Swimming opens new year in Hawaii

The Falcons return to the pool after an extended holiday break, as Air Force travels to Honolulu. The men are scheduled to swim against host Hawaii and visiting TCU, while the women will also battle the aforementioned schools as well as Tulane. The Friday, January 6 meet will begin with the diving portion of the event at 3:00 pm MT, while the swimming events are scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm MT.

Last Time Out (Women's / vs. New Mexico & Colorado State / Dec. 2-3)
-Air Force's two days in Albuquerque resulted in a split between the three teams, as the Falcons defeated host New Mexico 251-102 while dropping a head-to-head matchup with Colorado State by a score of 237-116.
-Among the Falcons to pick up event wins were Grace Treanor and Kai-Min Tsuei. Treanor's performances in the one-meter dive (280.35) and the three-meter dive (294.80) were both the top scores in both events.
-Treanor now owns the school record in the one-meter dive, surpassing Kayla Wofford's previous school-best score of 277.43 set in 2020.
-Tsuei swam to the fastest time in the 100Y Backstroke, clocking in at 57.60. Tsuei also raced in the 200Y Medley Relay, a group that finished second with a time of 1:44.68.
-Zoe Bresnahan continues to succeed, finishing second in the 1650Y freestyle, timing out at 17:24.19. The sophomore also finished third in the 400Y IM with a time of 4:31.56.
-Corbyn Cormack recorded a second-place finish 200Y IM after touching out at 2:06.92. Cormack also placed third in the 100Y Butterfly (56.35) and contributed to Air Force's second-place finish in the 400Y Medley Relay.
-Lauren Arnold notched a third-place finish in the 500Y Freestyle (5:05.72) while Hanani Dona's 2:06.25 in the 200Y Butterfly was good for a third-place finish as well.
-The Falcons 200Y Freestyle Relay team of Ayame Castel, Darien Tompkins, Kara Gavin, and Abby Turner raced to second after the group finalized a time of 1:36.36.

Last Time Out (Men's / U.S. Open / Dec. 1-3)
-All four of the participating Falcons hit the pool in the December 2 portion of the Toyota U.S. Open, as Air Force took advantage of the national spotlight.
-Both Wen Zhang (200m Freestyle) and Thomas Nagle (100m Breaststroke) swam to strong times in their respective preliminary rounds to compete in the afternoon final rounds.
-Zhang's heat time of 1:50.23 was 8th among the 55 swimmers in the field, leading to placement in the championship final round.
-Zhang proceeded to finish eighth in the 200m Freestyle Finals, though his time of 1:49.60 grants him an invite to the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in the summer of 2024.
-Nagle's preliminary swim allowed him to swim in the consolation finals of the 100m Breaststroke, where the sophomore clocked in at 1:03.75 for a seventh-place finish.

Treanor earns Mountain West Diver of the Week (December 6)
-After playing an integral role in Air Force's split weekend in Albuquerque, Grace Treanor was named the Mountain West Diver of the Week on December 6. The award is Treanor's first weekly conference award. Treanor won both the the 1-meter dive (280.35) as well as the 3-meter dive (294.80) to secure the honor. Treanor now owns the school record in the 1-meter event.

Current Top 10 Times and Dives (Women's)
Fr. Katelyn Andrist
-500 Free: 4:52.06 (3rd in MW)
-1000 Free: 10:04.54 (2nd in MW)
-1650 Free: 16:39.54 (2nd in MW)

Fr. Zoe Bresnahan
-500 Free: 4:56:15 (10th in MW)
-1000 Free: 10:13.05 (8th in MW)
-1650 Free: 16:51.91 (5th in MW)
-400 IM: 4:23.49 (6th in MW)

So. Corbyn Cormack
-50 Fly: 25.43 (4th in MW)
-100 Fly: 54.35 (4th in MW)
-100 IM: 58.93 (6th in MW)
-200 IM: 2:01.50 (4th in MW)

Fr. Hanani Dona
-200 Fly: 2:01.98 85th in MW)
-400 IM: 4:23.82 (7th in MW)

So. Ashlyn Foster
-1-Meter Dive: 348.00 (3rd in MW)
-3-Meter Dive: 215.70 (8th in MW)

Fr. Ashley Griffith
-1-Meter Dive: 299.60 (4th in MW)
-3-Meter Dive: 202.88 (10th in MW)

Jr. Madelyn Letendre
-1650 Free: 17:11.00 (10th in MW)

Sr. Gabrielle Peltier
-1-Meter Dive: 255.53 (7th in MW)
-3-Meter Dive: 278.75 (3rd in MW)

