Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, January 26
Fort Collins, Colo.
4 PM MT
Colorado State
vs
Air Force
Photo by: Javon Harris
CSU to host Air Force on Friday for final dual meet of 2017-18
1/24/2018 5:26:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Meet will be streamed live at CSURams.com/live
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State swimming & diving squad will host Air Force on Friday at Moby Pool in the team's final dual meet of the 2017-18 season. The 3-meter dive will kick the event off at 3:15 p.m. MT, while the first swim event will occur at 4 p.m.
The entire meet will be streamed live at CSURams.com/live.
CSU is coming off one of its most successful weeks in recent memory, going 5-0 from Jan. 8-13. The Rams began that week with three wins in San Diego against a trio of Mountain West foes – San Diego State, Fresno State and New Mexico. CSU then beat Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado in consecutive days to cap a nearly perfect week.
"It was a huge accomplishment," CSU head coach Woody Woodard said. "It maybe caught us a little by surprise, how tough we were against San Diego State and how well we swam. It's a huge shot in the arm for the girls' confidence."
Junior Tonicia Thomas played a huge role in CSU's success in those competitions, and was awarded MW Swimmer of the Week honors for her efforts.
"Toni has been a star for us, basically since she walked on campus," Woodard said.
This dual against Air Force is CSU's final competitive opportunity to get tuned up before the MW Championships in San Antonio (Feb. 14-17). CSU will use the meet as an opportunity to evaluate themselves one final time before heading to Texas, but the squad also wants to beat its MW rival.
"It's not a meet where we can go in and just swim proper races; we have to compete and try to win," Woodard said. "Air Force is a tough rival that took us in a dual last year and our girls carried that into conference."
The Falcons are 10-6 in duals this season. AFA and CSU both competed at the Phill Hansel Invite in Houston in November, with the Falcons placing fifth and the Rams finishing seventh in the 10-team field. AFA defeated CSU, 158-123, in Albuquerque, N.M., last season.
The entire meet will be streamed live at CSURams.com/live.
CSU is coming off one of its most successful weeks in recent memory, going 5-0 from Jan. 8-13. The Rams began that week with three wins in San Diego against a trio of Mountain West foes – San Diego State, Fresno State and New Mexico. CSU then beat Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado in consecutive days to cap a nearly perfect week.
"It was a huge accomplishment," CSU head coach Woody Woodard said. "It maybe caught us a little by surprise, how tough we were against San Diego State and how well we swam. It's a huge shot in the arm for the girls' confidence."
Junior Tonicia Thomas played a huge role in CSU's success in those competitions, and was awarded MW Swimmer of the Week honors for her efforts.
"Toni has been a star for us, basically since she walked on campus," Woodard said.
This dual against Air Force is CSU's final competitive opportunity to get tuned up before the MW Championships in San Antonio (Feb. 14-17). CSU will use the meet as an opportunity to evaluate themselves one final time before heading to Texas, but the squad also wants to beat its MW rival.
"It's not a meet where we can go in and just swim proper races; we have to compete and try to win," Woodard said. "Air Force is a tough rival that took us in a dual last year and our girls carried that into conference."
The Falcons are 10-6 in duals this season. AFA and CSU both competed at the Phill Hansel Invite in Houston in November, with the Falcons placing fifth and the Rams finishing seventh in the 10-team field. AFA defeated CSU, 158-123, in Albuquerque, N.M., last season.
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