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| Posted: 13 Jan 2008 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
PROVO -- For the second time in three days the BYU women's swimming team beat another Mountain West Conference foe on Saturday. The Cougars beat the visiting Aztecs of San Diego State 136-96.
"Some of our girls swam really well today," BYU coach Stan Crump said. "In our pre-meet team meeting I explained to the girls that we wanted to try some new things today with swimmers in different events but I still wanted them to swim hard. Which they did, and I was proud of them for that."
An example of a swimmer getting a chance to compete in a race for the first time is BYU freshman Aleesha Miller. Miller has posted the fastest times this season in the 50 and 100 freestyle, but against SDSU she was given the opportunity to swim in the 500 free. The 500 free is the longest distance Miller has competed in all season, and she recorded a time of 5:33.62 in the race.
The Cougars had two dual-event winners in Natasha Menezes and diver Tawni Jones. Menezes won the longest race of the meet, the 1650 free, with a time of 17:25.80, and she also touched the wall first in the 100 free with a time of 52.54. Menezes' 100 free time is a new season-best time for her in that race.
Jones highlighted the Cougars from the diving board as she placed first in both the 1- and 3-meter boards. For the first time this season a BYU diver was awarded a score over 300 points and that came against the Aztecs as Jones was given 327.30 points for her dive on the 3-meter board. Jones also won the 1-meter competition with a score of 283.50.
"I was happy with what happened today for our divers," BYU dive coach Keith Russell said. "They did a great job. We had a few divers trying new dives today and they executed them very well."
Another impressive Cougar performance came from senior Tara Patience in the 200 IM. Patience finished three seconds ahead of the rest of the field as she recorded a time of 2:09.51. BYU also won both of the relays on the day.
The Cougar women will next be in action on Thursday Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. as the Colorado State Rams come to Provo. This event is free to the public.
#1 Women 200 Yard Medley RelayTeam Relay Finals Time
1 BYU-UT A 1:48.83
Price, Angela SR Miller, Aleesha FR
Ferrell, Kirsty SO Grant, Rachel FR
27.80 30.44 26.06 24.53
2 SDSU A 1:52.36
Brooks, Keely C FR Graham, Christine E SR
Dowell, Ana K SR Power, Kyla R SO
28.43 32.08 27.02 24.83
3 BYU-UT B 1:52.94
Roberts, Leilani JR Stacey, Johanna SO
Chan, U-Nice SR Smith, Carly SR
28.72 31.64 33.92 18.66
4 SDSU B 1:54.04
Smith, Katie H SR Morrill, Jessica R SO
Holland, Noelle D FR DiDomenico, Gina FR
29.18 31.88 28.14 24.84
5 SDSU C x1:56.56
Rogers, Alexandra A JR Patterson, Lizette H JR
Beebe, Meredith A SO Merrill, Kathleen M SR
29.60 32.71 27.91 26.34
6 BYU-UT C x1:59.17
Bloom, Jamie SR Marriott, Julia FR
Livengood, Elise JR Yocom, Audra FR
33.38 31.42 28.35 26.02
