OAKLAND, Calif. – College of Idaho swimmers recorded four new NAIA national marks and three school records fell by the wayside, as the Yotes opened up the first of two days of competition at Mills College.
Complete Results
The Lady Yotes won 9-of-11 events in their dual with host Mills, crushing the Cyclones, 149-48, for their first win of the season. The Coyote men recorded four victories, but overall depth from UC-Santa Cruz helped the Banana Slugs defeat C of I, 127-77.
Mckayla Stevens won a pair of events for the Lady Yotes – claiming the 200-IM with a school-record time of 2:18.88 and also grabbing a victory in the 100-back (1:04.19). The freshman also swam the lead leg on C of I's winning 200-medley relay squad (1:57.08).
Selena Warburton hit the NAIA "B" standard with her second-place finish in the 100-free (57.44), with Kirby Roberts hitting the "B" cut with a win in the 200-free (2:04.12). The duo was also a part of the victories 400-free relay team that swam the second-fastest time in program history (3:53.55).
Other winners for the Lady Yotes included Jenessa Bushman in the 1,000-free (12:40.79), Allie Godfrey in the 100-fly (1:05.45), Madeleine Sato in the 500-free (5:46.96), and Emily Hawgood in the 100-breast (1:18.88).
It was an uphill climb for the Coyote men in the team race, as UCSC had three-times the number of swimmers in the pool, but nonetheless, C of I had a great afternoon under the sun.
For the second time this season, sophomore Tyler Maryon broke his own school record in the 100-fly, winning his race in a time of 54.27 – improving his NAIA "B" qualifying standard.
David Riser also broke a school record, crushing the mark in the 1,000-free with his second-place finish in 10:13.45. The freshman also swam the second-fastest 500-free time in school history, hitting the NAIA "B" cut with his second-place finish in 4:56.74.
Corbin Cooper notched the lone NAIA "A" time of the day, winning the 200-free in 1:48.07, while anchoring the victorious 400-free relay (3:19.05). Nolan Hill picked up his first win of 2013, claiming a victory in the 100-free (50.21).
Both C of I teams return to the pool tomorrow morning, competing in the Bay Area Invitational.
