FOREST GROVE, Ore. - College of Idaho swimmers hit two NAIA automatic qualifying times and broke a pair of school records, despite losing both ends of a long-course dual meet at Pacific University at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center.
Men's Results Women's Results
The Boxers earned a 108-50 win over the Coyote men, as Jack Lloyd won both sprints for the Boxers, while the Pacific women used two wins from Stacie Struble to stop the Lady Yotes, 127-51.
Lucas Hill had a big day for the Coyote men, who were competing with just four swimmers - out-touching Pacific's Gavin Nash at the wall for a win in the 200-butterfly. The senior's time of 1:59.81 was a seasonal best and hit the NAIA "A" standard. He also anchored the Yotes winning 200-free relay team (1:35.20).
Brennen Baker picked up a win by over 11 seconds in the 1,650-free (18:21.44), while recording his best time of the season in 500-free (5:20.13), placing second.
Nolan Hill improved NAIA "B" time in the 200-free, swimming a season-best mark of 1:50.49, placing second, while adding a second-place finish in the 100-free (50.98).
On the women's side,
Selena Warburton continued an outstanding sophomore season, recording the second-fastest 50-freestyle time in program history, placing second with a time of 25.73 - hitting her second NAIA "A" standard of the season. Warburton also equaled her personal-best in the 100-free, with a second-place time of 56.35.
Two freshmen broke school records for the Lady Yotes, as
Logan Gomez crushed the 200-backstroke record with a time of 2:18.34 - placing a close second in the event and hitting the NAIA "B" standard.
Allie Godfrey took third in the 200-butterfly, but shaved two seconds off the school record with a time of 2:26.11.
No Lady Yote won a race, but
Madeleine Sato picked up a pair of second-place finishes in the distance races - clocking a 2:08.14 in the 200-free and a 19:11.12 in the 1,650-free.
Both teams will be in action on Saturday morning, competing in a short-course dual at Willamette University.
