Women's Swimming and Diving Bests BYU and Colorado Mesa

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., - The Falcons battled for a top finish over BYU and DII Colorado Mesa, this weekend at the Cadet Natatorium. Air Force ended the two-day event with a score of 753, while BYU finished second with a score of 612, and Colorado Mesa trailed in last at 593.

Air Force saw 24 top five individual finishes and claimed four top placements.

"It was a great weekend for our team, our depth was evident all weekend," said head coach Colleen Murphy. "We had great competition and the team rose to the challenge."

Friday, Jan. 24
Two Falcons, Amber Martin and Katie Andrist, tallied first place finishes, while 12 individuals placed in the top five.

In the 100 butterfly, Martin clocked a time of 56.28 to take the top spot, while teammate Ryan Mills finished in a close second at 56.67.

Representing Air Force in the 1650 free, Andrist finished at 17:30.43 to win the race. Lauren Arnold took second with a 17:49.9 finish. In fourth place, Jordan Evans completed the distance swim at 17:54.39.

Lily Larson (1:52.47) and Kirsten Lee (1:53.04) finished back-to-back in the 200 free, in third and fourth, respectively.

With a time of 1:03.29, Naomi Furman notched a third-place finish in the 100 breast and Mandy Fleetwood (1:04.17) followed close behind in fourth.

Kai-Min Tsuei marked a time of 56.11 to complete the 100 backstroke in second, with Hanani Dona (56.84) claiming the fourth spot.

In the 400 freestyle relay, the team of Mills, Lee, Larson, and Abby Turner held second place, clocking a finish at 3:24.75.

Diver, Kacey Hu placed first on the 1-meter springboard, tallying a score of 258.30 and 16 points. Chloe Perkins followed in second (248.25) and Annaliese Cundiff (246.45) earned a third-place finish.

Saturday, Jan. 25
On the second day of the competition, the Falcons totaled 12 top five finishes. The pair of Jena Nowoswiat and Abby Turner marked top placements, and the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.47) team comprised of Ryan Mills, Lily Bachl, Kai-Min Tsuei, and Turner placed first, as well.

Nowoswiat was the sole Falcon to place top five in the 200 fly, and took first with a time of 2:07.10.

Air Force battled for the top three spots of the 100 freestyle, and were led by Turner, who clocked a time of 51.04. Mills (51.56) and Bachl (51.76) narrowly trailed in second and third.

Turner (23.56) battled for second in the 50 free, while Bachl (23.93) tailed in third.

In the 200 IM, Jessie McNeil placed fourth at 2:08.56, while Mandy Fleetwood followed behind at 2:08.90.

Maeve Rosko tallied a 2:04.78 to represent the Falcons in the 200 backstroke, earning her a third place finish.

On the diving side, Chloe Perkins earned a first-place finish on the 3-meter springboard, totaling a final score of 279.70 and 16 points for Air Force. Kacey Hu made her mark with a score of 244.45 on the 3-meter to take fourth place.

Murphy explained, "This time of the year is all about perfecting race plans and doing the little things right. Our team has seen consistent improvement over the last three weeks, and we are getting excited for championship season."

Up next, the women's diving team will host the Air Force Diving Invitational from Jan. 30- Feb. 1st. On Thursday January 30th, competition will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Cadet Natatorium. On Friday February 1st, the women's swimming team will host the Colorado Sprint Championships, beginning at 12 p.m.

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