PHARR, Texas – Although the Aggies didn't have quite the record-breaking day it had on Thursday, NM State still put forth some solid efforts to come away with positive results on day three of the WAC Championships at the City of Pharr Natatorium. Entering the final day of competition, the Aggies find themselves in fourth place with 322 points and just seven points out of the third spot.
 
Lindsay Puhalski opened the day with a time of four minutes and 19.56 seconds in the prelims of the 400 IM, securing her second top seed for finals in as many days. Puhalski would ultimately go on to claim her second individual podium finish and third overall as she finished second with a time of 4:17.53 in the finals.
 
Later, a strong swim from Naomi Slee in the prelims of the 200 free would help the freshman sneak into the finals as she finished with a time of 1:50.99 – 0.26 seconds faster than the ninth-place finisher. Slee would capitalize on her opportunity as she bettered her time by more than one-and-a-half seconds to secure a third-place finish after reaching the wall at 1:49.38.
 
A pair of Aggies also made the finals in the 100 back as Thea Masselink and Maude Boily-Dufour finished at 54.96 and 54.98, respectively, to claim the final two spots. The duo would go on to finish back-to-back in the finals as well as Masselink finished seventh (55.37) and Boily-Dufour finished eighth (55.53).
 
In the diving events, sophomore Casey Schmidt shined the brightest for the Aggies in the platform event as she turned in a score of 200.75 in the prelims to land a spot among the top eight divers in the finals. In the finals, Schmidt would improve her positioning by one spot as she finished seventh with a score of 195.55.
 
NM State will be back for the final day of the WAC Championships tomorrow morning. Saturday's events include the 200 back, the 100 free, the 200 breast, the 200 butterfly, the 1650 free and the 400 free relay to conclude the four-day event.
 
Prelims are slated to begin at 10:30 a.m. MT while finals will start at 4:45 p.m. For those watching in the United States, prelims will be available on WAC International while finals will be available on ESPN+. International viewers may watch the entire day's events on WAC International.

Day Three Standings
1. Northern Arizona - 642 points
2. Grand Canyon - 426 points
3. Utah Tech - 329 points
4. NM State - 322 points
5. Northern Colorado - 316 points
6. California Baptist - 222 points
7. Idaho - 208 points
8. Seattle U - 129 points