Northern Arizona vs New Mexico
- February 1, 2025
- Flagstaff, Arizona
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: NAU Athletics
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Feb. 1, 2025) – It was an emotional day at the Wall Aquatic Center as the Lumberjacks celebrated eight graduating seniors. Casey Craffey, Francesca Criscione, Jamie Dellwardt, Victoria Knapp, Bena Koehn, Rachael Lytle, Kendall Marquez, and Helena Robla-Alvarez were recognized in front of teammates, family, and friends for their athletic and academic achievements during their careers at Northern Arizona.
Northern Arizona claimed victory in the swim meet against New Mexico, with a final score of 171-122.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the NAU “A” team of Gracie Munk, Trelise Dance, Isahbel Krasht, and Kokona Watanabe placed second with a combined time of 1:44.94.
Robla-Alvarez took gold n the 200-yard freestyle, with a time of 1:54.15, while Koehn secured silver with 1:54.50. Koehn also placed second in the 100-yard freestyle.
Mariana Diaz-Ponce won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.32, followed by Dance in second at 1:04.58.
In the 200-yard butterfly, Kaci Kelaher posted a winning time of 2:09.53, followed by Krasht in second at 2:21.83.
Katarina Klatt was the fastest Lumberjack in the 50-yard freestyle, clocking in at 23.60.
Criscione won the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:10.02. She also earned silver in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:38.71. Theodora Sabev secured bronze, finishing in 18:05.43.
In the 1-meter diving event, Knapp took first place with a score of 283.25. Margaret Wesche finished second with 281.50, while Stocker placed fourth with 278.20.
The Lumberjacks swept the podium in the 500-yard freestyle, with Craffey leading the way at 5:09.84. Robla-Alvarez followed in second at 5:12.31, and Kylie Ney took third at 5:12.77.
In the 100-yard butterfly, Elsa Musselman claimed first place with a time of 55.48. Klatt finished second at 56.79, Munk placed fourth at 57.79, and Lytle took sixth with 59.39. Lytle also placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.21.
In the 3-meter diving event, Knapp secured her fourth individual win in three days, taking first place with a score of 318.00. Stocker finished second with 305.10, Margaret Wesche placed fourth with 290.70, and Grace Wesche took fifth with 286.25.
Dellwardt placed third in the 200-yard IM (2:11.93), fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (59.79), and secured gold in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.21). Meropi Eggink finished second with 2:08.81.
The final event of the meet was the 400-yard freestyle relay, where the NAU “C” team finished second with a time of 3:34.80. The team consisted of Klatt, Eggink, Ney, and Lily Powell.
“Lots of emotions today,” head swimming coach Andy Johns said. “They’re such a great group, and I’m just happy for them and proud of them. We still have some work to do to prepare for WAC and in a month from now is when we’ll really celebrate. The seniors have been great leaders and great representatives of the team over the past four or five years and happy that they’re part of our program.”
The Northern Arizona women’s swimming and diving team will now focus on the Western Athletic Conference Championship at the end of the month, where they hope to secure their 12th consecutive title.
Courtesy: New Mexico Athletics
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — New Mexico won a season-high seven events out of 16, including two wins by Arianna Stokes and both relays, but Northrn Arizona scored enough to hold for a 171-122 victory in a dual meet with the Lobos. Congruently, the diving team took part in the platform dive in the Lumberjack Diving Invitational, with Arianna Pelligra earning a Zone qualifying score of 236.10, her best score of the season.
Pelligra, who eschewed the finals to move over to the dual meet diving events, joins Isabella Gomez and Alice English as Lobos with zone qualifiers in the platform, an event UNM general doesn’t practice much on in their home natatorium.
UNM took both relays, with Kaylah Yazzie, Emily Ford, Jordan Foster and Arianna Stokes winning the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:43.80. In the 400-yard freestyle, it was Linda Franco, Stokes, Foster and Sophia Corder winning at 3:29.65. The two wins in the relays were part of a huge day for Stokes, who also won a pair of events in the 50-free (22.99) and the 100-free (50.62 raw).
Other event wins were turned in by Alex McGill in the 100-back (56.57 raw), Ellie Broughton in the 1,650 (17:31.05 raw, 16:58.55 converted, which is easily UNM’s best time of the season in that event) and Amaya Oliphant in the 200-breast (2:23.17 raw, 2:21.57 converted). That was her season-best and UNM’s second best time in the event this season.
The Lobos return home for their final meet of the season, hosting the New Mexico State Aggies on Senior Day at Seidler Natatorium at noon on Saturday, February 8.