Rams finish MW Championships in seventh, Rowley wins Senior Recognition Award

Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championship
Feb. 20-23 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
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MINNEAPOLIS - The Colorado State swimming & diving team finished the 2019 Mountain West Championships in seventh place and senior Haley Rowley was award the Senior Recognition Award.

The Senior Recognition Award is voted on by the Mountain West coaches that honors a senior who is successful academically and in competition.

Haley Rowley started the night with a second place finish in the 1650 freestyle with a 16:25.33, which set a new season record and was just 10 seconds off from the school record – set by Rowley in 2018.

In the 200 backstroke, Tonicia Thomas placed fifth with a 1:57.02 mark – a season best and a NCAA "B" cut time.

Madison Ward added another first place finish to her 2019 Championship file on her way to setting a new school record. The sophomore took gold in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:09.85 – breaking her old school record by over two seconds. Her mark is also a NCAA "B" cut time. Ward finishes the 2019 Mountain West Championships placing in the top-3 in three different events and setting three school records, plus being a part of the 200 medley relay who finished third. All events totaled 138 points for the Rams.

In the final diving event, Skylar Williams placed 14th in the platform diving with a prelim score of 206.60 and 205.15 finals score – both shattering the season best.

Colorado State finishes the 2019 MW Championships, setting three school records – 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 200 medley relay.

QUOTES
Head Coach Christopher Woodard…
"We are so excited about the direction of our program and the standard of competitiveness and professionalism our seniors and staff have established."

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Mountain West Championships: Day 3

MINNEAPOLIS – With 11 different swimmers competing in final events on Friday night, the Colorado State swimming & diving team sits in seventh place at the Mountain West Swimming & Diving Championships

Haley Rowley started the night with a second place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:14.77. Marie Goodwyn followed with a time of 4:23.48, while Grace Siebmann clocked in at 4:21.78, Ida Donohue at 4:24.46 and Jennae Frederick at 4:24.73.

In the 100 butterfly, Julia Box and Elsa Litteken followed each other with a time of 56.24 and 56.48, respectfully. The Rams scored again in the 100 breaststroke as Madison Ward crushed the school record with a mark of 1:00:02, which also is a NCAA consideration cut. Tonicia Thomas added points for the Rams in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.74, which is also a season best.

Colorado State ended the night with an eighth place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.27. The relay includes Elsa Litteken, Kristina Friedrichs, Olivia Chatman and Tonicia Thomas.

UP NEXT
The 2019 Swimming & Diving Championships will conclude tomorrow as the finals will start at 2:30 p.m., MT with the 1650 free followed by the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving and 400 free relay beginning at 5:30 p.m., MT.

You can follow all these events on FloSwimming or see results here… Swimming | Diving.

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Mountain West Championships: Day 2

MINNEAPOLIS – The Colorado State swimming & diving team moved up two spots to 6th place at the 2019 Mountain West Swimming & Diving Championships.

Skylar Williams scored points again for the Rams, this time in the 3-meter dive. The sophomore scored a 295.95 in the prelims before recording a 303.85 in the finals to place seventh, while also scoring the highest of the season and making a NCAA Zone cut.

In the swimming events, Haley Rowley touched in 4:48.62 – a season best – in the a-final 500-yard freestyle to scored 26 points for the Rams, while Madison Gordley also added to the team total in the c-final with a mark of 4:58.53, which was the fast time of the season for the sophomore.

In the 200 IM, Madison Ward clocked a 2:00.04, which set a broke the school record set in 2018 by Marie Goodwyn. The sophomore registered the quickest split time on the breaststroke with a 28.83 split on her way to scoring 27 points for Colorado State. In the b-final, Marie Goodwyn added to the point total with a touch at 2:03.42 – a new season high.

Colorado State ended the night with a fourth place finish in the 400 medley relay, recording a 3:40.29 touch and setting a season best – less than a second off the school record. The relay was made up of Tonicia Thomas, Madison Ward, Julia Box and Kristina Friedrichs.

QUOTES
Head Coach Christopher Woodard on yesterday's 200 medley relay team…
"Amazing. Those girls just got off in each of their legs really, really well. They had great exchanges and their energy was high. That's why we come here – to try and take school records down and it's hard because they have set a great standard, but they did it. I was really impressed with their drive."

Woodard on Madison Ward…
"She dropped the fastest 50 split on the breaststroke and that really energized the crowd. She went from fifth at the 100 split and drove up toward the lead. It was phenomenal. She set a school record and that is why we're here. I couldn't happier for her, she is just an awesome kid."

Diving Coach Luke Richmond on Skylar Williams…
"Not only was her prelim performance outstanding, but she hit 6-for-6 dives. It's an extremely tough field, so if you even wanted to qualify for consolations, you need to have a NCAA Zone qualifying score, which is tough enough to do. She finished in prelims with a personal best with a 295.95, which is a huge score. But then to come back around in finals and improved that performance, was just stellar. It was a tough meet. There was some good diving and Skylar is a competitor and duked it out and she made us all proud. We're really happy for her."

UP NEXT
The 2019 Mountain West Swimming & Diving Championships will continue tomorrow starting at 10 a.m., MT with the prelims for the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back. The finals for each event will follow Friday evening starting at 5:30 p.m., MT.

You can follow all these events on FloSwimming or see results here… Swimming | Diving.

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Mountain West Championships: Day 1

MINNEAPOLIS – The Colorado State swimming and diving team finished the first day of the Mountain West Championships and already set new records. The Rams set a new school record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:39.70, while Skylar Williams scored points in the 1-meter dive. CSU currently sits in 8th place with 107.50 points.

The Rams started the day with the 1-meter dive and sophomore Skylar Williams tied for 13th place with a 242.65 prelim score and 256.00 final score, which scored 13.5 points for the Rams – more than the total diving points from the 2018 Championships. Rachel Holland also placed 26th in the preliminaries with a 226.20.

In the second session of the day, Colorado State placed third in the 200-yard medley relay with a mark of 1:39.70, which set a new school record. The previous mark was set last year at the 2018 Championships with a 1:39.77. The relay scored 54 points for the Rams and was made up of Tonicia Thomas, Madison Ward, Julia Box and Kristina Friedrichs who all earn All-Mountain West honors for the third-place finish.

The final event of the night – 800-yard freestyle relay – saw the Rams finish in ninth place with a time of 7:26.23 and scored 40 points. The relay group included, Ida Donohue, Andrea Basile, Hope Jestes and Haley Rowley.

UP NEXT
The 2019 Mountain West Swimming & Diving Championships will continue tomorrow starting at 10 a.m., MT with the 500-free prelims, 200 IM prelims and 50-free prelims. Diving events will start with the 3-meter diving prelims at 11:30 a.m., MT followed by the 500-free finals, 200 IM finals, 50 free final, 3-meter finals and 400 medley relay all starting at 5:30 p.m., MT.

You can follow all these events on FloSwimming or see results here… Swimming | Diving.

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