Falcons soar over Redhawks, notch Senior Night win

COLORADO SPRINGS- On Senior Night at Cadet Nataorium, Air Force swam to a 145.00-56.00 win over Seattle to send the class of 2024 out in style.

"We are so proud of our senior class and getting to honor them tonight was truly special," said head swimming coach Colleen Murphy. "They came in during Covid and commited to this team for four years. They have truly left their legacy."

The splendor of the C1C's final performance at home began with the Air Force 400 Medley Relay team of Anna Ashley, Mandy Fleetwood, Shayla Markle, and Lily Bachl posting a winning time of 3:47.55.

In her only other race, Fleetwood won the 200 Breaststroke after touching out at 2:18.55.

Following the relay, Katie Andrist proceeded to win the 1000 Freestyle with a 10:24.65. Jessica Smith (10:45.55) and Natalie Gembicki (10:45.79) finished second and third, respectively.

Andirst was also the top placer in the 500 Freestyle, as her 5:07.35 finished ahead of the second-place swimmer by more than 30 seconds.

Lauren Arnold provided a 1:52.34 to win the 200 Freestyle, edging out teammate Abby Turner (1:52.39) by .05 seconds. Arnold also finished second in the 200 Butterfly (2:05.20).

Continuing the theme of Air Force triumph, Ryan Mills (23.72) and Alex Clark (23.74) managed the top two spots in the 50 Freestyle. Clark also added a race win in the 200 Backstroke (2:04.22).

Abigail Hardy maintained her rousing form, earning a victory in the 200 Butterfly as the result of her 2:04.21.

Doing so in her final swim at Cadet Nataorium, Kara Gavin earned a win in the 100 Freestyle, posting a 52.25. Freshman Kirsten Lee was second with a 52.83.

"Tonight was a fun night of racing," said Murphy. "We had so many girls step up and race well. We are at a great point as we head into the conference championships."

Next, Air Force will the road in the morning to travel to Denver for the Colorado Sprint Championships. The diving portion of the event will begin at 9:40 am MT while the swimming portion of the day is slated to start at 12:30 pm MT.

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