Swimming & Diving Impresses with Two Pool Information, Diving Win

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (January 30, 2026) – Heading into Senior Day, the Northern Arizona swimming & diving impressed on Friday, racking up an 80-24 twin win in opposition to Utah Tech and capturing three of the highest 4 spots on the 3-meter springboard.
 

The Lumberjack swimmers hosted Utah Tech Friday afternoon on the Aquatic & Tennis Complex and picked up 5 occasion wins within the six-event twin. Cydnie Perkins set the 200 breaststroke pool file, clocking a time of two:15.39 to greatest the earlier file of two:16.82 set in 2018. Perkins already owns the pool file within the 100 breaststroke.
 
After Perkins set a brand new pool file within the penultimate occasion of the day, the Lumberjacks shattered the pool file within the 800 freestyle relay. Isahbel Krasht swam the primary leg, turning it over to Evalotta Aabrams, who clocked the quickest cut up of 1:50.77. Kaci Kelaher and Abbie Miller closed out the relay as NAU posted a successful time of seven:30.46, almost three seconds sooner than Boise State’s earlier file set six years in the past.
 
“There were a lot of great swims across the board,” mentioned head coach Andy Johns. “Some of them were hidden in the middle of relays, but the splits were awesome. We had lifetime bests at altitude a month out (of conference championships), so I’m pretty pleased with what’s happening here. We’ll need to come back out tomorrow, race with the same energy, effort and excitement to set us up for Texas because it’s going to be a battle at the conference meet.”
 
NAU claimed the highest two spots within the 200 medley relay to open the twin with the Lumberjacks’ ‘A’ workforce of Gracie Munk, Perkins, Elsa Musselman and Kokona Watanabe handing over a time of 1:41.65. Krasht adopted up with a win within the 200 butterfly with a time of two:02.68, main a 1-2-3 NAU sweep within the occasion.
 
Munk almost captured the pool file within the 200 backstroke, simply lacking by lower than a second, with a successful time of 1:59.77. Munk led 4 swimmers within the high 4 spots.
 
Utah Tech claimed its lone occasion win of the day within the 200 freestyle relay, edging out NAU on the wall. The Trailblazers posted a time of 1:33.86, whereas NAU’s ‘A’ relay of Musselman, Watanabe, Katarina Klatt and Camryn Brown completed proper behind at 1:33.91. In the day’s ultimate particular person occasion, Perkins paced the ‘Jacks in a 1-2-3 end within the 200 breaststroke.
 
The NAU divers opened Friday’s competitors with the second day of the Lumberjack Diving Invite. After inserting on second to Arizona’s Zara Joy Ayazi on 1-meter on Thursday, Mackenna Stocker obtained the most effective of Ayazi on 3-meter.
 
Stocker carried the occasion’s greatest prelim rating of 305.35 into the finals and held on for the win with a ultimate rating of 602.30. 
 
Ayazi prevented a clear sweep of the highest three spots by the Lumberjacks as Margaret Wesche and Grace Wesche completed third and fourth respectively. Margaret Wesche posted a finals rating of 584.20 and Grace Wesche recorded a rating of 574.70. Kirsten Clark totaled a rating of 200.65 within the preliminary spherical.
 
“Today was a great day, obviously with Mack Stocker getting the win, that’s huge against some really tough competition,” mentioned head diving coach Nikki Kelsey. “Maggie and Grace right there in third and fourth was awesome as well. There was consistent diving and there’s still room for improvement, which is great with a few more weeks of practice before we go into conference and zones. Kirsten Clark had one of the best dives I’ve seen her do too, so that was great. I’m really proud of all of them.”
 
The Lumberjacks will rejoice their seven seniors, Munk, Musselman, Perkins, Clark, Stocker, Grace Wesche and Margaret Wesche, throughout Senior Day on Saturday. The divers will conclude the Lumberjack Diving Invite, starting at 10:30 a.m. MST, and the swimmers will host Utah Tech in one other twin beginning at 11 a.m. MST.
 
NAU’s ultimate competitors of the common season is free for all followers to attend.
 

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