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Trailblazer Swimming Hosts Idaho on Senior Day Saturday

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Brooklyn Fehr / Utah Tech Athletics

Women's Swimming | 1/14/2026 9:55:00 AM


Utah Tech wraps up the home portion of its 2025-26 season this Saturday by hosting Idaho in a home MPSF dual at the HPC Pool. Saturday's meet will begin at 11 a.m. (MT), and admission is free and open to the public. The meet will also be streamed live on Trailblazer SportsVision on YouTube.   
        In addition, Saturday's meet will serve as the final home meet for the Trailblazers' lone senior – Natalia Zmierczak.
 
COACHING STAFF: Utah Tech alumnus Shawn King is in his third season as head coach of the Trailblazer program. 
            Last season, King led the Trailblazers to a seventh place finish at the final Western Athletic Conference championships. His team also combined to break four school records and post several more top-10 all-time program marks. 
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 2024-25 CSCAA Division I Scholar All-America honors with a cumulative 3.62 GPA.
Coach King is joined poolside by third-year assistant coach Colby Clark.
 
NEW SEASON = NEW CONFERENCE: After competing in the WAC since transitioning to NCAA Division-I status in the 2020-21 season, Utah Tech will compete under a new conference banner this season.
            The Trailblazer program is now an affiliate member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Utah Tech joins six other former WAC programs in the new league this season, including California Baptist, Idaho, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado and UTRGV.

TRAILBLAZERS IN THE MPSF: Utah Tech owns several top-25 MPSF individual marks heading into this Saturday's dual.

50 Free
3. Gabby Henry – 22.98 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l) 
17. Nia Turagavou – 23.62 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
T19. Madeleine McGaughy – 23.67 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Free
11. Gabby Henry – 50.99 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
18. Reagan Patterson – 51.69 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
19. Nia Turagavou – 51.71 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
26. Sorina Rom – 51.89 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
27. Cera Mallory – 51.99 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Free
6. Cera Mallory – 1:50.33 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
22. Natalia Zmierczak – 1:52.75 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
500 Free
13. Cera Mallory – 5:00.74 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
1,000 Free
11.  Cera Mallory – 10:26.19 (at New Mexico State/New Mexico Tri-Meet)

1,650 Free
20. Coco Riding – 17:57.55 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
27. Kaiya Lawson – 18:21.84 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Back
5. Mary Sims Cross – 26.07 (vs. NAU Dual)
6. Makaela Perea – 26.11 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
16. Nia Turagavou – 26.60 (vs. NAU Dual)
 
100 Back
9. Mary Sims Cross – 55.83 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
22. Makaela Perea – 56.92 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
27. Nia Turagavou – 57.29 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)

200 Back
16. Mary Sims Cross – 2:03.79 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
22. Kate Reichner – 2:04.97 (at Pepperdine Rodionoff Inv'l)
24. Makaela Perea – 2:05.27 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Breast
16. Sorina Rom – 30.32 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
T25. Cera Mallory – 30.51 (vs. NAU Dual)
 
100 Breast
15. Cera Mallory – 1:04.30 (vs. NAU Dual)
25. Sorina Rom – 1:05.12 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
28. Reagan Patterson – 1:05.30 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Breast
13. Cera Mallory – 2:19.69 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
21. Alyssa Gordon – 2:21.72 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Fly
4. Gabby Henry – 25.45 (vs. NAU Dual)
6. Mary Sims Cross – 25.55 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
18. Madeleine McGaughy – 26.09 (vs. NAU Dual)
22. Kiana Hugins – 26.22 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
25. Natalia Zmierczak – 26.32 (vs. NAU Dual)
 
100 Fly
9. Gabby Henry – 55.42 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
25. Mary Sims Cross – 56.84 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Fly
16. Naomi Nakaya – 2:05.65 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
28. Kate Reichner – 2:09.85 (at New Mexico State/New Mexico Tri-Meet)
 
100 IM
N/A

200 IM
T6. Mary Sims Cross – 2:05.09 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
26. Kate Reichner – 2:07.85 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
400 IM
15. Alyssa Gordon – 4:31.97 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
20. Kate Reichner – 4:33.07 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
25. Kaiya Lawson – 4:35.49 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
NEXT UP FOR THE TRAILBLAZERS: Utah Tech wraps up its 2025-26 dual meet season in three weeks with a two-day road MPSF dual at Northern Arizona on Jan. 30-31.





 
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Players Mentioned

Natalia Zmierczak

Natalia Zmierczak

5' 8"
Freshman
Mary Sims Cross

Mary Sims Cross

5' 7"
Junior
Alyssa  Gordon

Alyssa Gordon

5' 9"
Sophomore
Gabby  Henry

Gabby Henry

5' 8"
Sophomore
Kiana Hugins

Kiana Hugins

5' 8"
Freshman
Kaiya Lawson

Kaiya Lawson

5' 7"
Junior
Cera Mallory

Cera Mallory

5' 7"
Junior
Makaela Perea

Makaela Perea

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kate Reichner

Kate Reichner

5' 10"
Freshman
Coco Riding

Coco Riding

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Natalia Zmierczak

Natalia Zmierczak

5' 8"
Freshman
Mary Sims Cross

Mary Sims Cross

5' 7"
Junior
Alyssa  Gordon

Alyssa Gordon

5' 9"
Sophomore
Gabby  Henry

Gabby Henry

5' 8"
Sophomore
Kiana Hugins

Kiana Hugins

5' 8"
Freshman
Kaiya Lawson

Kaiya Lawson

5' 7"
Junior
Cera Mallory

Cera Mallory

5' 7"
Junior
Makaela Perea

Makaela Perea

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kate Reichner

Kate Reichner

5' 10"
Freshman
Coco Riding

Coco Riding

5' 9"
Freshman