Colorado State University Athletics
Four Rams earn wins during first day at Intermountain Shootout
10/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Four members of the Colorado State Rams swimming and diving squad picked up wins during the first day of the Intermountain Shootout hosted by Colorado Mesa University on Friday evening.
BYU leads the team event with CSU within striking distance in second. The Intermountain Shootout will conclude after 12 events are completed tomorrow.
Junior Jenna Beaury provided the first win for the Rams on Friday, taking first in the 100 Breaststroke. Beaury beat her seed time by nearly two seconds, clocking in at 1:05.98. Cristina Bassani placed third in the event. Shortly after, sophomore Katie Kicklighter won the 50 Freestyle with a time of 23.90. Karin Roh and Carmen Mand took fourth and fifth in the event, respectively.
Senior Jess Shepard then won the 100 Backstroke with a time of 56.99, more than 1.5 seconds faster than the runner-up from BYU. Ariana Milone provided CSU’s last win of the day, winning the 1-Meter dive with a score of 255.60.
Sophomore Hailey Spratte recorded a runner-up result in the 1650 Freestyle, finishing in 17:53.09. Mackenzie Halligan, Ida Donohue and Madison Evans took positions 3-5 in the event.
The day started tough for the Rams, as their 200 Medley Relay A team was disqualified. With BYU’s A and B teams taking the top two finishes, the Rams began the day with a large deficit.
IN THEIR WORDS…
“We got gut-punched. We battled back and started to climb back, and we are within striking distance, but it will take a much better day from everyone tomorrow to win it.” – Head Coach Christopher Woodard
“She’s just good. She’s good and she’s experienced and she’s tough. She was a little bit off at times today, but she was still good for us and good enough to win.” – Diving coach Kevin Witt on senior Ariana Milone’s performance
STAT OF THE GAME…
1:05.98 – Jenna Beaury beat her seed time by nearly two seconds to win the 100 Breaststroke on Friday.
NEXT UP:
CSU, BYU and Colorado Mesa will continue at the Intermountain Shootout tomorrow with 12 more events to finish the meet. Live scoring updates are available here.
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