@UNCOSwim_Dive Dominates CSU-Pueblo 196-45

Saturday, January 27

Pueblo, CO

3 pm

University of Northern Colorado

196

Colorado State University - Pueblo

Photo by: Barry Lapoint

1/27/2018 6:03:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Bears set Five Pool Records

By: By Kyle Markley

MEET RESULTS

PUEBLO, Colo. - Northern Colorado put forth a dominating performance winning all 13 events to get back in the win column on Saturday as they went on the road to defeat Colorado State University - Pueblo 196-45. UNC racked up five pool records at the Sam Jones Aquatic Center.

The 400 medley relay team of Leilani Herrera, Karlie O'Connell, Hallie Peterson and Valeria Mihhailova got it started as they set the new pool record in 4:04.62. In the 400 free relay, the team of Elizabeth Kneip, Jessica Sanford, Hallie Peterson and Emily Hamel would take down another pool record posting a time of 3:44.26.

For the second day in a row, freshman Ioanna Sacha was a triple-winner. She was victorious in the 200 breast with a pool record time of 2:31.22. Her other victories included the 200 free (1:59.61) and 100 free (55.53). Junior Sydney Kimura had a pair wins to her name with a first place finish in the 50 free sprinting to the wall in 25.60 and 200 fly by out-touching the competition in 2:17.20.

Other pool records were set in the 200 back by freshman MichaelAnn Wilson clocking a time of 2:15.34 and in the 500 free by junior Brianna Salanitro with a time of 5:25.47. First place performances were also turned in by junior Karlie O'Connell in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.05 and by freshman Petra Kis in the 1000 free as she finished in 11:15.19.

In the 3-meter diving competition, UNC finished 1-2-3 as sophomore Allyson Wood topped the field with a score of 256.80, followed by freshman Sarah Parshall (238.35) and sophomore Keeley Coffee (197.45). On the 1-meter board, it was Wood again who paced the field scoring 240.00 followed closely by Parshall with a score of 235.75.

In Their Words
Lisa Ebeling, Head Coach
"The girls did a really good job of supporting one another and coming together as a team today. We are walking away with a win and five new pool records that we can use to build confidence going into our championship meets."

What's Ahead?
Northern Colorado will next be in action February 21-24 in Houston when they compete in the WAC championship meet.