Women's Swimming and Diving Collects Wins Over New Mexico and Seattle U, Falls to CSU

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., - The Falcons collected two wins over Seattle U and Mountain West competitor New Mexico but fell short to MW opponent Colorado State on the second day of the meet. Over the two-day event, Air Force marked four first place finishes.

Friday January 17
Air Force vs. Seattle U: 138.00-26.00
Air Force vs. New Mexico: 133.00-34.00
Air Force vs. Colorado State: 85.00-82.00

The Falcons claimed a pair of first place finishes from Maeve Linscott in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.08) and Ryan Mills in the 100 butterfly (56.86), while totaling 15 top five placements.

The relay team of Kai-Min Tsuei, Naomi Furman, Amber Martin, and Abby Turner took second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.74. In the 400 free relay, Mills, Lily Bachl, Lily Larson, and Turner completed the race at 3:31.23 in second.

In the 100 free, the Falcons took second, third, and fourth place with Mills leading at 52.34, and Lily Larson (52.49) and Abby Turner (52.53) behind her.

Jordan Evans led Air Force in the 200 back, placing second at 2:07.40. Teammates Hanani Dona (2:07.91) and Tsuei (2:08.22) finished in third and fourth, respectively.

The Falcons were represented by Katie Andrist (5:15.78) in the second, Lily Larson (5:19.20) in third, and Brynn Bond (5:19.26) in fourth.

On the diving side of the pool, JiaQi Deng tallied an all-time personal best 253.93 points to take second place in the 1-meter dive. Chloe Perkins followed closely with a score of 252.75 for a third-place finish, with Annaliese Cundiff (246.05) in fifth.

Saturday January 18
Air Force vs. Seattle U: 286.00-60.00
Air Force vs. New Mexico: 286.00-67.00
Air Force vs. Colorado State: 166.00-187.00

"It was a tough loss to CSU, but our team fought throughout the two days," explained head coach Colleen Murphy. "That is the closest we have been to CSU in a long time! Shoutout to the divers who really pulled us back into contention both days, they made a huge difference in the meet."

The Falcons saw two top finishes on the second day of competition, with Jena Nowoswiat at 2:06.90 in the 200 fly, as well as the team of Ryan Mills, Lily Bachl, Kai-Min Tsuei, and Abby Turner in the 200 free relay (1:35.13).

Overall, Air Force ended the day with 21 top five finishes.

Katie Andrist took second in the 1000 free, with a time of 10:56.96. She was followed by Zoe Bresnahan (11:05.23) in fourth.

In the 200 IM, Ella Martin (2:11.38) and Hanani Dona (2:11.88) finished back-to-back in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Abigail Hardy took second place in the 200 fly, behind teammate Nowoswiat. In fourth, Lauren Arnold notched a time of 2:13.22 and was followed by Darien Tompkins (2:13.89) in fifth.

Representing the Falcons in the 100 backstroke, Tsuei finished at 57.16 to claim third, with Dona in fifth at 58.87.

Naomi Furman (1:05.15), Maeve Linscott (1:05.19), and Mandy Fleetwood (1:05.36) battled for second, third, and fourth in the 100 breast.

The pair of Kirsten Lee (1:57.35) and Lauren Arnold (1:59.29) swam the 200 free and claimed third and fourth place finishes.

On the 3-meter, Chloe Perkins scored 271.90 to notch a first place finish. Annaliese Cundiff followed in third, tallying a score of 243.35. JiaQi Deng wrapped up the top five placements with a score of 227.50.

Murphy said, "We are at a point in the season where every race is an opportunity for perfecting the small details and preparing for the best possible outcome."

Next up, the Falcons will host Colorado Mesa and BYU for a tri-meet on January 24^th, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Cadet Natatorium. Action will resume on January 25^th at 11 a.m.

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