SALT LAKE CITY – Utah women’s swimming and diving will travel to Corvallis, Ore. this Wednesday, Jan. 6 where they will take on the Oregon State Beavers. The meet is set to begin at 5 p.m. MT and serves as the first Pac-12 meet of 2016.
“We get the opportunity to race a conference opponent on the road this week, which is always tough,” said Utah head coach Joe Dykstra. “We will not be at full strength and are extremely tired from our ongoing winter training camp so I am excited to challenge our team to overcome these ‘excuses’ and find a way to win.”
UTAH NOTES
At the Art Adamson Invitational, the team recorded a fourth-place finish. Ashlyn Karosas qualified for the Canadian Olympic Trials in the 200 IM during the first day of competition.
Jordan Anderson also qualified for the U.S Olympic Trials in the prelims for the 400 IM with a time of 4:52.39. In the finals, she took sixth with a time of 4:14.86, setting a new school record in the event.
In the 100 breast, Stina Colleou placed fifth with a NCAA “B” qualifying time of 1:01.47. Colleou would later take fourth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:10.87. Genevieve Robertson also reached the final in the event and finished with a NCAA “B” qualifying time of 1:02.05. Brianna Francis had a time of 1:04.00 in the consolation final.
In diving action, Amanda Casillas finished third in the platform event while Lauren Hall took eighth in the three-meter event with a score of 249.60. This is the first finals appearance of Hall’s career.
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST OSU
The Utes hosted OSU in Feb. 2015 at the Ute Natatorium. The squad came out on top, 141-115.
There were nine first-place finishes during the meet. Colleou took first in both the 100 breast (1:03.97) and the 200 breast (2:18.49). Megan Kawaguchi finished first in the 100 back (56.47) with Petra Soininen also taking first in the 200 fly (2:05.91).
NEXT TIME OUT
The women’s squad hosts Boise State and UCLA next Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15-16.
Swimming news courtesy of Utah Swimming & Diving.
