Swim and Dive outduels seven schools at Intermountain Shootout

Friday, October 1

Grand Junction, CO

University of Northern Colorado

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Colorado Mesa

Photo by: Brenna Barkley

10/2/2021 9:33:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

FINAL RESULTS

By: By Thomas Hoffman, UNCBears.com

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Northern Colorado relays stayed perfect as the Bears continued to impress on the second day of the Intermountain Shootout. Across the eight separate duels, the Bears walked away with seven wins on Saturday.

The same winning foursome that capped off Friday evening with a win in the 200 medley relay didn't disappoint in the 400 medley on Saturday morning. Katelyn Bergin, Chelaine van der Westhuizen, Payten Irwin and Madelyn Moore took care of the competition with a 1:45.51.

Irwin along with senior Anna Austin kept the winning streak going, hitting the wall 1-2, respectively, in the 200 fly. Irwin clocked in first at 2:05.45, while Austin secured a 2:06.38.

UNC's winning ways continued in the 50-yard breaststroke. Emina Pasukan led the way with a 30.07, van der Westhuizen came second with a 30.36 and freshman Bryanna Ungs added to her impressive weekend with a 30.39 to make sure the Bears went 1-2-3 across all duels.

Giulia Pavanello led the way for Northern Colorado in the 500 free. Her time of 5:09.84 was good enough for the fifth-best time of the day while Austin came in at 5:13.63.

Bergin's busy day in the pool continued as she lead all Bears with the fourth-fastest time of the day in the 200 IM, touching the wall at 2:09.52. Paula Nunez Blazquez was the next best for the Blue and Gold at 2:11.89.

Madelyn Moore kept her perfect streak going in the sprints, securing the best time of the afternoon in the 100 free with a 51.01. Pavanello swam a 53.28, the fifth-fastest time of the day.

The Bears went 1-2 in the 100 fly with Payten Irwin leading the way at 56.55 and Bergin just .44 seconds behind at 56.99.

Chelaine van der Westhuizen tried to chase down her counterpart from Colorado State but still posted the second-fastest time of the afternoon in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:22.52. Sunna Vilhjalmsdottir was the next closest Bear, touching the wall at 2:26.51.

Fresh off her debut performance in the three-meter diving portion, Angeline Settle went right back to work in the one-meter. Settle led UNC, scoring 189.55. Fellow newcomer Madison Berg jumped in on the action coming in at 149.00 in her first collegiate meet.

Northern Colorado relays had been virtually unbeatable in Grand Junction, the 400 free relay made it official.

Pavanello, Ali Jackson, Lily Mayer and Moore combined to swim a 3:29.28, outdueling everyone in the pool.

When the dust settled, UNC had picked up seven wins of a possible eight in the unique early-season format.

DECK TALK
Lisa Ebeling, Head Coach
"This weekend was full of ups and downs, as expected in our first meet of the season. Ultimately, our girls proved to be very tough racers. They are hungry to succeed and I'm excited to work on details with them to keep our program moving to the next level."

WHAT'S AHEAD
Northern Colorado stays on the road, heading south to WAC rival New Mexico State for a duel on Saturday, October 9.

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