MW Announces 2015-16 All-Conference Swimming & Diving Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced the 2015-16 Women’s Swimming & Diving All-Conference Team today. All-Conference honors were awarded to the top eight finishers in the individual events and top three relay team finishers at the 2016 MW Championships held in College Station, Texas, last week.

 

On Saturday, February 20, the Conference announced the Mountain West individual awards. Boise State’sSamantha Wicks was named the Women’s Swimmer of the Year, while Broncos’ first-year head coachJeremy Kipp garnered Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year. Wicks was also honored with the league’s Senior Recognition Award prior to Saturday’s finals session. Fresno State’s Ugne Mazutaityte earned the league’s Freshman of the Year honor.

 

Krysta Palmer of Nevada was named the Women’s Diver of the Year for the second year in a row, while Wolf Pack head diving coach Jian Li You earned Women’s Diving Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season.

 

Nevada secured the program’s first MW women’s swimming & diving title.

 

Below is a list of the All-MW selections and the event in which they were honored.

 

2015-16 Mountain West Women’s Swimming & Diving All-Conference Team

 

Individuals

Name                              Institution                           Event(s)

Elise Hart                        Air Force                             100-yard butterfly

Sara Menke                    Air Force                             1,650-yard freestyle

Genevieve Miller             Air Force                             500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle

Brittany Aoyama             Boise State                         100-yard butterfly, 100-yard freestyle

Blake Balogh                  Boise State                         500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle

Felicity Cann                   Boise State                         500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle

Kiley Carlson                   Boise State                         platform

Emma Chard                   Boise State                         500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle

Amelia Draney                Boise State                         400-yard individual medley, 1,650-yard freestyle

Allyson Kleinsorgen        Boise State                         100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke

Karli Kriewall                  Boise State                         platform

Katelyn Martin                Boise State                         50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle

Emily Mathis                   Boise State                         200-yard breaststroke

Kacee Olson                    Boise State                         3-meter springboard

Samantha Wicks             Boise State                         200-yard individual medley, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke

Jenna Beaury                  Colorado State                   100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke

Ida Donohue                   Colorado State                   1,650-yard freestyle

Mackenzie Halligan        Colorado State                   400-yard individual medley

Ariana Milone                 Colorado State                   1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard

Jessica Shepard             Colorado State                   100-yard backstroke

Esme Gullick                   Fresno State                       400-yard individual medley, 200-yard butterfly

Ugne Mazutaityte           Fresno State                       100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke

Antonia Baerens             Nevada                                500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle

Teresa Baerens               Nevada                                200-yard individual medley, 200-yard freestyle

Erin Fuss                         Nevada                                200-yard butterfly

Riley Hilbrandt                Nevada                                200-yard breaststroke

Kate Hofmeyer               Nevada                                200-yard backstroke

Sita Kusserow                 Nevada                                200-yard butterfly

Zoe Lei                            Nevada                                1-meter springboard, platform

Yawen Li                          Nevada                                200-yard individual medley, 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard breaststroke

Arantxa Medina-Alegria Nevada                                200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke

Rebecca Murray             Nevada                                200-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle

Krysta Palmer                 Nevada                                1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, platform

Emma Payne                   Nevada                                100-yard butterfly

Caitlyn Richardson         Nevada                                200-yard individual medley, 200-yard backstroke

Toma Shmitova               Nevada                                1-meter springboard

Jaeger Turner                 Nevada                                100-yard backstroke

Sharae Zheng                 Nevada                                1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, platform

Morgan Ginnis                 New Mexico                        50-yard freestyle

Shayla King                     New Mexico                        50-yard freestyle

Anna Lengyel                  New Mexico                        200-yard butterfly

Adriana Palomino           New Mexico                        500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle

Kanoha Shinada             New Mexico                        100-yard butterfly

Abigail Wheeler              New Mexico                        200-yard butterfly

Francesca Arredondo     San Diego State                 400-yard individual medley

Alexandra Caplan           San Diego State                 1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, platform

Makena Chamoures        San Diego State                 3-meter springboard

McKenna Garfein            San Diego State                 100-yard backstroke

Samantha Guttmacher   San Diego State                 100-yard butterfly

Summer Harrison           San Diego State                 100-yard butterfly

Taylor Johnson                San Diego State                 50-yard freestyle

Rachel Kelch                  San Diego State                 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard butterfly

Savannah Miller              San Diego State                 200-yard individual medley

Natilee Ruiz                    San Diego State                 200-yard backstroke

Whitney Weisz                 San Diego State                 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle

Cecilia Zaccarelli           San Diego State                 100-yard breaststroke

Breanna Bushey              San José State                   100-yard butterfly

Colleen Humel                San José State                   100-yard backstroke

Cari Reiswig                    San José State                   1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard

Riley Spitser                   San José State                   500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle

Alyssa Arnett                  UNLV                                   3-meter springboard

Julia Fehervari                UNLV                                   50-yard freestyle

Kristina Hendrick           UNLV                                   400-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke

Lina Rathsack                 UNLV                                   200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke

Goezde Tekin                  UNLV                                   200-yard butterfly

Michelle Troup                UNLV                                   200-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle

Jessica Wong                  UNLV                                   200-yard individual medley

Keely Bishop                   Wyoming                             platform

Kari Campbell                 Wyoming                             1-meter springboard, platform

Molly Coonce                  Wyoming                             100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly

Emma Dow                      Wyoming                             400-yard individual medley

Maria Harutjunjan          Wyoming                             100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke

Emily Ridout                   Wyoming                             50-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard freestyle

Isobel Ryan                     Wyoming                             50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle

Kelly Sheldon                  Wyoming                             500-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke

 

Relays

Institution                       Event                                   Names

Boise State                     200-yard freestyle relay    Brittany Aoyama, Samantha Wicks, Katelyn Martin, Abbey Sorensen

Boise State                     400-yard freestyle relay    Brittany Aoyama, Samantha Wicks, Emma Chard, Katelyn Martin

Boise State                     800-yard freestyle relay    Emma Chard, Brittany Aoyama, Blake Balogh, Felicity Cann

Boise State                     200-yard medley relay       Samantha Wicks, Laura Williams, Brittany Aoyama, Katelyn Martin

Boise State                     400-yard medley relay       Samantha Wicks, Laura Williams, Brittany Aoyama, Katelyn Martin

Nevada                            400-yard freestyle relay    Caitlyn Richardson, Emma Payne Rebecca Murray, Teresa Baerens

Nevada                            800-yard freestyle relay    Sita Kusserow, Rebecca Murray, Teresa Baerens, Antonia Baerens

San Diego State             200-yard freestyle relay    Taylor Johnson, Whitney Weisz, Savannah Miller, Samantha Guttmacher

San Diego State             800-yard freestyle relay    Whitney Weisz, Natilee Ruiz, Martina Marks, Savannah Miller

San Diego State             200-yard medley relay       Katharine Santilena, Cecilia Zaccarelli, Summer Harrison, Taylor Johnson

UNLV                               400-yard freestyle relay    Michelle Troup, Julia Fehervari, Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack

UNLV                               200-yard medley relay       Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack, Jessica Wong, Julia Fehervari

UNLV                               400-yard medley relay       Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack, Jessica Wong, Michelle Troup

Wyoming                         200-yard freestyle relay    Isobel Ryan, Danielle Badger, Emily Stucky, Emily Ridout

Wyoming                         400-yard medley relay       Isobel Ryan, Maria Harutjunjan, Molly Coonce, Emily Ridout

Swimming news courtesy of Mountain West.

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