UTAH VS BYU
- February 7-8, 2025
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Utah Athletics
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah swim and dive program wrapped their rivalry weekend against Brigham Young University, with seven wins, including a sweep on the women’s one-meter event, a new pool record and a 169-131 triumph for the women’s team at the Ute Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
The women’s team accounted for five of the seven first-place finishes today, proving their determination as they overcame BYU 169-131. The men’s team fought hard, but ultimately fell to the Cougars 168-132.
“The women did a heck of a job today, again they followed up yesterday with some really impressive swims,” said head coach Jonas Persson. “It was certainly harder today, they were tired and the races were more competitive, but they got the job done and got a nice win.
Taking It to the Top
- Erin Palmer started the meet off with a bang, winning the first race with a touch at 50.22 in the 100-yard freestyle.
- Norah Hay and Alexia Duncan took another gold, silver combo in the 200-yard backstroke, clocking in at 1:56.13 and 1:58.63 respectively.
- Hay’s performance reached a new pool record for the Utes, taking down Audrey Remer’s previous record of 1:56.91.
- In the same race on the men’s side, Brandon Miller took the top spot with a 1:44.97.
- Ella Derby swam hard in the 200-yard IM, keeping two BYU swimmers at bay, and touching the wall at 2:03.52.
- The women’s team nailed their success in with the 400-freestyle relay, reaching the wall at 3:21.24, two and a half seconds ahead of BYU.
“On the men’s side, we fought really well. We were unlucky in a few places, but again, we raced better than we were predicted to race and were closer to the other team in score than we were supposed to be. So overall, I’m really happy with it because just being able to close that gap proves that we fought hard,” said Persson.
In the diving well, the divers proved their capabilities, with the women sweeping the 1m event and the men taking both the gold and the silver in the 3m.
“It’s always nice to have a great meet like this going into conference and the postseason. Our confidence is sky high. We’re really fine-tuning some of the stuff that we need to do to go far in March and make some noise at Big 12 and at NCAA’s,” said head diving coach Richard Marschner.
Diver Domination
- Two divers moved up in the Utah record book, with Holly Waxman’s score on 1m bumping her in to the program’s second-highest and Jesco Helling taking residence in the men’s 10th spot for 3m.
- Both men and women dominated their designated events, with the women sweeping the 1m and Elias Petersen and Helling going one-two on 3m.
- Waxman’s 1m performance earned the senior her second gold of the meet, coming in to the top spot with a score of 323.75. This score was not only a personal best, but also moved Waxman into the second-highest place in the Utah record book on the 1m event, just three points behind the current program record.
- Kathryn Grant and Callie Eaglestone finished off the women’s 1m sweep, marking their second sweep in as many events, with Grant finishing at 297.80 and Eaglestone’s score coming out to 284.25.
- Petersen snagged his second gold as well, finishing 50 points ahead of teammate Helling, who took second place. Petersen’s showstopper came in the second-to-last round, a front 2 ½ with a double twist, which added 78.20 points to his overall total of 416.60.
- Attila Bernatsky earned a 16-point personal best on the 3m springboard, finishing at 296.60.
“Holly and Elias were lights out this weekend and seeing them both PB was special,” said Marschner. “The whole team had a great meet and I can tell that we haven’t peaked yet, so it’ll be an exciting final six weeks of the season.”
Looking Ahead
Twelve of the Utah swimmers will travel to UNLV for their annual First Chance meet, while the divers fly down to the Golden State to compete in the UCLA Last Chance meet, hoping to secure the qualifying score for Zones.
Courtesy: BYU Athletics
SALT LAKE CITY — BYU women’s swim and dive won two events and took five runner-up spots on the way to 62 points in day one of its dual meet with Utah on Friday.
The Cougars’ 200 medley relay “A” and “B” squads took first and third for 13 points as the meet got underway. Emma Marusakova, Mackenzie Mille Lung, Sarah Eliason and Halli Williams teamed up as the “A” squad for a winning time of 1:39.84.
