Twenty-one Swimmers and Divers Earn First-team All-MWC Honors

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Mountain West Conference announced its Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving all-conference teams today. On the men's side, BYU led the way with 10 first-team All-MWC honorees, followed by Utah and UNLV with seven apiece, and Air Force and Wyoming with six each. BYU topped the women's list with 11 first-team selections, followed by Colorado State (10), UNLV (seven), Utah (four). Air Force, San Diego State and Wyoming round out the list with one each.

Below is a list of all first- and second-team All-MWC selections with events participated in at the 2004 Mountain West Conference Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. BYU captured the men's and women's MWC Championship for the fifth straight year.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-MWC (Men)

Individuals

Paul Brehm, Air Force (200 backstroke)

Matt Karmondy, Air Force (1650 freestyle)

Chris Knaute, Air Force (500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, 400 IM)

Zachary Anderson, BYU (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle)

Justin Beardall, BYU (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving, platform)

James Bekker, BYU (50 freestyle)

Randy Belliston, BYU (200 IM, 400 IM)

Mark Chay, BYU (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke)

Scott Randall, BYU (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving, platform)

Nicholas Tobler, BYU (200 breastroke)

Diogo Yabe, BYU (200 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly)

Patrick Adams, UNLV (100 breastroke, 200 breastroke)

Joe Bartoch, UNLV (100 butterfly)

Jonathan Hugo, UNLV (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke)

Adam Martinson, UNLV (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)

Evan Castro, Utah (100 breastroke)

Andrew Cole, Utah (200 breastroke)

Corey Kilpatrick, Utah (500 freestyle)

Jonathan Larsen, Utah (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle)

Matan Ratz, Utah (200 freestyle)

Cody Rempfer, Utah (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly)

Sterling Richards, Utah (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving)

Gene Birks, Wyoming (100 butterfly)

Ron Fogel, Wyoming (200 butterfly)

John Lynch, Wyoming (platform)

Scott Usher, Wyoming (100 breastroke, 200 breastroke)

Relays

Air Force 800 yard freestyle relay (Chris Knaute, Eric Pounds, Rory Peterson, Casey Bowen)

BYU 200 medley relay (Mark Chay, Nicholas Tobler, Kenneth Carpenter, Kurt Mullen)

BYU 200 freestyle relay (Kurt Mullen, James Bekker, Diogo Yabe, Kenneth Carpenter)

BYU 400 freestyle relay (Diogo Yabe, Mark Chay, Kurt Mullen, Randy Belliston)

BYU 800 yard freestyle relay (Diogo Yabe, Randy Belliston, Zachary Anderson, Mark Chay)

UNLV 200 medley relay (Jonathan Hugo, Patrick Adams, Michael Day, Joe Bartoch)

UNLV 400 medley relay (Adam Martinson, Patrick Adams, Joe Bartoch, Jonathan Hugo)

UNLV 200 freestyle relay (Jonathan Hugo, Joe Bartoch, Brandon Nelms, Bjorn Eriksson)

UNLV 400 freestyle relay (Jonathan Hugo, Joe Bartoch, Brandon Nelms, John Byers)

Wyoming 400 medley relay (Ethan Maclean, Scott Usher, Gene Birks, Grant Kritzinger)

SECOND-TEAM ALL-MWC (Men)

Individuals

Paul Brehm, Air Force (100 backstroke)

Nick Burton, Air Force (200 IM)

Ben Chapman, Air Force (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving)

Justin Lapin, Air Force (400 IM, 200 backstroke)

Eric Pounds, Air Force (200 IM)

Kenneth Carpenter, BYU (100 butterfly)

Kenneth Clark, BYU (400 IM)

Michael Day, UNLV (200 butterfly)

David Mason, BYU (200 freestyle)

Kurt Mullen, BYU (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle)

Nicholas Tobler, BYU (100 breastroke)

Joe Bartoch, UNLV (50 freestyle)

Tiger Christian, UNLV (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)

Michael Day, UNLV (100 butterfly)

