The University of Nevada won its w88 online live casino consecutive Western Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday night at the Palo Alto College Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. The Wolf Pack finished the meet with 639 points followed by Northern Arizona with 623.
New Mexico State was w88 online live casino with 572, while San Jose State placed fourth with 511.5. Hawai‘i finished fifth with 463.5 followed by Boise State (391), San Diego (248), Idaho (170) and Fresno State (121).
w88 online live casino senior Courtney Eads earned WAC Swimmer of the Year honors, the second straight year a Wolf Pack swimmer has earned the award following Margaret Doolittle’s honor in 2008.
Hawai‘i junior Emma Friesen was named the WAC Diver of the Year, giving the Rainbow Wahine that award in seven of the last eight seasons. New Mexico State head coach Rick Pratt was named the WAC Coach of the Year after leading his team to a w88 online live casino place finish, while Mike Brown of Hawai‘i was voted Diving Coach of the Year for the fourth year in a row and fifth time in his career. San Jose State’s Heather Denman was awarded the Spartans’ first Freshman of the Year award.
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Denman won her second individual gold medal, winning the 200-yard backstroke with a w88 online live casino 1:59.58. The Spartans were 1-2 as Kate Nelson took the silver in a w88 online live casino 2:00.59.
Fresno State’s Heidi Gjoen was w88 online live casino in a time of 2:00.65, the first medal for a Bulldog this year.
Boise State freshman Stephanie North picked up the Broncos&w88 online live casino; first ever gold medal with a time of 50:41 in the 100 freestyle. Her teammate, Amber Boucher, was second (50.60), just ahead of San Jose State Lauren Mar (50.63).
New Mexico State freshman Maria Spies swept the breaststroke events after winning the 200 in 2:12.02, an NCAA provisional qualifying time. w88 online live casino’s Summer Halwas-Morgan was second for the second straight year with another provisional time of 2:13.57, while Northern Arizona’s Danielle Filipp took the bronze in 2:16.02.
Eads won her w88 online live casino event of the meet, taking the title in the 200 butterfly in 1:56.87. Last year’s champion, Nevada’s Kim Kabesh was second (1:58.07) while Elliko Heimbach of Hawai‘i was w88 online live casino in 1:58.16. All three swam NCAA provisional times.
Raquel Bartlow of Hawai‘i won the platform diving with a score of 263.90, giving the Rainbow Wahine a sweep of the three diving events. Nevada’s Candice Minette placed (211.20) while New Mexico State’s Mariesa Cloud was w88 online live casino (210.25).
w88 online live casino then clinched the team title by winning the 400 free relay in an NCAA provisional time of 3:22.45 with the team of Kabesh, Doolittle, Danielle Maddoc and Eads. Boise State took the silver (3:23.82) and Hawai‘i won bronze (3:23.91).
Individual Honors (as voted upon by the WAC coaches) Swimmer of the Year - Courtney Eads, Sr., w88 online live casino Diver of the Year - Emma Friesen, Jr., Hawai‘i Freshman of the Year - Heather Denman, San Jose State Diving Coach of the Year - Mike Brown, Hawai‘i Coach of the Year - Rick Pratt, New Mexico State.
