Women's Swimming | 2/12/2026 9:43:00 AM

Utah Tech will close out the 2025-26 regular season this Friday when the Trailblazers travel to Las Vegas to swim at the UNLV First Chance Invite. 
        The meet, which starts at 4 p.m. (PT) at the Rebels' Jim Reitz Pool, will serve as the Trailblazers' final tune-up for the 2026 MPSF Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held later this month.  
 
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-30 MPSF individual marks heading Friday's regular season finale.
50 Free
3. Gabby Henry – 22.98 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l) 
18. Nia Turagavou – 23.62 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
T-20. Madeleine McGaughy – 23.67 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
T-30. Reagan Patterson – 23.86 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Free
13. Gabby Henry – 50.99 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
18. Cera Mallory – 51.36 (at NAU Dual – altitude adjusted)
22. Reagan Patterson – 51.69 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
23. Nia Turagavou – 51.71 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Free
7. Cera Mallory – 1:49.98 (at NAU Dual – altitude adjusted)
25. Natalia Zmierczak – 1:52.75 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
500 Free
3. Cera Mallory – 4:53.93 (at NAU Dual – altitude adjusted)
23. Alyssa Gordon – 5:04.51 (at NAU Dual – altitude adjusted)
 
1,000 Free
5.  Cera Mallory – 10:16.17 (vs. Idaho Dual)

1,650 Free
3. Cera Mallory – 17:02.58 (vs. Idaho Dual)
22. Coco Riding – 17:57.55 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
29. Kaiya Lawson – 18:21.84 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Back
T-5. Mary Sims Cross – 26.07 (vs. NAU Dual)
7. Makaela Perea – 26.11 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
19. Nia Turagavou – 26.60 (vs. NAU Dual)
 
100 Back
8. Mary Sims Cross – 55.57 (at NAU Dual – altitude adjusted)
22. Makaela Perea – 56.92 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
29. Nia Turagavou – 57.29 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)

200 Back
18. Mary Sims Cross – 2:03.79 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
24. Kate Reichner – 2:04.97 (at Pepperdine Rodionoff Inv'l)
25. Makaela Perea – 2:05.27 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
50 Breast
19. Sorina Rom – 30.32 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
T-28. Cera Mallory – 30.51 (vs. NAU Dual)
T-28. Jenna Tracy – 30.51 (at NAU Dual)
 
100 Breast
T-17. Cera Mallory – 1:04.30 (vs. NAU Dual)
26. Sorina Rom – 1:05.12 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
29. 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)
22. Alyssa Gordon – 2:21.72 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
26. Emilie Coleman – 2:23.03 (at NAU Dual – altitude adjusted)
 
50 Fly
8. Gabby Henry – 25.45 (vs. NAU Dual)
10. Mary Sims Cross – 25.55 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
22. Madeleine McGaughy – 26.09 (vs. NAU Dual)
27. Kiana Hugins – 26.22 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 Fly
9. Gabby Henry – 55.42 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
29. Mary Sims Cross – 56.84 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
200 Fly
18. Naomi Nakaya – 2:05.65 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
100 IM
N/A

200 IM
T-6. Mary Sims Cross – 2:05.09 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
27. Kate Reichner – 2:07.85 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
400 IM
17. Alyssa Gordon – 4:31.97 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
21. Kate Reichner – 4:33.07 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
27. Kaiya Lawson – 4:35.49 (at Utah Tech Trailblazer Inv'l)
 
NEXT UP FOR THE TRAILBLAZERS: Utah Tech will prepare for the 2026 MPSF Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held on Feb. 25-28, in McAllen, Texas.