Bjorn Eriksson, UNLV (100 breastroke)

Brandon Nelms, UNLV (50 freestyle)

Damion Brown, Utah (1-meter diving, platform)

Evan Castro, Utah (200 breastroke)

Eric Jorgensen, Utah (500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle)

Emre Aydin, Wyoming (1650 freestyle)

Gene Birks, Wyoming (100 freestyle, 200 butterfly)

Ron Fogel, Wyoming (500 freestyle)

Grant Kritzinger, Wyoming (200 freestyle)

John Lynch, Wyoming (3-meter diving)

Adam Miller, Wyoming (platform)

Jon McNeely, Wyoming (200 breastroke)

Relays

Air Force 400 medley relay (Paul Brehm, Andrew Bergman, Eric Pounds, Casey Bowen)

Utah 200 medley relay (Andrew Cole, Evan Castro, Cody Rempfer, Jonathan Larsen)

Utah 200 freestyle relay (Cody Rempfer, Jonathan Larsen, Evan Castro, Matan Ratz)

Utah 400 freestyle relay (Jonathan Larsen, Matan Ratz, Andrew Cole, Evan Castro)

Utah 800 freestyle relay (Matan Ratz, David Maasberg, Corey Kilpatrick, Eric Jorgensen)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-MWC (Women)

Individuals

Jaymie Van Kooten, Air Force (100 butterfly)

Brittany Davis, BYU (500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)

Melanie Grant, BYU (200 breastroke)

Jamie Lambert, BYU (100 breastroke, 200 breastroke)

Tamber McAllister, BYU (200 breastroke)

Natasha Schlup, BYU (200 backstroke)

Nichole Tolley, BYU (50 freestyle)

Nikki Xanthos, BYU (100 breastroke)

Corinne Hofstetter, Colorado State (200 butterfly)

Rachelle Kula, Colorado State (100 butterfly)

Paula Langner, Colorado State (100 freestyle)

Katie Peck, Colorado State (200 IM, 400 IM)

Elizabeth Jones, Colorado State (50 freestyle, 200 freestyle)

Kristen Schneider, Colorado State (200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)

Lori Vigil, Colorado State (3-meter diving)

Becca Barras, New Mexico (1-meter, 3-meter diving, platform)

Tracey Berghian, New Mexico (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving, platform)

Robyn Miller, New Mexico (400 IM, 200 butterfly)

Megan Storey, San Diego State (1650 freestyle)

Julie Babin, UNLV (400 IM)

Jessie Bradshaw, UNLV (100 backstroke, 100 freestyle)

Shayna Burns, UNLV (200 IM, 100 breastroke)

Nichole McLean, UNLV (platform)

Alyson Noble, UNLV (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle)

Julie Unrau, UNLV (200 butterfly)

Alison Zick, UNLV (200 freestyle)

Amy Barefield, Utah (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle)

Rachel Curci, Utah (1650 freestyle)

Meghan Demchuk, Utah (100 butterfly)

Marta Stepanczuk, Utah (500 freestyle)

Saara Haapanen, Wyoming (1-meter diving)

Relays

BYU 200 medley relay (Carolyn Wigginton, Nikki Xanthos, Lyndall Juvan, Nicole Tolley)

BYU 400 medley relay (Carolyn Wigginton, Nikki Xanthos, Lyndall Juvan, Brittany Davis)

BYU 200 freestyle relay (Nichole Tolley, Jamie Lambert, Sarah Woodbury, Brittany Davis)

BYU 400 freestyle relay (Nichole Tolley, Jamie Lambert, Shannon Bloom, Brittany Davis)

BYU 800 freestyle relay (Shannon Bloom, Monica Ferrell, Rebecca Pedersen, Brittany Davis)

Colorado State 200 medley relay (Kristen Schneider, Lyndsey McCaslin, Rachelle Kula, Elizabeth Jones)

Colorado State 400 medley relay (Kristen Schneider, Jamie Robinson, Rachelle Kula, Paula Langner)

Colorado State 200 freestyle relay (Elizabeth Jones, Paula Langner, Brette Winegarner, Katie Peck)

