Swim and Dive Drops Heartbreaker to Colorado State in Remaining Occasions

MOSCOW, Idaho – For the ultimate meet of a back-to-back-to-back homestand, Idaho Swim and Dive hosted the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West for a two-day duel within the University Swim Center.

Split up into two separate days, diving commenced on Friday and the outcomes confirmed a robust outing from the black and gold. Maya Salvitti, having already certified for Zone E in each occasions, received the 1M and 3M outright with scores of 325.43 and 271.35, respectively. Amelia Ward took dwelling the bronze in each occasions with marks of 265.65 and 257.70. 

In the 1000 Y Freestyle, sophomore Holly Lenarz took the win, clocked at 10:20.87. Isabelle Borke added one other win to her season complete within the 200 Y Free (1:50.53), and Madelyn Butler (23.53) and Katy Foley (23.83) took dwelling 2nd and third within the 50 Y Free.

Adding one other to what has been a dominant two yr stretch for her, Ginger Kiefer collected one other faculty file within the 100 Y IM, ending with a historic time of 57.16. This is Kiefer’s first file of the yr and first since she took dwelling 4 such marks and three particular person titles on the WAC Championships. 

Courtney Crawford earned a prime end within the 100 Y Breaststroke, clocked at 1:03.67. Butler, Foley, Borke, and Sydney Heasman received the day on the 200 Y Freestyle Relay, and the group of Kiefer, Crawford, Butler, and Heasman took dwelling silver within the 200 Y Medley Relay. 

All-in-all, the Vandals received seven of 13 occasions between swimming and diving, and a number of private bests peppered the ultimate outcomes. Marie Mason’s second-overall time of 4:58.23 within the 500 Y Freestyle was a private greatest and the primary time in her profession she completed beneath 5 minutes. Crawford’s time within the 100 Y Breast was her first time beneath 1:04. Borke’s time of fifty.98 within the 100 Y Freestyle was her first time beneath 51 seconds. Ultimately, the ultimate occasions got here right down to the wire, and the Rams did simply sufficient come out on prime.

The Vandals may have every week off of competitions after three dwelling meets in every week’s span. They will return to motion on Nov. 20 with the diving squad heading to California for the Trojan Diving Invitational. Starting on Nov. 21, Idaho will host the Northwest Collegiate invite within the Idaho Central Aquatics Center in Boise.

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