NORTHERN ARIZONA VS NEW MEXICO
- January 24, 2026
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: NAU Athletics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Jan. 24, 2026) – The Northern Arizona University women’s swimming and diving team earned a dominant 195.5–89 road victory Saturday at Seidler Natatorium, highlighted by a sweep of both diving events and multiple event wins across the pool.
The Lumberjacks were outstanding on the boards, sweeping the podium in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions. Mackenna Stocker won the one-meter title with a score of 321.00, followed by Margaret Wesche (304.65) and Grace Wesche (296.25). NAU repeated the sweep on the three meter board, where Margaret Wesche took first (285.90), Stocker placed second (284.33) and Grace Wesche finished third (261.68).
In the pool, Northern Arizona opened its individual victories with Cydnie Perkins taking the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.24, while Kokona Watanabe won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:54.43. Isahbel Krasht added a win in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.17) and was part of a strong day for the Lumberjacks across multiple events.
Additional victories came from Mariana Diaz in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.30), Teddy Sabev in both the 500-yard freestyle (5:09.86) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:47.51), Gracie Munk in the 100-yard backstroke (57.05), and Summer Ferguson in the 200-yard individual medley (2:12.33).
Northern Arizona closed the meet with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Evalotta Aabrams, Munk, Krasht and Camryn Brown combined for a time of 3:30.77.
Head coach Andy Johns reflected on the meet. “Great overall team effort today. After losing the opening relay, breaststrokers swept the 100 and divers swept both boards. There were multiple 1–2 finishes and we were able to see people in some different events in order to gain information heading into the MPSF meet. Looking forward to celebrating our seniors at home next week along with showcasing our divers at their invite.”
Northern Arizona now turns its attention to the Lumberjack Diving Invite, scheduled for Jan. 29–31 at the Wall Aquatic Center in Flagstaff, which will also serve as Senior Day for the program.
Courtesy: New Mexico Athletics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Lobos took three events on senior day, including the opening 200 medley relay, as UNM celebrated Tahlia Micallef, Amaya Oliphant, and Kaylah Yazzie on Senior Day in a late morning meet against the visiting Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.
The Lobos lost 195.5 to 89 in the next-to-last dual meet of the season prior to the Mountain West Championships in Houston, February 18-21.
Along with the relay title, UNM took a pair of freestyle races, with Arianna Stokes winning the 50 free with a time of 23.52, just ahead of teammate Olivia Hann, who was second at 24.09. In that race, Micallef turned in a season-best time of 25.03, besting her previous mark by 0.31 seconds.
Stokes’ time was just 0.04 off her season best.
After a short break, the racers came back for the 100 free, and this time Hann couldn’t be beat. She blazed to a PR of 51.33, nearly a full second faster than her previous best. She beat NAU’s Kokona Watanabe by 0.54 seconds for the win.
The meet got started on a high note after the senior day ceremonies with UNM’s relay team of Stokes, Emily Ford, Sophia Corder, and Rian Bleyendall took the 200-medley relay in 1:44.10, half a second over NAU.
In diving, Esme Abbadi-Macintosh was the top finisher for UNM in the 1-meter dive, and Alice English was UNM’s top scorer in the 3-meter.
In other results, Yazzie, Alex McGill, and Blayendaal went second, third, and fourth in the eight-person 100-yard backstroke, and Micallef was third in the 200-yard free. In the 500-free, Eryn Quirsfeld had a season-best 5:19.16.
UNM splits up next week, with diving heading to Flagstaff for the NAU Diving Invitation Thursday through Saturday, while UNM heads back to Las Cruces for a swim meet only on Saturday.