Miller Lung notched her 13th first-place finish of the season with a 1:00.62 to win the 100 breast. Jasmine Anderson and Addison Richards took second and fourth, respectively, giving the Cougars 15 points in the 100 breast to Utah’s four.
Victoria Schreiber finished second in the 1000 free but recorded a personal-best 10:14.89 to surpass Michelle Menezes (2007) for No. 7 all-time at BYU.
Haylee Tiffany, Lucy Marek and Lily Flint added three more second-place finishes for the Cougars. Tiffany took second in the 200 free at 1:50.89. Marek and Lucy Warnick went two-three in the 200 fly while Flint and Halli Williams did the same in the 50 free.
Alexia Jackson Hansen and Brooklyn Larson Clouse both scored for the BYU women during Friday’s 3-meter diving competition. Jackson Hansen tallied 309.60 points to finish fourth while Larson Clouse took sixth at 282.20.
Utah holds an 88-62 lead in team scoring after Friday’s events. The Cougars and Utes resume competition on Saturday at 11 a.m. MST.
SALT LAKE CITY — BYU women’s swim and dive won three more events on Saturday but fell to rival Utah 169-131 at Ute Natatorium.
Despite the loss to the Utes, the BYU women’s 131 points are there most scored in a road meet versus Utah since 2018.
“I’m super proud of our women for stepping it up,” said BYU head swim and dive coach Tamber McAllister. “They dug deep to get wins in some of those races where it was close.”
BYU racked up 16 points in the 200 breast alone, as it controlled the podium with each of the top three finishers in Mackenzie Miller Lung, Jasmine Anderson and Addison Richards. Miller Lung’s first-place finish came in 2:13.02, giving her a second win for the meet and 14th this season.
After setting a personal best in the 1000 free on Friday, Victoria Schreiber continued her strong showing in the rivalry meet with a thrilling come-from-behind win at 4:57.33 in the 500 free. Schreiber drew close to race leader Chloe Thompson of Utah over the final lap then took the win from the Utes with a late surge into the flags.
Sarah Eliason gave BYU its third win of the day as she clocked 54.73 to take the 100 fly. The freshman from Rockville, Maryland now has six race victories to her name on the season. Tahis Ibáñez finished fourth at 56.16 to tie her personal best in the 100 fly.
Lucy Warnick and Halli Williams each earned runner-up finishes in the 200 individual medley and 100 free, respectively. Williams finished the day anchoring the Cougars’ 400 free relay “A” squad to second place in 3:32.75 along with Haylee Tiffany, Eliason and Emma Marusakova.
Alexia Jackson Hansen, Brooklyn Larson Clouse and Sophia DeBergh were BYU’s top three finishers in dive with each filling fourth through sixth place on 1-meter.
“Our energy was good, but we need to work on our consistency in a hyped-up environment like this,” said BYU head dive coach Tyce Routson. “This was our sixth week in a row of training, so I’m proud of my divers.”
Jackson Hansen’s top Cougar score of the day came with 260.95 points, while Larson Clouse finished fifth with a 256.65.
BYU women’s swim and dive now has two weeks to prepare before postseason competition begins at the 2025 Big 12 Swim and Dive Championships Feb. 25-March 1 in Federal Way, Washington.
SALT LAKE CITY — BYU men’s swim and dive leads Utah 83-67 after day one of the annual rivalry meet at Ute Natatorium on Friday.
BYU built its day-one lead with five event wins, including individual race victories from Darwin Anderson, Jordan Tiffany, Max Kleinman and Peter Etzold.
Anderson won the 1000 free with a personal-best 9:11.91, the junior’s third time cut in the distance swim this season. With a 9:11.91, Anderson cut nearly six seconds from his previous best of 9:17.13 set on Jan. 18 versus Denver. The Rock Springs, Wyoming native is now No. 2 all-time at BYU in the 1000 free.
