Colorado State University Athletics
Team Earns Seven All-MW Honors
2/25/2026 11:09:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Axelman, Dawson and Whineray capture two each
FORT COLLINS  – Led by a record-setting performance from Tess Whineray, Colorado State accumulated seven All-Mountain West honors at the conference championships in Houston as the league announced the team Wednesday.
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Whineray won the 200-yard backstroke title in a school- and conference championship-record time of 1:52.82, earning automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships in Atlanta from March 18-21. Additionally, the junior was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.73 which stands as the second fastest in MW history.
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Two other swimmers – Erin Dawson and Mia Axelman – both earned all-conference in a pair of events. Dawson's came in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley, while Axelman earned hers in the 100 and 200 freestyles.
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Freshman diver Sydney Ovesen made all-conference on the 3-meter springboard.
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Dawson, a fifth-year, has now earned eight all-conference awards in her career. Whineray now has six, having never finished less than fifth in an event at conference. For Axelman and Ovesen, the recognition was their first.
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To earn all-conference, a swimmer or diver has to place in the top eight of an event, while relays must post a top-three finish.
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Whineray won the 200-yard backstroke title in a school- and conference championship-record time of 1:52.82, earning automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships in Atlanta from March 18-21. Additionally, the junior was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.73 which stands as the second fastest in MW history.
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Two other swimmers – Erin Dawson and Mia Axelman – both earned all-conference in a pair of events. Dawson's came in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley, while Axelman earned hers in the 100 and 200 freestyles.
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Freshman diver Sydney Ovesen made all-conference on the 3-meter springboard.
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Dawson, a fifth-year, has now earned eight all-conference awards in her career. Whineray now has six, having never finished less than fifth in an event at conference. For Axelman and Ovesen, the recognition was their first.
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To earn all-conference, a swimmer or diver has to place in the top eight of an event, while relays must post a top-three finish.
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