MPSF Championships Preview

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PROVO, Utah - The BYU men's and women's swimming and diving teams look to repeat as champions in the MPSF Championships this weekend, Wednesday through Saturday. The swimming championships will take place at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif., and the diving championships will take place at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Both the men and the women return to the meet as conference champions. The men won the championship last year with a score of 625, beating second place UNLV (603.5) and Wyoming (556). The women won with a score of 732 with UC Santa Barbara finishing in second and University of California Davis coming in at third place.

Preston Jenkins carries the second-ranked conference time this year in the 100 back (47.86) and the 200 back (1:44.32), both NCAA 'B cuts. Nicholas Suder holds the top score for the men's three-meter (355.55) in the MPSF.

Hailey Campbell has the second fastest time in the 100 back ('B cut 1:04.75). Campbell currently is the championship meet record holder in both the 100 back (53.47) and the 200 back (1:55.46). Diver Dayna Christensen holds both the one-meter and three-meter record in the MPSF, and has the top score for the three-meter this season (340.65).

Multiple relay teams hold the second-fastest times for both the men and the women.

RETURNING MPSF CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:

Hailey Campbell: 100 back (53.47) and 200 back (1:55.46)

Garret Beaman: 100 free (44.34)

Dayna Christensen: one-meter and three-meter

Raleigh Williams Taylor: platform

David Armstrong: 100 fly (47.86 and conference record)

 

Live results are available for the meet each day as well as a live webcast.

Check the men's schedule page each night for results of the day. 

Swimming Schedule (ALL TIMES PST)

Wednesday, February 20 
6:00 P.M.200-yd Med Relay Finals
 80-yd Free Relay FInals
Thursday, February 21 
10:00 A.M.500-yd Free Prelims
 200-yd IM Prelims
 50-yd Free Prelims
6:00 P.M.200-yd Free Relay Finals
 500 Free Finals
 200-yd IM Finals
 50-yd Free Finals
Friday, February 22 
10:00 A.M.400-yd IM Prelim
 100-yd Fly Prelim
 200-yd Free Prelim
 100-yd Breast Prelim
 100-yd Back Prelim
6:00 P.M.400-yd Med Relay Finals
 400-yd IM Finals
 100-yd Fly Finals
 200-yd Free Finals
 100-yd Breast Finals
 100-yd Back Finals
Saturday, February 23 
10:00 A.M.200-yd Back (W) Prelim
 100-yd Free (W) Prelim
 200-yd Breast (W) Prelim
 200-yd Fly (W) Prelim
6:00 P.M.1650-yd Free Finals
 200-yd Back FInals
 100-yd Free Finals
 200-yd Breast Finals
 200-yd Fly Finals
 400-yd Free Relay Finals

Diving Schedule (ALL TIMES MST)

Thursday, February 21 
11:00 A.M.Women's 1-M Prelims
12:15 P.M.Women's 1-M Finals
1:00 P.M.Women's 1-M Consols
3:15 P.M.Men's 3-Meter Prelims
4:40 P.M.Men's 3-M Finals
5:25 P.M.Men's 3-M Consols
Friday, February 22 
11:00 A.M.Men's 1-M Prelims
12:25 P.M. Men's 1-M Finals
1:10 P.M.Men's 1-M Consols
3:25 P.M.Women's 3-M Prelims
4:30 P.M.Women's 3-M Finals
5:15 P.M.Women's 3-M Consols
Saturday, February 23 
11:00 A.M.Men's Platform Prelims
12:25 P.M.Men's Platform Finals
1:10 P.M.Men's Platform Consols
2:55 P.M.Women's Platform Prelims
3:50 P.M.Women's Platform Finals
4:30 P.M.Women's Platform Consols