Tiffany, a 2024 Honorable Mention All-American, returned from injury on Friday and wasted no time winning his 19th collegiate event as a Cougar with a 46.85 in the 100 back. Diego Camacho Salgado tallied four more BYU points in the 100 back with a second-place finish at 48.49.
Kleinman added a ninth race victory to his season collection with a 20.51 in the 50 free. Luigi Riva finished a hair behind Kleinman and gave BYU second place as well in the sprint with a 20.52.
Etzold clocked 54.08 to win the 100 breast and was followed by Emerson Edwards and Tyler Edlefsen in third and fourth, respectively.
BYU’s 200 medley relay “A” and “B” squads started the meet off strong with a one-two finish within 0.73 seconds of each other. Tiffany led off the “A” squad with a 22.20 back before the trio of Edwards, Riva and Nathaniel Eliason paved the way for a winning finish in 1:27.04. Camacho Salgado, Etzold, Kleinman and Madsen took second in 1:27.77.
Chase Hindmarsh and Marti Llop each scored for Cougar diving during Friday’s 1-meter competition. Hindmarsh finished runner-up with 338.20 points while Llop came in fourth at 298.20.
BYU and Utah resume competition on Saturday at 11 a.m. MDT.
SALT LAKE CITY — BYU men’s swim and dive tallied six more race wins on its way to a 168-132 rivalry victory over Utah at Ute Natatorium on Saturday.
The Cougars’ 2025 rivalry win marks their first in Salt Lake City since the two programs last met as conference foes in February 2011. Following a 181-113 win over Utah in Provo last season, the BYU men now have their first string of back-to-back defeats of Utah since 2011-2012.
“This feels amazing,” said BYU head swim and dive coach Tamber McAllister. “This brings back a lot of the feelings from the early 2000s when I swam at BYU and we would come up here and win. I’m super proud of our team for stepping it up. They dug deep to get wins in some of those races where it was close.”
Tanner Nelson won his 12th and 13th races of the season with first-place finishes in both 200 individual medley and 500 free on Saturday. Nelson clocked a personal-best 1:46.69 in the 200 IM, enough to surpass current assistant coach Hayden Palmer for No. 10 all-time at BYU. Nelson’s 500 free victory came with a time of 4:22.67.
After missing each of the last six meets with injury, the Cougars’ Jordan Tiffany returned this weekend and on Saturday won his second event of the meet with a 47.22 in the 100 fly.
Freshmen Nathaniel Eliason and Peter Etzold added 18 more points to BYU’s total with wins in the 100 free and 200 breast, respectively. Eliason clocked 44.47 in the 100 free for his seventh event win this season while Etzold won the 200 breast at 1:59.53.
The Cougars put the meet away with first and third-place finishes, respectively, from its “A” and “B” 400 free relay squads. Max Kleinman, Eliason, Payton Plumb and Luigi Riva combined to win the relay at 2:56.12. Asa Frisbee, Joshua Reed, Nelson and Diego Camacho Salgado took third in 2:59.00.
Chase Hindmarsh and Marti Llop finished third and fifth, respectively, for BYU’s top men’s diving performances of the day, these on 3-meter.
“Our energy was good, but we need to work on our consistency in a hyped-up environment like this,” said BYU head dive coach Tyce Routson. “This was our sixth week in a row of training, so I’m proud of my divers.”
Hindmarsh totaled 301.45 points, while Llop’s fifth-place came with a 290.10.
“Our athletes did a great job with how they emotionally prepped for this meet, and we want to build that into Big 12’s,” McAllister said. “This gives them confidence, and they know they’re on the right track.”
BYU men’s swim and dive now has two weeks to prepare before postseason competition begins at the 2025 Big 12 Swim and Dive Championships Feb. 25-March 1 in Federal Way, Washington.