#2 Women 1650 Yard Free
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Menezes, Natasha SO BYU-UT 17:25.80
29.83 31.68 32.01 2:40.54
32.21 32.09
31.95
31.82 31.85 31.67 31.87
31.94 31.96 32.06 31.92
31.64 31.78 31.56 31.96
31.63 31.68 31.85 31.78
31.58 31.47 30.98 31.13
29.73
2 Menezes, Michelle FR BYU-UT 17:54.74
30.93 32.21 32.30 2:42.81
32.96 32.68 32.25
32.38 32.55 32.79 32.76
32.61 32.94 33.01 33.02
32.49 32.53 32.68 32.78
32.56 32.81 32.57 32.84
33.19 33.05 32.78 32.10
31.42
3 McHenry, Celleigh JR BYU-UT 18:03.88
31.08 32.58 32.48 2:41.89
32.54
32.26 32.69
32.68 33.05 33.10 33.14
33.55 33.43 33.54 33.50
32.83 33.31 33.13 32.96
32.88 32.90 32.86 33.35
33.52 32.83 33.82 33.27
32.35
4 Raymond, Rosalie L JR SDSU 18:12.26
29.46 31.59 32.03 2:43.67
33.60 33.65 33.12
33.43
33.67 33.59
33.29 33.44 33.38 33.72
32.70 33.12 33.21 33.08
33.23 32.93 33.51 33.24
33.89 34.03 33.69 33.70
33.39
5 Hall, Whitney JR BYU-UT x18:19.13
31.08 32.91 32.84 2:44.55
33.01 33.00 32.94
33.12 33.26 33.15 33.19
33.33 33.38 33.39 33.68
33.44 33.44 33.53 33.80
34.11 33.80 33.94 34.15
33.95 34.13 34.10 33.69
33.02
6 Daly, Brittany A SR SDSU 18:35.91
30.41 32.49 33.05 2:47.10
33.75
33.71
33.53 34.13 1:08.16 34.37
34.15 34.83 34.03 34.34
34.34 34.16 34.46 34.29
34.25 34.12 34.69 34.02
34.13 34.10 34.05 33.89
33.23
7 Vessey, Jamie SO SDSU 18:54.71
31.26 32.99 33.33 2:48.94
34.11 34.04 34.10
34.25 34.28 34.65 34.53
34.65 34.73 34.50 35.03
35.08 34.97 35.11 34.51
35.05 35.19 35.10 35.14
35.33 35.25 35.80 34.71
33.69
#3 Women 200 Yard Free
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Miller, Aleesha FR BYU-UT 1:56.14
27.77 30.18 29.54 28.65
2 Roberts, Leilani JR BYU-UT 1:57.19
28.25 30.28 29.57 29.09
3 Chan, U-Nice SR BYU-UT 1:59.07
28.78 30.14 29.97 30.18
4 Morrill, Jessica R SO SDSU 2:02.07
29.01 30.84 31.08 31.14
5 Henderson, Stephanie L FR SDSU 2:03.24
27.81 30.83 32.09 32.51
6 Marriott, Julia FR BYU-UT x2:03.27
28.29 30.99 31.79 32.20
7 Leahy, Katie M JR SDSU 2:04.96
28.37 31.36 32.25 32.98
8 Henry, Kristen I FR SDSU x2:05.46
28.60 31.34 32.76 32.76
#4 Women 50 Yard Free
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Christiansen, Sara Jayne FR BYU-UT 24.48
2 Vessey, Brooke FR SDSU 25.33
3 Crist, Samantha FR BYU-UT 25.36
4 Power, Kyla R SO SDSU 25.46
5 Dowell, Ana K SR SDSU 25.70
6 Smith, Carly SR BYU-UT 25.90
7 Beebe, Meredith A SO SDSU x26.35
8 Yocom, Audra FR BYU-UT x26.44
#5 Women 200 Yard IM
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Patience, Tara SR BYU-UT 2:09.51
29.41 32.82 37.00 30.28
2 DiDomenico, Gina FR SDSU 2:12.72
28.96 33.93 39.33 30.50
3 Bloom, Jamie SR BYU-UT 2:13.30
30.43 36.98 34.76 31.13
4 Price, Angela SR BYU-UT 2:13.51
28.34 34.24 39.05 31.88
5 Stacey, Johanna SO BYU-UT x2:16.41
29.68 35.90 38.55 32.28
6 Graham, Christine E SR SDSU 2:19.55
30.34 37.98 39.29 31.94
7 Holland, Noelle D FR SDSU 2:25.94
30.44 37.87 45.37 32.26
8 Pool, Emily E JR SDSU x2:34.55
34.68 40.66 41.28 37.93
#6 Women 1 mtr Diving
Name Yr Team Finals Score
1 Jones, Tawni SO BYU-UT 283.50
