University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, October 25
Las Cruces, N.M.
10 a.m. MDT
University of Northern Colorado
162.5
at
137.5
New Mexico State
Bears Earn Second Straight Dual Win, Defeat New Mexico State 165-135
10/25/2025 5:44:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Northern Colorado swimming & diving picked up an impressive road win to open its 2025 dual meet slate, defeating conference foe New Mexico State 165-135 on Saturday at the NM State Aquatic Center.
The Bears set the tone early with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The "A" team of Martina Yuki Trionfetti, Maria Erokhina, Ellyson Lombardi, and Alexis Mishler claimed first in 1:44.51, while the "B" relay, Ariane Bernier, Avi Tromp, Agathi Manoli, and Vitoria Simioni, finished second at 1:46.67.
Kyra Rabess continued her dominance in the distance events, winning the 1000 free by nearly nine seconds (10:26.17) and later adding another victory in the 500 free (5:06.58).
Northern Colorado carried the momentum through the opening stretch as Trionfetti (100 back, 56.32) and Erokhina (100 breast, 1:03.05) each took first. The Bears swept the podium in the 200 fly, led by Lombardi (2:05.91), followed by Manoli (2:08.40) and Hlaa Diab (2:08.70).
Mishler and Simioni added key points in the 50 free, finishing second (23.97) and third (24.10), respectively, before Trionfetti (52.24) and Lombardi (52.54) went 2-3 in the 100 free. Bernier earned another event win for the Bears in the 200 back (2:05.23), while Erokhina doubled up with a strong performance in the 200 breast (2:16.66).
On the diving boards, Addison Campbell (247.05) and Violet Noel (244.88) placed second and third on 1-meter, while Noel added a third-place finish on 3-meter (229.20).
UNC capped the meet with a close finish in the 200 free relay, where the quartet of Simioni, Trionfetti, Mishler, and Tromp finished just 0.15 seconds behind NM State's top relay in 1:35.13.
UP NEXT
The Bears will travel to Laramie, Wyoming to compete against Wyoming and Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, November 1.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of UNC Athletics, check out the official homepage at uncbears.com. Follow the women's swim and dive team on X (@UNC_BearsSwim), Instagram (@UNC_BearsSwim_Dive), and Facebook (/UNCOBearsswimdive).
The Bears set the tone early with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The "A" team of Martina Yuki Trionfetti, Maria Erokhina, Ellyson Lombardi, and Alexis Mishler claimed first in 1:44.51, while the "B" relay, Ariane Bernier, Avi Tromp, Agathi Manoli, and Vitoria Simioni, finished second at 1:46.67.
Kyra Rabess continued her dominance in the distance events, winning the 1000 free by nearly nine seconds (10:26.17) and later adding another victory in the 500 free (5:06.58).
Northern Colorado carried the momentum through the opening stretch as Trionfetti (100 back, 56.32) and Erokhina (100 breast, 1:03.05) each took first. The Bears swept the podium in the 200 fly, led by Lombardi (2:05.91), followed by Manoli (2:08.40) and Hlaa Diab (2:08.70).
Mishler and Simioni added key points in the 50 free, finishing second (23.97) and third (24.10), respectively, before Trionfetti (52.24) and Lombardi (52.54) went 2-3 in the 100 free. Bernier earned another event win for the Bears in the 200 back (2:05.23), while Erokhina doubled up with a strong performance in the 200 breast (2:16.66).
On the diving boards, Addison Campbell (247.05) and Violet Noel (244.88) placed second and third on 1-meter, while Noel added a third-place finish on 3-meter (229.20).
UNC capped the meet with a close finish in the 200 free relay, where the quartet of Simioni, Trionfetti, Mishler, and Tromp finished just 0.15 seconds behind NM State's top relay in 1:35.13.
UP NEXT
The Bears will travel to Laramie, Wyoming to compete against Wyoming and Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, November 1.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of UNC Athletics, check out the official homepage at uncbears.com. Follow the women's swim and dive team on X (@UNC_BearsSwim), Instagram (@UNC_BearsSwim_Dive), and Facebook (/UNCOBearsswimdive).
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