Women's Swimming | 12/4/2024 2:36:00 PM

Utah Tech swimming returns to competition this weekend when the Trailblazers travel to Flagstaff to take on WAC foe Northern Arizona in a two-day dual meet.
            Friday's opening day of events will begin at 4 p.m. (MT) at the NAU Wall Aquatic Center, while Saturday's slate of races will start at 11 a.m. (MT).  
            This weekend's dual is the first meet in a home-and-home series between the Trailblazers and Lumberjacks. The two side will also square off in a two-day dual at the Utah Tech HPC Pool this upcoming January 24-25. 
 
COACHING STAFF: Utah Tech alumnus Shawn King is in his second season as head coach of the Trailblazer program.   
        In his first season poolside at Utah Tech, he guided the team to its second fastest season in school history, breaking seven school records, while collecting three All-WAC honors. In addition, the Trailblazers combined to post 75% life best times in competed events during the season.
Utah Tech also performed in the classroom, as the team earned CSCAA Division I Scholar All-America honors with a cumulative 3.79 GPA.
        Coach King is joined poolside by second-year assistant coach Colby Clark.

TRAILBLAZERS IN THE WAC: Utah Tech owns several top-25 WAC individual marks heading into the final three meets of the regular season, highlighted by sophomore Mary Sims Cross, who owns the conference's best time in the 100-yard backstroke (55.00).
50 Free
T-6. Mandy Farnum – 23.45 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Free
22. Mandy Farnum – 51.90 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Free
11. Cera Mallory – 1:51.17 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
500 Free
11. Cera Mallory – 4:58.70 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
1,000 Free
7.  Cera Mallory – 10:19.76 (at Pepperdine Rodionoff Inv'l)
26. Kaiya Lawson – 10:54.09 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
1,650 Free
10. Cera Mallory – 17:21.26 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
19. Kaiya Lawson – 17:55.32 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Back
5. Mary Sims Cross – 26.15 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
22. Dani Cannon – 27.10 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Back
1. Mary Sims Cross – 55.00 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)

200 Back
12. Mary Sims Cross – 2:02.89 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
19. Dani Cannon – 2:05.46 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Breast
19. Grace Benson – 30.44 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
21. Yara Olsen – 30.53 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Breast
11. Yara Olsen – 1:03.88 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
17. Grace Benson – 1:04.85 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
24. Alyssa Gordon – 1:05.54 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Breast
12. Yara Olsen – 2:19.28 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
15. Alyssa Gordon – 2:19.78 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Fly
19. Gabby Henry – 26.19 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
21. Mandy Farnum – 26.31 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Fly
16. Gabby Henry – 55.96 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
20. Mandy Farnum – 56.35 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l) 
 
200 Fly
12. Gabby Henry – 2:05.87 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
14. Kam Swanson – 2:06.06 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 IM
13. Allie Hayes – 2:06.31 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
400 IM
14. Allie Hayes – 4:32.67 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
15. Alyssa Gordon – 4:33.46 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
21. Kaiya Lawson – 4:34.37 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
NEXT UP FOR THE TRAILBLAZERS: Utah Tech will close out the 2024 regular calendar year with a home dual meet vs. New Mexico State at the HPC Pool on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. (MT).