Utah Swimming and Diving Notes

1/17/2006 12:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Jan. 17, 2006

THIS WEEK:

The University of Utah women's swimming and diving team takes on Colorado State this Saturday, Jan. 21, at Ute Natatorium. The meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m. and will consist of 16 events.

The Utah women's team beat New Mexico and TCU over the weekend to improve to 5-1 overall and remain undefeated in conference dual meets at 4-0. The women currently are the only undefeated team in the MWC with BYU falling to TCU over the weekend.

SCOUTING COLORADO STATE:

Colorado State holds a 4-1 conference mark with its sole loss at the hands of TCU in Fort Collins, Colo. Colorado State has not competed since Dec. 3, 2005, when the Rams beat Air Force and San Diego State in a double dual meet. CSU will compete against BYU on Friday night before facing the Utes on Saturday.

QUOTING HEAD COACH Michael Litzinger: "Swimming and diving against CSU is always a highlight of our season. We both are usually in the running for a conference title which makes for an exciting afternoon of college swimming."

NEW MEXICO/TCU RECAP:

Utah women's swimming and diving team defeated the New Mexico Lobos, 129-107 at Ute Natatorium Jan. 13. The Utes won nine of thirteen events, with the final three events being swum as exhibition for Utah.

With a 1-2-3 finish in the 400 medley relay, Utah was able to jump out to an early lead on New Mexico. The `A' team of Leah Jensen, Ariane Kich, Meghan Demchuk and Shannon McQueen took top honors with a time of 4 minutes, 00.41 seconds. The `C' relay team of Amy Barefield, Caitlin Tidwell, Amber Walter and Jennifer Fredsall placed second (4:02.70), followed by Utah's `B' team of Marissa Martin, Adrienne Coburn, Alison McInturff and Amber Walker in third place (4:04.87).

In the 1000 free, Rachael Curci (10:42.65) and Meghan Fleisch (11:08.67) finished first and second, respectively, to help increase Utah's lead over the Lobos. Curci also won the 500 free with a time of 5 minutes, 14.16 seconds.

Coburn posted a second-place finish in the 200 free (2:00.11). Jennifer Trescott (2:01.53) and Michelle Blair (2:01.61) finished third and fourth, respectively, to follow Coburn.

Other top finishers include: Fredsall in the 50 free (25.26) and the 100 free (54.95), Walker placed second in the 100 free (55.61). In the 200 IM, McInturff placed first (2:10.19), followed by Kich (2:16.51). Demchuk won the 200 fly (2:09.52). In the 200 back, McQueen took top honors (2:08.20)

In the 1-meter diving event, junior Kelsey Patterson finished first with a score of 312.22 points. Freshman Anna Braszkewiecz placed third with 246.30 points.

Utah competed in the 3-meter diving, 200 breast and 400 free relay events as an exhibition event.

The women also beat TCU by a score of 129-114, winning eight-of-13 events on Jan. 14. Kelsey Patterson won both diving events after tallying 294.30 points in the 1-meter and 327.90 points in the 3-meter.

In the 400 medley relay, Utah's `A' team of Shannon McQueen, Amber Walter, Jennifer Fredsall and Alison McInturff took top honors with a time of 3 minutes, 56.04 seconds.

Also claiming first was: Rachael Curci in the 1000 free (10:34.46) and the 500 free (5:09.01). In the 200 free, McInturff took top honors (1:53.24), Walter finished first in the 50 free in 23.75 seconds, and Martin won the 200 back with a time of 2 minutes, 06.04 seconds.