Andrist success in 500 Free highlights Falcons second day in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas- Air Force made waves in the second day of competition at the Mountain West Championships, as one Falcon particularly soared at the CRWC Natatorium.

Katie Andrist, racing in the 500 Free, qualified for the championship round of the event after a preliminary time of 4:52.06. The freshman would eventually finish fifth-overall in the finals swim after timing out at 4:53.05, earning All-Conference honors in the process. Her preliminary time now sits as the third-fastest time in the 500 Free in program history.

Lauren Arnold placed 12th overall in the consolation finals after a time of 4:53.24. The sophomore surpassed her previous personal-best of 4:54.11, etching her name in Air Force history with the school's fourth-best time in the event.

The two combined to give Air Force 40 team points.

Corbyn Cormack qualified for the consolation finals of the 200 IM, where the sophomore finished as the winner of the eight-woman race. Cormack swam to a time of 1:59.82, placing ninth overall while scoring 20 team points.

Hanani Dona (2:02.00) and Ella Martin (2:04.54) placed 18th and 21st, respectively, in the 200 IM, as the two added a total of 11 team points to Air Force's total. Dona now owns the the third-quickest 200 IM time in Air Force history.

In the three-meter dive, Gabrielle Peltier (277.30) and Grace Treanor (273.05) placed 11th and 12th, respectively. Neither diver qualified for the championship round.

In the final event, Cormack, Kai-Min Tsuei, Abby Turner, and Kimmy Woolfenden placed sixth in the 400 Medley Relay. The group's time of 3:41.65 awarded Air Force 48 team points.

As a team, Air Force currently sits sixth among the nine teams with 281 points.

The schedule of events for Friday's penultimate day of competition are as follows:

7:00-10:30 a.m. Warm up
10:30 a.m. 400-yard Individual Medley Prelims
10:55 a.m. 100-yard Butterfly Prelims
11:10 a.m. 200-yard Freestyle Prelims
11:35 a.m. 100-yard Breaststroke Prelims
11:45 a.m. 100-yard Backstroke Prelims
11:55 a.m. Time Trials
5:55 p.m. National Anthem
6:00 p.m. 200-yard Freestyle Relay Exhibition
                200-yard Freestyle Relay FINALS
6:10 p.m. Awards One-meter Springboard
                Awards Three-meter Springboard
                Awards 400 Medley Relay
6:20 p.m. 400-yard Individual Medley Bonus
                400-yard Individual Medley Consolation
                400-yard Individual Medley FINALS
6:30 p.m. Awards 200-yard Freestyle Relay
6:35 p.m. 100-yard Butterfly Bonus
                100-yard Butterfly Consolation
                100-yard Butterfly FINALS
6:45 p.m. Awards 400-yard Individual Medley
6:50 p.m. 200-yard Freestyle Bonus
                200-yard Freestyle Consolation
                200-yard Freestyle FINALS
7:05 p.m. 100-yard Breaststroke Bonus
                100-yard Breaststroke Consolation
                100-yard Breaststroke FINALS
7:10 p.m. Awards 100-yard Butterfly
                Awards 200-yard Freestyle
                Awards 100-yard Breaststroke
7:30 p.m. 100-yard Backstroke Bonus
                100-yard Backstroke Consolation
                100-yard Backstroke FINALS
7:45 p.m. Time Trials

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