Women's Swim & Dive concludes Intermountain Shootout

GRAND JUNCTION- Air Force's time at the Intermountain Shootout has come to an end, as the Falcons saw a handful of individual successes on Saturday.

"That was a great start to our season," said head swimming coach Colleen Murphy. "The first day started a little bit rough after a five-hour bus ride, but we got better as the meet went on. Today, we came out ready to race and had some great early season swims.

"I'm very proud of the team's resilience and grit this weekend."

The final head-to-head team scores from the weekend are as follows:

Air Force (341.00) - Colorado State-Pueblo (61.00)
Utah (216.50) - Air Force (187.50)
Colorado Mesa (224.00) - Air Force (186.00)
BYU (229.00) - Air Force (181.00)

After securing a win in the 50 Butterfly on Friday, Allana Clarke dazzled yet again in the 100 Butterfly. The senior posted a finals-winning time of 56.34. Shayla Markle (57.13) and Ryan Mills (57.78) finished in third and fifth, respectively.

Saturday represented a showcase opportunity for Mills, as the freshman nabbed her first collegiate win in the 200 Butterfly following a time of 2:07.98. The C4C also placed third in the 100 Freestyle (52.41).

The Falcons 200 Medley Relay team swam to a winning time of 1:43.76, a foursome comprised by Clarke, Anna Ashley, Naomi Furman, and Abby Turner.

"Our butterfly group, led by Allana Clarke and Ryan Mills, was absolutely amazing today," said Murphy. "Our relays are super deep and Abby Turner anchored all of them this weekend with her usual dominance."

Furman added a fourth-place finish in a narrow 50 Breaststroke Finals, touching out at 30.07.

Of note as well, Abigail Hardy raced to a third-place standing in the 200 Butterfly (2:07.98), while Alex Clark did the same in the 200 IM (2:08.28). Mandy Fleetwod put a stamp on her weekend performance with a third-place finish following her time of 2:23.12 in the 200 Breaststroke.

On the boards, Kinzie Eztelmiller (368.00) and Anna Scofield (353.95) ended Saturday with solid showings in the 1-Meter dive. Etzelmiller finished sixth among the 11 divers, while Scofield was right behind her teammate in seventh.

Next, Air Force will immediately turn its attention to Mountain West competition, as the Falcons travel to Fort Collins to take on Colorado State and New Mexico for a two-day meet starting Friday, October 13.

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