95, while teammate Maeve Rosko finished third (2:09.82). The Falcons kept the momentum rolling with a team win in the 200 freestyle relay with Maile, Turner, Gavin and Lia Campbell swimming to a first-place finish (1:35.60).

At the final tally, the Rams narrowly outscored the Falcons to claim their 14^th win of the season, remaining undefeated in dual action.

"Today was an exciting turning point for our team," head coach Colleen Murphy said. "While we came up just short against CSU, our team rose to each and every challenge presented to us. We won the last two events in convincing fashion and set the stage for an exciting championship season."

"Our depth was on full display at this meet and we are excited to get to Mountain West Championships and make a impact on the conference, I think we are going to surprise a lot of people"

Next up, Air Force heads to the Colorado Sprint Championships, January 29, hosted at the University of Denver. Action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. MT in the El Pomar Natatorium.

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