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Trailblazer Swimming Breaks Three School Records on Day 1 of the 2022 WAC Championships

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Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics

Women's Swimming | 2/23/2022 9:06:00 PM


2022 WAC Women's Swimming Championship Central
LIVE MEET SCORING

Dixie State combined to break three school records in the first two races of the 2022 Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday night at the CRWC Natatorium in Houston, Texas.
 
The Trailblazers opened the meet with a fifth place finish in the 200-yard medley in a school record time of 1:43.06 Freshman Ally Boynton set the pace with a school-record 50-yard backstroke in the opening leg, while sophomore Skyler Lyon, junior Kyrie Sutherland and freshman Mandy Farnum carried the Blazers home the rest of the way.
 
DSU followed that up with a sixth place showing in 800 free relay in a school record time of 7:31.96, which included a 1:51.47 (#2 all-time at DSU) opening 200-yd time turned in by sophomore Akalia Bostock. Fellow sophomore Gabbie Adams, and freshmen Emily Schexnayder and Paulina Sansores closed out the race in record-breaking fashion.
 
Day two of the WAC Championships will get underway at 10:30 a.m. (CT), with the preliminary heats in the 500 freestyle. The final races for the second day will follow at 6 p.m. (CT).



 
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Players Mentioned

Gabbie Adams

Gabbie Adams

5' 11"
Sophomore
Akalia Bostock

Akalia Bostock

5' 9"
Sophomore
Skyler Lyon

Skyler Lyon

5' 6"
Sophomore
Ally Boynton

Ally Boynton

5' 10"
Freshman
Mandy  Farnum

Mandy Farnum

5' 56"
Freshman
Paulina  Sansores

Paulina Sansores

5' 9"
Freshman
Emily  Schexnayder

Emily Schexnayder

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabbie Adams

Gabbie Adams

5' 11"
Sophomore
Akalia Bostock

Akalia Bostock

5' 9"
Sophomore
Skyler Lyon

Skyler Lyon

5' 6"
Sophomore
Ally Boynton

Ally Boynton

5' 10"
Freshman
Mandy  Farnum

Mandy Farnum

5' 56"
Freshman
Paulina  Sansores

Paulina Sansores

5' 9"
Freshman
Emily  Schexnayder

Emily Schexnayder

5' 8"
Freshman