2 Atkinson, Caitlin M SO SDSU 261.83
3 Brooks, Keely C FR SDSU 241.35
4 Flanagan, Megan A JR SDSU 240.93
5 Heuring, Kathleen M JR SDSU x228.20
6 Maurer, Kristen A SO SDSU x218.03
--- Malmrose, Holly SO BYU-UT X198.45
--- Bowen, Tricia SO BYU-UT X213.08
--- Chang, Kimberly JR BYU-UT X214.28
--- Woods, Emily SO BYU-UT X242.55
--- Jackman, Ava SO BYU-UT X278.55
#7 Women 200 Yard Fly
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Grant, Rachel FR BYU-UT 2:04.83
28.81 31.51 31.82 32.69
2 Livengood, Elise JR BYU-UT 2:12.29
30.57 33.90 33.60 34.22
3 Chan, U-Nice SR BYU-UT 2:13.92
31.45 32.80 35.15 34.52
4 Dowell, Ana K SR SDSU 2:17.41
30.46 35.25 35.85 35.85
5 Holland, Noelle D FR SDSU 2:17.44
30.44 35.01 36.10 35.89
6 Vessey, Jamie SO SDSU 2:18.06
30.77 35.35 36.31 35.63
7 Daly, Brittany A SR SDSU x2:23.90
31.60 35.95 38.12 38.23
#8 Women 100 Yard Free
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Menezes, Natasha SO BYU-UT 52.54
25.54 27.00
2 Ferrell, Kirsty SO BYU-UT 53.29
25.75 27.54
3 Menezes, Michelle FR BYU-UT 55.00
26.66 28.34
4 Power, Kyla R SO SDSU 55.02
26.74 28.28
5 Crist, Samantha FR BYU-UT x55.71
26.95 28.76
6 Leahy, Katie M JR SDSU 56.49
27.08 29.41
7 Graham, Christine E SR SDSU 56.65
27.32 29.33
8 Henderson, Stephanie L FR SDSU x57.63
27.70 29.93
#9 Women 200 Yard Back
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Smith, Katie H SR SDSU 2:11.32
31.77 33.47 33.50 32.58
2 Rogers, Alexandra A JR SDSU 2:11.41
31.14 33.36 33.96 32.95
3 Vessey, Brooke FR SDSU 2:16.10
30.98 34.02 36.08 35.02
4 DiDomenico, Gina FR SDSU x2:21.12
32.25 35.26 36.72 36.89
--- Christiansen, Sara Jayne FR BYU-UT X2:07.99
30.02 31.97 33.04 32.96
--- Hall, Whitney JR BYU-UT X2:14.26
32.52 33.42 34.20 34.12
--- McHenry, Celleigh JR BYU-UT X2:15.00
31.77 34.25 34.74 34.24
#10 Women 500 Yard Free
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Raymond, Rosalie L JR SDSU 5:18.56
29.60 32.08 32.47 32.80
32.08 31.94 31.83 31.81
32.57 31.38
2 Henry, Kristen I FR SDSU 5:38.37
30.49 33.29 34.26 34.57
34.60 35.00 34.72 34.13
34.06 33.25
3 Beebe, Meredith A SO SDSU 5:43.27
31.33 33.90 34.39 34.28
34.65 35.14 34.77 34.51
35.21 35.09
--- Grant, Rachel FR BYU-UT X5:10.80
28.81 30.92 30.80 30.91
31.44 31.43 31.38 31.71
32.00 31.40
--- Marriott, Julia FR BYU-UT X5:28.66
30.76 32.61 33.19 33.02
33.39 33.60 33.54 33.43
32.97 32.15
--- Miller, Aleesha FR BYU-UT X5:33.62
28.66 31.47 31.97 33.25
32.97 32.21 32.35 33.17
32.96 44.61
#11 Women 3 mtr Diving
Name Yr Team Finals Score
1 Jones, Tawni SO BYU-UT 327.30
2 Flanagan, Megan A JR SDSU 299.65
3 Brooks, Keely C FR SDSU 248.63
4 Maurer, Kristen A SO SDSU 233.28
5 Atkinson, Caitlin M SO SDSU x233.18
6 Heuring, Kathleen M JR SDSU x224.95
--- Chang, Kimberly JR BYU-UT X256.43
--- Woods, Emily SO BYU-UT X268.73
--- Jackman, Ava SO BYU-UT X297.68
#12 Women 200 Yard Breast
Name Yr Team Finals Time
1 Morrill, Jessica R SO SDSU 2:30.57
34.60 38.30 38.57 39.10
2 Smith, Katie H SR SDSU 2:38.21
36.29 39.92 40.97 41.03
3 Gjetley, Tanya SDSU 2:40.34
