PROVO, Utah — BYU women’s swim and dive churned out five more event wins on its way to defeating Colorado Mesa and Air Force by nearly 200 points at the Richards Building Pool on Saturday.
The Cougars totaled 766 points across two days of competition while Colorado Mesa scored 594 and Air Force 579.
“We didn’t know what we were going to get from our swimmers after two hard weeks of training, but they stepped it up and swam well,” said BYU head swimming coach Shari Skabelund. “I’m so proud of our women for how well they competed.”
Emma Marusakova led all BYU women at the meet with 61 points scored followed by Regan Geldmacher’s 44. Addison Richards and Victoria Schreiber tallied 37 points apiece while 32 points were scored by swimmers Abril Arias and Mackenzie Lung as well as diver Alexia Jackson.
After winning the 200 individual medley and 200 back on Friday, Marusakova tacked on a victory in the 100 fly at 56.83 on Saturday. Regan Geldmacher and Mackenzie Lung each won their second events of the weekend as well. Geldmacher won the 200 free at 1:52.76 while Lung did so in the 100 breast at 1:03.96.
BYU then finished the meet off strong as Tatum Cooley, Julia Bartell, Lily Flint and Halli Williams swam 3:28.03 to win the 400 free relay and secure 32 more points to the Cougar cause.
The women’s 1-meter diving competition went to the Cougars as Jackson upped her entry score by over 32 points to win at 284.05. Brooklyn Larson added nearly 13 points to her entry score on the way to a 266.55 runner-up finish. Sophia DeBergh, Hailey Johnson and Aubryn Ordyna cemented BYU’s dominance in the event as the trio finished in third through fifth places.
“We had a really good, consistent meet with a lot of good dives from a lot of different athletes,” said BYU head diving coach Tyce Routson. “We’re working our way towards being ready for Big 12 Championships.”
After two weeks off, BYU will compete again at the Richards Building Pool in a Senior Day showdown versus rival Utah on Feb. 9-10.