GUNNISON, Colo. - Western State Colorado University women's swimming and diving team is currently the No.26-ranked program in the nation by collegeswimming.com following two huge defeats of CSU-Pueblo and Adams State University. The Mountaineers look to push into the top-25 this weekend when they travel to Colorado College in Colorado Springs Saturday.
The Mountaineers currently have 16 times in the USA Swimming data base which is lacking the Adams State meet results and the CSU-Pueblo relay results. With all the times included with altitude conversion, Western State would have 31 top-100 times, a dozen top-50, eight top-30, three top-20 and a pair of top-15 times.
Those individuals in the top-50 are
Akemi King in the 500 free (33
rd),
Randi Yarnell in the 200 free (29
th) and 100 back (30
th),
Frances Ivers in the 200 free (46
th) and the 1,000 free (26
th),
Ma'alaea Lawrence in the 100 breast (29
th),
Alexandra Marsolek in the 200 IM (44
th) and
Danielle Ginsburg in the 400 IM (46
th).
Others in the top-100 include
Kate Hewson,
Ariel Fitch,
Morgan Aragon,
Hannah Meehan,
Taylor Bogdahn,
Kelsey Oettinger,
Samantha Martin and
Flynn Guerrieri.
Three of the four Mountaineer relays are in the top-20 of the nation. The 200 free relay is the lone relay outside the top-20 at 27
th led by Yarnell, Hewson, Aragon and Fitch. The 200 medley relay of Yarnell, Marsolek, Ginsburg and Hewson are currently 17
th in the nation. The 400 medley relay of Yarnell, Marsolek, King and Aragon are the first to crack the top-15 at 14
th. The 400 free relay of Hewson, Yarnell, Fitch and Aragon tops out the list at 12
th.
Western State hosts its first home dual against the No.23-ranked Colorado Mesa Friday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. The meet is free to the public and people in attendance will get free admission into the volleyball match later that evening at 7 p.m.