37.37 40.64 41.27 41.06
4 Merrill, Kathleen M SR SDSU x2:44.38
37.81 39.85 42.15 44.57
--- Bloom, Jamie SR BYU-UT X2:24.16
32.71 36.12 37.35 37.98
--- Patience, Tara SR BYU-UT X2:28.02
35.48 38.35 36.38 37.81
--- Stacey, Johanna SO BYU-UT X2:29.97
34.41 39.38 38.11 38.07
#13 Women 200 Yard Free Relay
Team Relay Finals Time
1 BYU-UT A 1:37.57
Ferrell, Kirsty SO Menezes, Natasha SO
Christiansen, Sara Jayne FR Roberts, Leilani JR
24.45 24.43 24.47 24.22
2 BYU-UT B 1:40.99
Hall, Whitney JR Menezes, Michelle FR
Smith, Carly SR Crist, Samantha FR
25.45 25.00 25.31 25.23
3 SDSU A 1:46.82
Leahy, Katie M JR Vessey, Jamie SO
Henderson, Stephanie L FR Merrill, Kathleen M SR
26.17 26.40 26.62 27.63
4 SDSU B 1:48.50
Daly, Brittany A SR Raymond, Rosalie L JR
Henry, Kristen I FR Gjetley, Tanya
26.92 26.93 26.39 28.26
Anonymous
| Posted: 10 Jan 2008 | Updated: 15 Feb 2008
Anonymous
PROVO -- After a lay-off of over a month from competitive action, the BYU women's swim and dive team jumps back in the pool this week as they take on TCU on Thursday and San Diego State on Saturday in the Richards Building Pool. Action begins on Thursday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.
"It's time to compete again," BYU coach Stan Crump said. "It's time to get some races under our belt. This will be a really good stretch for us. Now is when we start to build up to the conference championships."
The two Cougar meets this week start a stretch of six Mountain West Conference dual meets over the next three weeks followed by the MWC Championships on Feb. 27.
The Horned Frogs come to town with a 1-4 MWC record (4-5 overall) after falling last weekend to SDSU by 40 points. Although BYU beat TCU last season in Texas, the last time the Horned Frogs visited Provo they came out on top of the Cougars 134-109.
BYU is looking for strong performances from senior captains Angela Goodson-Price and Angela Nelson. Two-time All-American Goodson-Price hopes to get back on track in the butterfly. She has recorded the Cougars' season-best time in the 100 fly with a time of 57.44. Senior diver Nelson currently has the team's best 3-meter board score.
SDSU is currently 5-3 overall (MWC 2-3) and the Aztecs are coming off of a victory over Boise State and a lose to Colorado State on Wednesday of this week before they travel to take on the Cougars. The Aztecs are led by junior freestyle distance swimmer Rosalie Raymond, who has recorded season-best times in both the 500 (5:10.78) and 1000 (10:37.49) free.
The BYU women are coming off of their Christmas training in Puerto Rico. The Cougars were in the Caribbean from Dec. 27-Jan. 6 preparing for the remainder of their season. Although BYU has not competed for over a month and its two opponents this week have competed within the last seven days, Coach Crump feels comfortable with facing TCU and SDSU.
"Our Christmas training was very productive," Crump said. "Our team worked very hard in Puerto Rico and hopefully it won't take long for us to get back to competition form."
