GUNNISON, Colo. – Western Colorado University hosts a home dual against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference competition for the second time in three weeks when Colorado Mesa University comes to town on Saturday morning. The Mountaineers and the Mavericks will contest a 14 event schedule set for a 10:00 a.m. start at Paul Wright Natatorium.

Two weeks after taking a victory over CSU-Pueblo, 134-84, Western returns to the waters of their home pool. Picked fifth in the RMAC Preseason Poll, the Mountaineers easily outdistanced the sixth-ranked Thunderwolves.

However, Western faces a much stiffer challenge Saturday against nationally-ranked Colorado Mesa University. Currently the Mavericks are the eighth-ranked team in NCAA DII CSCAA Coaches Poll.
 
Early in the season, the Mountaineers are off to a solid start with three individuals, and five-total performances among the top ten on the RMAC performance lists.

Leading that group of women is Randi Yarnell. Most recently, Yarnell broke her own pool record in the 100 Freestyle with a 53.38 clocking against CSU-Pueblo. Following the altitude adjustment, the performance ranks third in the RMAC.

Also earning RMAC top five performances early in the season are Savannah Tice with a 59.59 altitude adjusted effort in the 100 backstroke and Sydney Skiles with an 11:06.56 in the 1,000 Freestyle

Western also sits second on the performance list in the 400 Medley Relay as the team of Tice, Alex Johnson, Jordyn Richey, and Kali Stier earned an altitude adjusted 4:09.38 against CSU-Pueblo.

The Mountaineers have also posted the RMAC's sixth-fastest 200 Free Relay in 1:42.35. Members of that squad include Yarnell, Stier, Caroline Katzmann, and Nina Crouch.

For those who can't make it out to Paul Wright Natatorium be sure to check back to gomountaineers.com for results and a recap of all the action.