The Wyoming swimming and diving teams earned their first conference wins of the season on Friday night against the Air Force Falcons. The Cowboys won 179-121 while the Cowgirls came away with a 166-132 win. Both sides won 12 of 16 events. This puts the Cowgirls at 3-0 and the Cowboys at 1-0.
The Cowgirls would put up a dominant performance in the 200 backstroke with top four finishers in the event. Freshman Lainee Jones continued to be impressive on the young season. She won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.42 and a second-place spot in the 500-yard freestyle behind sophomore Katelyn Blattner who landed a first-place finish in the event.
The team of Tyler Klatt, David Murphy, Brayden Love and Jamie Bouda kicked the night off with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. In the 500-yard freestyle, Ryan Netzel and Jacob Harlan took first and second with times of 4:46.33 and 4:47.40.
In the diving events, the Cowgirls had an equally solid night with the trio of Peyton GrandPre, CeeJay Harris and McKenna Houlihan would take the top three spots in the 1-meter event. GrandPre led the Cowgirls taking first with a score of 248.93, Harris took second scoring 217.28 and Houlihan rounded out the top three with a final score of 214.80. These cowgirls placed top three in the 3-meter diving as well.
Next Wednesday the cowgirls will be taking on our border state rival the Colorado State University Rams. This will be a tough challenge for the cowgirls as they are aiming to stay undefeated in duel meets this season. We will see how another away duel will affect these lady swimmers and divers. Following that, the Wyoming swimming and diving team will take on the University of Denver for the second time this season on October 27. The pokes are hoping to come out on top, after placing second at the Denver University Relays early in the season.
