Battle to the End in Moscow

MOSCOW, Idaho (October 31, 2025) – Northern Arizona Swimming and Diving opened its Halloween weekend street journey with a hard-fought battle towards Idaho on Friday night, falling simply quick in a 160.5–139.5 twin on the UI Swim Center.

The Lumberjacks confirmed sturdy depth all through the lineup, led by senior Mackenna Stocker, who swept each diving occasions. Stocker captured the 3-meter title with a rating of 330.45 and adopted up with one other victory on the 1-meter board (311.25). Sisters Grace and Margaret Wesche rounded out top-four finishes in each occasions, giving NAU a dominant presence on the boards.

In the pool, Elsa Musselman delivered a standout triple-win efficiency, taking first within the 200 butterfly (2:03.64), 100 butterfly (54.84), and 100 freestyle (51.73). Senior Cydnie Perkins added two particular person victories within the 100 breaststroke (1:03.10) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.94), whereas sophmore Isahbel Krasht posted sturdy efforts with runner-up finishes within the 500 freestyle (5:02.70) and strong splits in relay motion.

Head coach Andy Johns praised the crew’s resilience and the standard of competitors:

“Hats off to Idaho, they raced well and in the first of the meet took several first and second places which made it tough for us,” head coach Andy Johns mentioned. “In the second half we raced really hard and got pretty close up until the last two events. I’m proud of Elsa who won three events tonight, Cydnie winning both of the breaststroke events and Isahbel stepping up. The divers were solid today and kept us in the meet down to the final two events. There are some things we did tonight that I’m excited about but hats off to the Vandals, they were ready and brought good competition. Now it is time for us to have a quick turn around and get ready for a really good Washington State team tomorrow.”

NAU returns to motion Saturday morning in Pullman for a fast turnaround towards Washington State, persevering with its Pacific Northwest street swing. Swimming outcomes are obtainable on the MeetMobile app, with diving outcomes posted on DiveMeets.com.

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