2026 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships
- Dates: Tuesday, February 25–Saturday, February 28
- Location: City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium, Pharr, TX
- Defending Champions: Pepperdine women (1x); Pacific men (1x)
- Women’s teams: Cal Baptist, Idaho, Incarnate Word, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Pacific, Pepperdine, UNLV, Utah Tech, UTRGV
- Men’s teams: Air Force, Cal Baptist, Incarnate Word, Pacific, UNLV, Wyoming
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Team Standings Thru Day 2
Women
- Northern Arizona – 509.5
- New Mexico State – 471
- Northern Colorado – 406.5
- Cal Baptist – 366
- Idaho – 358
- Pepperdine – 280
- Utah Tech – 265
- Pacific – 183
- Incarnate Word – 171
- UTRGV – 156
Men
- Air Force – 298.5
- UNLV – 276.5
- Wyoming – 267
- Cal Baptist – 249
- Pacific – 108
- Incarnate Word – 85
Women’s Recap
Northern Colorado kicked off night two with a splash, setting a new pool record in the 200 free relay. The team of Vitoria Simioni, Alexis Mishler, Martina Yuki Trionfetti and Kyra Rabess threw down a time of 1:31.17 to clinch the victory and shave .17 off of the previous pool record from 2023.
NMSU picked up the next two victories, thanks to Naomi Slee and Emily Dobbins. Slee won the 500 free in 4:48.57, shaving .15 off of her lifetime best, while Dobbins took home the championship title in the 50 free with a personal best time of 22.70. Both performances marked the 2nd-fastest time in program history in their respective events.
Idaho’s Ginger Kiefer prevailed in the 200 IM in 1:59.18, just under a second off of her lifetime best (1:58.35). That performance was good enough for a pool record, lowering the standard by just .01, and marked the only sub-2:00 time of the night.
Teammate Maya Salvitti brought home another gold for Idaho on the boards, winning the 3-meter diving event with 314.10 points. Behind her, NAU’s Margaret Wesche, who claimed silver on the 1-meter on night 1, took the runner-up spot with 300.45 points, while fellow Lumberjack Mackenna Stocker rounded out the podium, bringing home a bronze medal with 297.90 points.
NAU’s highest-placing performances in the swimming events came in the 200 IM; Kaci Kelaher placed 4th in 2:02.47 and Elsa Musselman took 5th in 2:02.83.
The Utah Tech women enjoyed a series of strong swims, setting three new program records on night 2. The team of Gabby Henry, Natalia Zmierczak, Reagan Patterson and Nia Turagavou took 4th in the 200 free relay, posting a time of 1:32.17 to knock over a second off of the previous program record (1:33.25) from earlier this season.
Utah’s Cera Mallory broke her own record in the 500 free, touching in 4th in 4:53.19 to shave .74 off of her former top time that she set just a few weeks ago. Teammate Mary Sims Cross also took down her own program record, racing into the wall in 3rd in the 200 IM and stopping the clock in 2:02.22. Her performance lowered the school record by .38.
Joining the record-breaking club was Pepperdine, whose 200 free relay team of Anna Ryan, Kylie Taylor, Aliyah Fan and Maile Sullivan finished 6th in 1:32.76 to break the school record in the event by just over two-tenths of a second.
Men’s Recap
The men turned up the heat on the second night of competition, taking down three MPSF Championship records over the course of the evening.
UNLV’s Bryson Huey had a great night, as he brought home two championship titles and broke the meet record in the 50 free. He charged into the wall with a time of 19.20 in the 50 free, shaving mere hundredths off of the previous MPSF championship record (19.25), which belonged to Payton Sorenson from 2019. Huey’s performance was .18 off of his lifetime best (19.02) that he set earlier this season but was good enough to punch his ticket to NCAAs.
Huey also helped UNLV pick up a gold medal in the 200 free relay, joining teammates Lucas Diermayr, Wikus Potgieter and Emil Perez to post an overall time of 1:17.70.
On the boards, Gael Jiminez turned in a top performance for CBU; he won the 1-meter diving event with a score of 416.40 points, shattering the 14-year-old meet record in the event. The previous record stood at 398.20 points and was posted by Brandon Watson in 2012. Teammate Mario Del Valle grabbed his second medal of the meet, taking the runner-up spot on the 1-meter with 409.95 points.
The last broken meet record of the day went to Wyoming freshman Jackson Kogler in the 200 IM. Kogler posted a lifetime best time of 1:43.70, shaving .13 off of the former championship record (1:43.83) set by Jake Taylor back in 2016. Kogler also knocked over half a second off of his previous personal best (1:44.46), lowering his own program record in the event.
Wyoming teammate Alex Metzler prevailed in the 500 free, throwing down a time of 4:16.20 to clinch the title by nearly four seconds and shatter the school record in the event. While not a personal best, it was the fastest Metzler has been since transferring from Ohio State at the start of this year and smashed the Wyoming program record by over three seconds. The record previously stood at 4:19.55, set by Quinn Cynor in 2023.
Metzler and Kogler both punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships thanks to their strong performances.
Despite not bringing home any golds on day 2, Air Force continues to lead the team standings for the men. The Falcons showed off their depth last night, recording four podium finishes.
James Winterfield claimed the runner-up spot in the 200 IM in 1:43.99, breaking his own program record in the event. Behind him, teammates Camden Swigart (1:44.87) and Matthew Doty (1:45.26) took 3rd and 4th, respectively, with Doty landing at #3 on the program’s top ten list while Swigart remained in the #2 spot.
The Air Force men also logged two 3rd-place finishes, courtesy of Lucas Gerten on the 1-meter (339.70 points) and Tyler Surratt in the 500 free (4:22.57). Surratt’s swim marked the 6th-fastest time in Falcon program history.
