Women's Swimming | 1/20/2024 12:32:00 PM
Utah Tech claimed 11 event victories in the Trailblazers' final home dual meet of the season against WAC foe Idaho on Senior Day Saturday at the HPC Pool.
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The Trailblazers won nine of the 12 individual races, and swept both relays, on their way to outscoring the Vandals by a 155-104 count.Â
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Though it was Senior Day, the Blazers were led by four freshmen who all collected two event wins apiece.
Cera Mallory set the tone for the morning with a dominant performance in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a winning time of 17:05.05 (#2 all-time at Utah Tech). Mallory followed that up later with a victory in the 500 free with a time of 5:08.98.
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Meanwhile,
Mary Sims Cross swept both the 100 (57.39) and 200 (2:06.25) backstroke events, as did
Abigail Hill in the 100 (57.27) and 200 (2:05.75; #9 all-time at Utah Tech) butterfly races.
Grace Benson also claimed a pair of event victories in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.82) and 200 IM (2:09.02).Â
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Senior
Skyler Lyon picked up a win in her final home individual race as she touched the wall first in the 200 breast (2:23.95).
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In the relays, the Utah Tech "A" team of senior
Eleonore Rembert, Lyon, senior
Danyael Cuison and junior
Mandy Farnum swam its way to victory in the 200 medley relay (1:45.33; #10 all-time at Utah Tech). Then in the final event of the meet, the team of Mallory, freshman
Lainey Devine, Rembert and Farnum coasted to a win in the 400 free relay (3:32.99).Â
Utah Tech returns to action next weekend when the Trailblazers travel to Flagstaff for a two-day WAC dual meet at Northern Arizona.
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