Colorado State 400 freestyle relay (Kristen Schneider, Elizabeth Jones, Katie Peck, Paula Langner)

Colorado State 800 freestyle relay (Kristen Schneider, Katie Peck, Elizabeth Jones, Paula Langner)

SECOND-TEAM ALL-MWC (Women)

Individuals

Carly Baxter, Air Force (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly)

Lindsey Kirchhoff, Air Force (100 butterfly)

Lara Styles, Air Force (200 freestyle, 200 butterfly)

Julienne White, Air Force (1650 freestyle)

Shannon Bloom, BYU (200 freestyle)

Aubrey Cropper, BYU (3-meter diving)

Monica Ferrell, BYU (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly)

Melinda Jones, BYU (1-meter diving)

Lyndall Juvan, BYU (100 butterfly)

Aubrey Low, BYU (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving, platform)

Tamber McAllister, BYU (100 breastroke)

Rachelle Routsong, BYU (3-meter diving, platform)

Natasha Schlup, BYU (100 backstroke)

Nichole Tolley, BYU (100 backstroke, 100 freestyle)

Nikki Xanthos, BYU (50 freestyle, 200 breastroke)

Carolyn Wigginton, BYU (200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)

Chandra Engs, Colorado State (200 IM, 400 IM)

Melissa Fischer, Colorado State (200 breastroke)

Elizabeth Jones, Colorado State (100 freestyle)

Paula Langner, Colorado State (50 freestyle)

Lindsey McCaslin, Colorado State (100 breastroke)

Katie Peck, Colorado State (100 freestyle)

Jamie Robinson, Colorado State (400 IM, 100 breastroke, 200 breastroke)

Lori Vigil, Colorado State (1-meter diving, platform)

Aimee Dunavant, New Mexico (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly)

Corinne Ellis, New Mexico (400 IM)

Kelly Leckovic, New Mexico (100 freestyle)

Robyn Miller, New Mexico (500 freestyle)

Hannah Ryan, San Diego State (200 freestyle)

Julie Babin, UNLV (500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle)

Jessie Bradshaw, UNLV (50 freestyle)

Shayna Burns, UNLV (200 breastroke)

Jessica Field, UNLV (platform)

Khawinda Kuhn, UNLV (100 backstroke)

Nichole McLean, UNLV (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving)

Julie Unrau, UNLV (200 IM, 100 butterfly)

Katie Wronn, UNLV (50 freestyle)

Alison Zick, UNLV (1650 freestyle)

Rachel Curci, Utah (500 freestyle)

Tessa Greegor, Utah (100 breastroke, 200 breastroke)

Kristen Kaiser, Utah (500 freestyle, 400 IM)

Ariane Kich, Utah (100 breastroke)

Marissa Martin, Utah (200 backstroke)

Alison McInturff, Utah (100 butterfly)

Erin O'Conner, Utah (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)

Marta Stepanczuk, Utah (200 freestyle, 1650 freestyle)

Jamie Trapp, Utah (200 IM)

Lauren Beard, Wyoming (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke)

Christen Boyle, Wyoming (1-meter diving)

Saara Haapanen, Wyoming (3-meter diving, platform)

Kristen Lewis, Wyoming (1650 freestyle)

Janelyn Lilly, Wyoming (200 backstroke)

Ashley Mallett, Wyoming (200 butterfly)

Relays

UNLV 400 medley relay (Jessie Bradshaw, Shayna Burns, Tiffany Vincent, Alyson Noble)

UNLV 200 freestyle relay (Katie Wronn, Jessie Bradshaw, Alyson Noble, Sayna Burns)

UNLV 400 freestyle relay (Lauren Browning, Katie Wronn, Alyson Noble, Jessie Bradshaw)

UNLV 800 freestyle relay (Lauren Browning, Alyson Noble, Lani Seaman, Alison Zick)

Utah 200 medley relay (Leah Jensen, Tessa Greegor, Meghan Demchuk, Amy Barefield)