Payten Irwin

Cheyanna Cordova

Distance Freestyle

/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Reese Hazan

IM/Butterfly/Backstroke

/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Lily Mayer

Mid Distance Free

/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Audrey Varet

/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Photo by: Jesus Ayala, UNC Athletics

Photo by: Jesus Ayala, UNC Athletics

Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Fly
Hometown:
Erie, Colo.
Prev School:
Washington State

Awards & Honors

CSC Academic All-District Honors 2024-2025
All-Western Athletic Conference Selection.
Two time team captain
School records in 200 fly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay
100 butterfly second in school history
50 freestyle fifth in school history.
Second Team Scholar All-American

Personal Bests
200 Fly: 1:58.71
100 Fly: 53.55
50 Free: 23.40

2024-25
- Finished sixth in the 200y fly with 2:03.49 at the Trailblazer Invitational
- Swam to a second place finish in the 100y fly against Wyoming
- Had two second place finishes against NMSU in the 100y and 200y fly events
- Placed second in the 200y fly at the Air Force Front Range Invite

2023-24: At the WAC Championships, placed second in the 200-yard fly (1:59.17), third in the 100-yard fly (53.92), and seventh in the 50-yard free (23.59).

2022-23: finished second at the WAC Championships in the 200-yard fly with a time of 1:59.16 and placed sixth in the 100-yard fly with a time of 54.58.

2021-22
- Competed in five meets this season, including the WAC Championships.
- Placed first seven times over the year. (200 free relay/200 medley relay/400 medley relay/ 100 butterfly/200 butterfly at Intermountain Shootout, 400 medley relay/200 butterfly vs. Wyoming)
- At WAC, placed first in 400 medley relay, 2nd in the 200 free relay, 3rd in the 100 butterfly, and 10th in the 50 free.

2020-21
- Swam in six meets during the season, including the WAC Championships.
- Placed first in the 400 free relay vs. Denver.

High School
- All-State, All-Conference and High Point member
- Member of the Academic All-Conference Team
- 2019 Colorado State Champion in 100 fly and 50

Personal
Payten is the daughter of Blake and Aimee and the sister to Brooke. Sports runs deep in her family. Both her parents were Division I athletes at the University of New Mexico. Irwin's father would go on to a career in the NFL. Her Uncle also made it to the NFL via the University of Colorado. She's the great niece of three-time US Open Golf Champion Hale Irwin. And her sister Brooke is on her way to a career in gymnastics.