English Takes 1-Meter Title at Denver – New Mexico Lobos

DENVER, Colo. – Alice English did it again, scoring another Zone qualifying mark and hitting a season-best 294.75, to win the 1-meter diving title in UNM’s dual meet with the University of Denver at the El Pomar Natatorium.

Overall, English’s event win was UNM’s lone event win of the day as Denver took the dual meet 236.5 to 61.5.

The junior diver topped Denver’s Savanna Berry by 13.2 points, 294.75 to 281.55, in earning her, topping her previous best mark on the season, set against Nevada on December 19 when she finished fifth with a 284.55. English was also UNM’s top finisher in the 3-meter, coming in fourth at 263.80.

The Lobos as a team tallied a pair of third-place relay finishes, coming in third in the 400-yard medley relay and in the final event, the 200-yard relay.

Sprinter Arianna Stokes was barely edged out by Denver’s Julia Saxman in the 50-yard free, 23.59 to 23.68.

Tahlia Micallef was third in the 200-yard free at 1:56.71, and Kaylah Yazzie was likewise in the 100-yard back at 58.04. Mollie Gorman, swimming for the first time as a collegian in her home state, was third in the 100-yard breast at 1:06.46 and in the 200-yard breast at 2:25.55. Olivia Hann was third in one of the tightest races on the day, the women’s 100-yard free. She finished at 52.46, a hundredth of a second ahead of Denver’s Anais Montibert, but also just 0.51 seconds out of first and an event win.

Sophia Corder zipped to a third-place finish in the 100-yard fly at 58.13.

The Lobos now head an hour south to take on Air Force and Colorado State in a tri-meet at the U.S. Air Force Academy.