Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, January 19
Fort Collins, Colo.
11 AM MT
Colorado State
175
vs
125
Air Force
Colorado State defeats Air Force 175-125 on Senior Day
1/19/2019 3:36:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Rams win 14 of 16 events in dual against Falcons
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State women's swimming and diving team celebrated its seniors at Moby Pool on Saturday with a 175-125 triumph over Air Force.
The Rams notched first place in 12 of 14 swimming events and dominated the diving events with senior Rachel Holland placing first in both 3-meter and 1-meter diving. She eclipsed her personal best in each event.
Toni Thomas, Maddie Ward, Marie Goodwyn and Kristina Friedrichs kicked off the dual meet with a successful 200-yard medley relay, placing first in 1:47.03. Each swimmer also followed with an individual event win.
Thomas won the 100 backstroke (56.59) and 200 backstroke (2:04.32). Ward cleaned up the breaststroke events, placing first in both the 100 (1:05.07) and 200 (2:21.48). Goodwyn swam a 2:08.00 in the 200 butterfly, earning herself first place, and Friedrichs had her turn, winning the 100 freestyle in 54.20.
Senior Haley Rowley cleaned up the 1000 freestyle (10:31.67), finishing over 20 seconds before the rest of her competition.
Jennae Frederick and Julia Box were the only CSU swimmers to compete in the 100 butterfly, placing first and second, respectively. Frederick finished with a 57.98, while Box logged a 58.02.
In the 200 freestyle, Andrea Basile swam for first with a 1:58.48, while fellow freestylers Elsa Litteken (50 freestyle, 24.98) and Kristina Friedrichs (100 freestyle, 54.20) also placed first in their events.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Chris Woodard
On today's performance
"To pull out the number of wins that we did today was good. A lot of our high-performing kids swam really, really well."
On what's ahead
"We know we need rest, but they're not getting it yet, so they'll just have to stay focused for UNC coming up (Feb. 1) and we'll give them the rest to get ready for (Mountain West) Championships (Feb. 20-23)."
Interim Diving Coach Luke Richmond
On today's results
"Today was really an incredible day. All season long our girls have been putting in a lot of work, a lot of fundamental changes in their diving and it's really coming to a point where it's all falling into place, especially going into the Mountain West Championships."
On diver Rachel Holland's performance
"Rachel (Holland), in both boards, had significant personal records. When you're looking at a two-point leap in a diving event, it's like (improving) two seconds in a 50 free. We couldn't be more proud of her. She's been putting in the work. She threw three new dives in the meet and scored them all well."
UP NEXT:
The swimmers will return to Moby Pool to face off with Northern Colorado on Friday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. for their final home competition of the season. The Rams' divers will travel to Colorado Springs to compete in the two-day Air Force Diving Invitational, Feb. 1-2.
The Rams notched first place in 12 of 14 swimming events and dominated the diving events with senior Rachel Holland placing first in both 3-meter and 1-meter diving. She eclipsed her personal best in each event.
Toni Thomas, Maddie Ward, Marie Goodwyn and Kristina Friedrichs kicked off the dual meet with a successful 200-yard medley relay, placing first in 1:47.03. Each swimmer also followed with an individual event win.
Thomas won the 100 backstroke (56.59) and 200 backstroke (2:04.32). Ward cleaned up the breaststroke events, placing first in both the 100 (1:05.07) and 200 (2:21.48). Goodwyn swam a 2:08.00 in the 200 butterfly, earning herself first place, and Friedrichs had her turn, winning the 100 freestyle in 54.20.
Senior Haley Rowley cleaned up the 1000 freestyle (10:31.67), finishing over 20 seconds before the rest of her competition.
Jennae Frederick and Julia Box were the only CSU swimmers to compete in the 100 butterfly, placing first and second, respectively. Frederick finished with a 57.98, while Box logged a 58.02.
In the 200 freestyle, Andrea Basile swam for first with a 1:58.48, while fellow freestylers Elsa Litteken (50 freestyle, 24.98) and Kristina Friedrichs (100 freestyle, 54.20) also placed first in their events.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Chris Woodard
On today's performance
"To pull out the number of wins that we did today was good. A lot of our high-performing kids swam really, really well."
On what's ahead
"We know we need rest, but they're not getting it yet, so they'll just have to stay focused for UNC coming up (Feb. 1) and we'll give them the rest to get ready for (Mountain West) Championships (Feb. 20-23)."
Interim Diving Coach Luke Richmond
On today's results
"Today was really an incredible day. All season long our girls have been putting in a lot of work, a lot of fundamental changes in their diving and it's really coming to a point where it's all falling into place, especially going into the Mountain West Championships."
On diver Rachel Holland's performance
"Rachel (Holland), in both boards, had significant personal records. When you're looking at a two-point leap in a diving event, it's like (improving) two seconds in a 50 free. We couldn't be more proud of her. She's been putting in the work. She threw three new dives in the meet and scored them all well."
UP NEXT:
The swimmers will return to Moby Pool to face off with Northern Colorado on Friday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. for their final home competition of the season. The Rams' divers will travel to Colorado Springs to compete in the two-day Air Force Diving Invitational, Feb. 1-2.
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