TEMPE, Ariz. - BYU swim and dive sits in fifth place following the first day of competition hosted by Arizona State.
Big 12 West Championship Day 1 Standings
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1. | Arizona State | 894 |
| 2. | Arizona | 783 |
| 3. | Kansas | 657 |
| 4. | Utah | 544 |
| 5. | BYU | 524 |
Swimming
Sarah Eliason kicked things off for BYU with a fourth-place performance in the 100 butterfly, hitting the wall at 54.62. Lucy Warnick then secured a second-place finish in the 400 individual medley, finishing at 4:20.91.
Haylee Tiffany added another fourth-place performance for the Cougars, finishing the 200 freestyle at 1:49.75.
Warnick grabbed a fifth-place finish at 1:02.38 in the 100 breaststroke, and the A team concluded the morning’s competition with a third-place performance in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:31.17.
Freshman Ella Glass opened the evening’s events with a fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke, hitting the wall at 56.94. Warnick then obtained another high placement, earning a fifth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at 2:15.36.
Victoria Schreiber took fourth in the 500 freestyle at 4:55.00, and Lily Flint closed out individual competition with a 23.06 finish in the 50 freestyle, the eighth-fastest time in BYU history. It would be the sole top 10 BYU performance in Friday’s events.
Diving
Women’s diving included the 3-meter event, where Sophia DeBergh led the Cougars in sixth with a score of 251.55. Freshmen Brooklyn Goeckeritz and Betty Martin also competed, earning 13th and 16th.
Up Next
BYU resumes competition for the second and final day of the meet Saturday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. MST.