FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.- On day two of the Lumberjack Invite, four Aggies competed in the three meter diving championships.
MacKinna Hauff,
Abigail Watson,
Alexis Tupponce and
Sheridan Decker competed for NM State. Hauff and Watson qualified for the finals in which they each placed in the top-10.
After the event, New Mexico State Coach,
Miranda King remarked, "Our day two performance on the three meter was much better than the one meter. MacKinna and Abby both made it into the finals. Unfortunately, on Raina's last dive on platform Friday night, she tweaked her shoulder and got a stinger which prevented her from competing on day two. The rest of the ladies had a solid list on three meter and I couldn't be more proud of how they finished off the meet.
The two divers for NM State that qualified for the finals, Hauff and Watson, had strong performances to finish off the day.
MacKinna Hauff led the way with a score of 255.00, good for ninth place and Abby Watson was right behind with a score of 248.35 to place in 10th.
HOUSTON, Texas – The second day of the UH Phil Hansel Invitational came to a close after eight events. New Mexico State competed in six of these eight events, including 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke and 800-yard freestyle relay.
The 200-yard medley relay saw NM State place in ninth.
Alix Knagg,
Lauren Wood,
Georgia Brown, and
Lauryn Dean posted a time of 1:44.91 which gave the team a top-10 showing.
Next up was the 400-yard individual medley which saw four NM State swimmers compete in the finals. In this event, sophomore
Lauren Wood led the way for the Aggies with a time of 4:25.72.
Alix Knagg was second on the Aggies at 4:28.31. Rounding out the NM State squad in the 400-yard IM was Nattie French at 4:31.28 and Barb Krizanova with a time of 4:32.63
New Mexico State had their largest showing in the 100-yard butterfly with six swimmers competing.
Georgia Brown was the leading NM State competitor as she posted a time of 56.69, as Raega Nentwich was right behind at 57.11. Mak Sutherland had a time of 57.31 to move into third on the NM State list and
Sina Wegel came in at 58.18 for fourth. Completing the Aggies list of finals competitors was
Lauryn Dean at 59.02 and
Lanie McAlpin, posting a time of 59.61.
Ahead of the pack in the 200-yard freestyle,
Picabo Bender put up a time of 1:50.32. Close behind, Johanna Pettersson finished at 1:52.75. Two more finishers for NM State in this event were Lilly Araujo at 1:53.72 and
Sina Wegel with a time of 1:52.28
The leading finishers for the Aggies in the 100-yard breaststroke finals were
Hanna McGowan who came in at 1:04.84 and
Lauren Wood at 1:05.56. After the 100-yard breaststroke, NM State moved to the 100-yard backstroke as freshman,
Alix Knagg posted the best time for the team at 56.76. Following her impressive time was
Johanna Petersson coming in at 57.76 and
Georgia Brown at 58.53.
The Aggies left their best for last in the 800-yard freestyle relay, as the team came in third place with an overall time of 7:27.03. The impressive team score was carried out by
Picabo Bender, Lilly Araujo,
Sina Wegel and Johanna Pettersson.
The next event for the New Mexico State Aggies swimming and diving team will take place on Dec. 3, back in Flagstaff, Ariz., on the campus of Northern Arizona.
