Colorado State University Athletics
Swimming Downs SDSU and Air Force
12/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Colorado State?s Swimming and Diving team was off to a rough start against conference rivals San Diego State and Air Force in their double dual Saturday afternoon at Moby pool after loosing three of the first four events contested to SDSU. However, the team managed to pull together and come out victorious against Air Force (213-87) and San Diego State (168-130).
The Rams won 15 of the 16 events against Air Force and only 9 of the 16 against San Diego State.
The 200 Medley Relay made up of freshman Brette Winegarner, junior Lyndsey McCaslin, sophomore Rachelle Kula and senior Paula Langner put the Rams in the lead with their win (1:49.37). However, the Rams fell short in the next three races, which San Diego State dominated.
The trio of McCaslin, followed by seniors Jamie Robinson and Lissa Fischer went 1-2-3 in the 100 breaststroke to fire up the team. Senior Corinne Hofstetter won the 200 butterfly following the sweep in a quick 2:08.29 and senior Lori Vigil captured first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards with respective scores of 277.40 and 289.60.
Winegarner posted a season best in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:08.79, also fast enough to beat the rest of the field and take first. Robinson and Fischer followed up Winegarner?s performance with a 1-2 finish in the 200 breaststroke with times of 2:22.73 and 2:24.55. The final win for the Rams came from Kula who flew to first in the 100 butterfly in a time of 59.07.
The Rams are now 3-0 in conference competition with wins over the Air Force Academy, San Diego State University and New Mexico. They have extended their all-time record against Air Force to 12-2 and 5-1 over San Diego. The Rams will return to action January 16, 2004 against conference foe and the defending Mountain West Conference champions, BYU at their home pool.
