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12/2/2023 6:47:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Sophomore wins 100 freestyle at Hawkeye Invitational
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Through two days of strong swims, the only thing missing was a title.
Lexie Trietley took care of that, winning the 100-yard freestyle on the final day of the Hawkeye Invitational at the CRWC Natatorium on the University of Iowa campus on Saturday evening. As the event closed, Colorado State's women's swimming and diving team continued its assault of the program's top-10 times, with four more entries into the books and another NCAA 'B' cut.
One of them was Trietley, who lowered her third-best time in the 100 free by .03 in posting a 49.76, the second-best time in the Mountain West this season. She came off the blocks strong and never trailed in the race, then finished her day by anchoring the 400 free relay which placed fourth in 3:24.23. Megan Hager, Mia Axelman and Anika Johnson joined her on the quad.
"I think what I liked best is even though she feels she's not hitting all her marks in the morning, and she can sometimes be a little hyper-critical of herself, I think she as an innate ability to shake that off when the bright lights are on," CSU coach Christoper Woodard said. "When the bright lights come on, I think her expectation is it doesn't matter what happened before, I'm going to prove my mettle here. Dropping time and going a personal best in that 100 free, that's great. That's what we want."
Backing up the performance, the Rams posted a pair of runner-up finishes in the swims two events prior. Maya White was second in the 1,650 freestyle to open the final session, posting a time of 16:30.35, tops in the conference this season and giving her an NCAA 'B' cut. Right after, freshman Tess Whineray made a strong push at the end of the 200 backstroke before coming in at 1:57.51, the third-fastest time for a Ram.
Adding to the team total, Emily Chorpening placed 14th in the 1,650 (17:25.85), while Sophia Hemingway (10th, 2:00.92), Rachel Saxon (13th, 2:02.42) and Delaney Engel (15th, 2:05.08) all placed in the 200 back. The team had one other placer in the 100 free with Hager taking 11th in 51.48.
In the 200 breaststroke, Sydney VanOvermeiren led four Rams with her fourth-place showing in 2:16.83. The time ranks seventh at CSU, and it was the third event this weekend where the graduate transfer slotted her name into the record book, doing so earlier in the meet in both the 200 and 400 IMs. Maddi Geyer placed eighth (2:20.39), Emma Breslin 12th (2:21.89) and White 16th (2:24.79).
Lucy Matheson placed fourth in the final individual event, the 200 butterfly, posting a time of 2:01.34. Erin Dawson won the consolation final to place ninth in 2:03.85, with Rylee O'Neil 11th (2:04.49) and Mavi Nehir Isman 16th (2:10.74).
In the diving well, Maggie Di Scipio placed fifth on the platform with a score of 196.35 to rank eighth in the event at CSU. The three days provided a lot to build from, as well as a jolt of confidence, needed or not.
"There's plenty to build on, and even athletes who maybe struggled early in the meet came through and posted some PBs at the end," Woodard said. "I think that got them amped as well. There was some, maybe I didn't feel great to start off, but the work has been done and I'm OK, and if I continue to work, I'm going to be great when I get to Houston."
The strong day helped the Ram leapfrog Iowa State into third place in the final team standings with 528 points. Nebraska won the team title over Iowa, 784-712.
Woodard said Saturday was the first day his team really paid attention to the standings and developed an attitude to move up the board and past a bigger school.
"We showed up. The energy was higher, the performances were better and they rallied around each other," Woodard said. "That's a team I want to go battle with. I don't want to neglect the fact that's our strength and probably always will be. It's a hallmark I think of what we want to do. What we've got to do is come back and figure out how we can start out strong and confident instead of letting it roll through the meet. Better to finish strong than not at all."
The Rams will return to action after the holiday break, taking on Florida Gulf Coast and Miami in Fort Meyers, Fla., on Jan. 8. They will travel to the site four days prior for training before testing their 5-1 dual mark once again."
Lexie Trietley took care of that, winning the 100-yard freestyle on the final day of the Hawkeye Invitational at the CRWC Natatorium on the University of Iowa campus on Saturday evening. As the event closed, Colorado State's women's swimming and diving team continued its assault of the program's top-10 times, with four more entries into the books and another NCAA 'B' cut.
One of them was Trietley, who lowered her third-best time in the 100 free by .03 in posting a 49.76, the second-best time in the Mountain West this season. She came off the blocks strong and never trailed in the race, then finished her day by anchoring the 400 free relay which placed fourth in 3:24.23. Megan Hager, Mia Axelman and Anika Johnson joined her on the quad.
"I think what I liked best is even though she feels she's not hitting all her marks in the morning, and she can sometimes be a little hyper-critical of herself, I think she as an innate ability to shake that off when the bright lights are on," CSU coach Christoper Woodard said. "When the bright lights come on, I think her expectation is it doesn't matter what happened before, I'm going to prove my mettle here. Dropping time and going a personal best in that 100 free, that's great. That's what we want."
Backing up the performance, the Rams posted a pair of runner-up finishes in the swims two events prior. Maya White was second in the 1,650 freestyle to open the final session, posting a time of 16:30.35, tops in the conference this season and giving her an NCAA 'B' cut. Right after, freshman Tess Whineray made a strong push at the end of the 200 backstroke before coming in at 1:57.51, the third-fastest time for a Ram.
Adding to the team total, Emily Chorpening placed 14th in the 1,650 (17:25.85), while Sophia Hemingway (10th, 2:00.92), Rachel Saxon (13th, 2:02.42) and Delaney Engel (15th, 2:05.08) all placed in the 200 back. The team had one other placer in the 100 free with Hager taking 11th in 51.48.
In the 200 breaststroke, Sydney VanOvermeiren led four Rams with her fourth-place showing in 2:16.83. The time ranks seventh at CSU, and it was the third event this weekend where the graduate transfer slotted her name into the record book, doing so earlier in the meet in both the 200 and 400 IMs. Maddi Geyer placed eighth (2:20.39), Emma Breslin 12th (2:21.89) and White 16th (2:24.79).
Lucy Matheson placed fourth in the final individual event, the 200 butterfly, posting a time of 2:01.34. Erin Dawson won the consolation final to place ninth in 2:03.85, with Rylee O'Neil 11th (2:04.49) and Mavi Nehir Isman 16th (2:10.74).
In the diving well, Maggie Di Scipio placed fifth on the platform with a score of 196.35 to rank eighth in the event at CSU. The three days provided a lot to build from, as well as a jolt of confidence, needed or not.
"There's plenty to build on, and even athletes who maybe struggled early in the meet came through and posted some PBs at the end," Woodard said. "I think that got them amped as well. There was some, maybe I didn't feel great to start off, but the work has been done and I'm OK, and if I continue to work, I'm going to be great when I get to Houston."
The strong day helped the Ram leapfrog Iowa State into third place in the final team standings with 528 points. Nebraska won the team title over Iowa, 784-712.
Woodard said Saturday was the first day his team really paid attention to the standings and developed an attitude to move up the board and past a bigger school.
"We showed up. The energy was higher, the performances were better and they rallied around each other," Woodard said. "That's a team I want to go battle with. I don't want to neglect the fact that's our strength and probably always will be. It's a hallmark I think of what we want to do. What we've got to do is come back and figure out how we can start out strong and confident instead of letting it roll through the meet. Better to finish strong than not at all."
The Rams will return to action after the holiday break, taking on Florida Gulf Coast and Miami in Fort Meyers, Fla., on Jan. 8. They will travel to the site four days prior for training before testing their 5-1 dual mark once again."
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