So. Anna Scofield
-1-Meter Dive: 379.30 (2nd in MW)
-3-Meter Dive: 258.00 (8th in MW)

Jr. Grace Treanor
-1-Meter Dive: 406.55 (1st in MW)
-3-Meter Dive: 294.80 (1st in MW)

So. Abby Turner
-50 Free: 23.18 (10th in MW)
-100 Free: 50.40 (5th in MW)
-200 Free: 1:49.03 (4th in MW)

Jr. Corinne Yorkman
-200 Back: 2:00.30 (9th in MW)

Current Top 10 Times and Dives (Men's)
Sr. Grant Afman
-50 Fly: 22.25 (7th in WAC)
-100 Fly: 47.78 (5th in WAC)
-200 Fly: 1:49.77 (6th in WAC)

So. Andrew Armbruster
-200 Fly: 1:49.87 (8th in WAC)

Fr. Ian Asuncion-Duong
-1-Meter Dive: 225.45 (9th in WAC)
-3-Meter Dive: 335.60 (7th in WAC)

Sr. Tory Bartlett
-50 Breast: 25.61 (4th in WAC)
-100 Breast: 54.99 (8th in WAC)

Sr. Gabriel Bartolomei
-50 Back: 23.08 (8th in WAC)
-100 Back: 49.25 (6th in WAC)
-200 Back: 1:49.14 (10th in WAC)

Fr. Louis Body
-200 Back: 1:48.77 (7th in WAC)

So. Gharret Brockman
-200 Back: 1:48.28 (5th in WAC)
-400 IM: 3:57.57 (7th in WAC)

Fr. Douglas Campbell
-1-Meter Dive: 268.35 (6th in WAC)
-3-Meter Dive: 344.25 (6th in WAC)

So. Alex Kenyon
-1-Meter Dive: 338.10 (1st in WAC)
-3-Meter Dive: 538.85 (1st in WAC)

Jr. Chris Lindley
-1650 Free: 16:01.10 (8th in WAC)

Jr. Joseph Moore
-100 Back: 49.50 (10th in WAC)
-200 Fly: 1:49.86 (7th in WAC)
-200 IM: 1:49.23 (7th in WAC)
-400 IM: 3:58.30 (9th in WAC)

So. Thomas Nagle
-50 Breast: 25.70 (9th in WAC)
-100 Breast: 54.86 (7th in WAC)

Jr. Erik Pfaffenbichler
-1-Meter Dive: 270.30 (5th in WAC)
-3-Meter Dive: 369.55 (5th in WAC)

So. John Plutt
-50 Fly: 22.16 (4th in WAC)
-100 Fly: 48.20 (10th in WAC)

Fr. Anthony Sebastian
-200 Breast: 1:59.47 (7th in WAC)
-400 IM: 4:01.22 (10th in WAC)

Fr. Camden Swigart
-400 IM: 3:56.03 (6th in WAC)

So. Tristan Trax
-1-Meter Dive: 249.70 (7th in WAC)
-3-Meter Dive: 394.80 (4th in WAC)

Fr. Jack VanValkenburg
-500 Free: 4:33.36 (10th in WAC)
-1000 Free: 9:38.59 (7th in WAC)
-1650 Free: 15:54.40 (7th in WAC)

Sr. Wen Zhang
-50 Free: 20.14 (8th in WAC)
-100 Free: 42.80 (1st in WAC)
-200 Free: 1:31.99 (1st in WAC / 3rd in NCAA)
-500 Free: 4:24.42 (4th in WAC)
-1000 Free: 9:33.46 (5th in WAC)

After Hawaii
Following Friday's competition, both the men's and women's swimming programs will return to Colorado Springs to prepare for a quad meet at the Cadet Natatorium. Competition between Air Force, Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Incarnate Word, and Colorado School of Mines will begin Friday, January 13.

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Players Mentioned

Grant Afman

Katie Andrist

Andrew Armbruster

Lauren Arnold

Tory Bartlett

Gabriel Bartolomei

Louie Body

Zoe Bresnahan

Gharret Brockman

Douglas Campbell

Ayame Castel

Corbyn Cormack

Hanani Dona

Ashlyn Foster

Kara Gavin

Ashley Griffith

Alex Kenyon

Madelyn Letendre

Chris Lindley

Joseph Moore

Tommy Nagle

Gabrielle Peltier

Erik Pfaffenbichler

John Plutt

Anna Scofield

Anthony Sebastian

Camden Swigart

Darien Tompkins

Tristan Trax

Grace Treanor

Kai-Min Tsuei

Abby Turner

Jack VanValkenburg

Corinne Yorkman

Wen Zhang

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