HOUSTON, Texas – Cowboy swimming and diving continues to lead the field at the Western Athletic Conference Championships after two days of competition at the Houston CRWC Natatrorium.
The Cowboys sit in first with 285 points, followed by Air Force with 267 in second and Grand Canyon in third with 242 points.
Wyoming once again tallied significant points on the boards with second, third and fifth place finishes in the 3-meter diving event. Freshman Scotia Mullin scored a 349.75 to place second, followed by senior Jacob Rehmeier in third with 319.85 points and redshirt sophomore Ryan Russi in fifth with 284.95 points.
“Wade was amazing in breaking the school record today, just a terrific swim,” UW head coach TJ Johnson said. “We did a great job in the individual medley making up for the 500 freestyle. The 200 freestyle putting up the second-fastest time in school history got us back in the right direction. The divers were super once again and then pushed us back into the lead. Tomorrow we need to work hard to extend that lead.”
Junior Wade Nelson broke the school record in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:45.00. His time broke his season-best mark by over three seconds and was fast enough for a second-place finish.
Sophomore Jack Herron competed in the consolation final of the 500 freestyle, and recorded the second-best time of the finals with a mark of 4:23.64. It was his fastest time of the season.
The Cowboys will return to the pool tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. MT for preliminary heats, with the finals set to begin at 5 p.m. MT.
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