Women's Swimming | 10/2/2026 8:12:00 PM

Utah Tech swimming got off to a strong start to open the 2026-27 season on day one at the Colorado Mesa Intermountain Shootout on Friday at the El Pomar Natatorium in Grand Junction.
 
The Trailblazers posted five top-10 individual event finishes on day one, two of which were turned in by senior Cera Mallory, who placed fifth-overall in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.42 – altitude adjusted) and 100 breaststroke (1:04.47 – AA).
 
Fellow senior Mary Sims Cross recorded Utah Tech's best-overall finish on Friday when she touched the wall second in the 100 IM with in a time of 57.41 (AA), which was the fourth-fastest time in program history. 

Meanwhile, junior Alyssa Gordon clocked the seventh-fastest 100 IM time in school history with a personal best 59.57 (AA) to place seventh overall.
 
Sophomore Madeleine McGaughy collected a top-10 showing of her own, doing so in the 50 free with a 24.06.
 
Utah Tech competed in seven individual events on day one. Sophomore Kiana Hugins was the top Blazer finisher in the 200 IM (11^th; 2:09.76 – AA), while freshmen Alyssa Soderquist (13^th; 59.77 – AA) and Angela McCoy (15^th; 2:11.91 – AA) were the top Utah Tech swimmers in the both the 100 back and 200 fly, respectively, in their collegiate debuts. 
 
The Trailblazers closed day one with a sixth place finish in the 200 free relay, with the team of McGaughy, Hugins, Nia Turagavou and Sorina Rom clocking a time of 1:38.65. 

Utah Tech returns to the pool on Saturday for day two at the CMU Intermountain Shootout, which begins at 10 a.m. (MT).