In their first home swim meet of the season, the Bill & Peggy Foster Duels, the Mavericks defeated Colorado College (215-46), Grand Canyon University (217-36) and CU-Boulder’s club team (207-55) Saturday at the Orchard Mesa Pool. Division I Air Force Academy went 4-0 in the dual meet, including a 161-101 win over MSC.
Freshman Katie Wedel (Pueblo, CO) led the Mavericks with three first place finishes, winning the 100 meter breast (1:19.02), 200 meter breast (2:47.64) and the 200 meter IM (2:31.01).
Montrose native and freshman, Jaclyn McMillen posted a first place finish in the 200 meter backstroke (2:30.99), a second place finish in the 800 meter free (10:11.31) and third place in the 100 meter backstroke (1:10.87).
Second place finishes went to Sarah Hagerstrom (So, Mission Viejo, CA) in the 200 meter free (2:17.78) and Karoline Fry (Fr., Delta, CO) in the 100 meter backstroke (1:10.84). Laura Tully (Jr., Loveland, CO) finished second in the 100 meter breast (1:19.82). Freshman Denby Gardiner (Billings, MT) and sophomore Lauren Brock (Centennial, CO) placed second in the 50 meter free (29.06) and 200 meter breast (2:54.12) respectively.
MSC placed third in the 200 meter medley relay; Fry, Wedel, Gardiner and Gina Panacci (Fr., Lafayette, CA) posted a time of 2:11.66. In the 200 meter free relay, Madoline Morris (So., Fort Collins, CO), Jessica Cort (So., Bloomfield Hills, MI), Brittany Linder (Fr., Elk Grove, CA) and Hagerstrom finished fifth in a time of 2:01.50.
The Mavericks set seven new records in the dual meet;
50 Fr Denby Gardiner
100 Bk Karoline Fry
200 Bk Jackie McMillen
100 Br Katie Wedel
200 Br Katie Wedel
200 IM Katie Wedel
200 Medley Relay Fry, Wedel, Panacci, Gardiner
16 new team records have been set for the season as of November 8.
Mesa State will return to competition on November 21-22 at the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Golden, CO.