SAN ANTONIO – New Mexico State’s Amina Gummesson opened the second day of the WAC Championships with a win in the women’s 500 freestyle (4:50.94).
Bakersfield’s Mitchell Huxhold held on to his WAC title in the men’s 500 winning it with a time of 4:17.37, also an NCAA “B” qualifying time.
After taking second place last year, Grand Canyon’s Hannah Kastigar made a comeback in the 200 IM taking first in the event with an NCAA “B” qualifying time of 1:59.11. Teammate, Iegor Lytvenok followed her success winning the men’s event after breaking his own pool record, WAC record and WAC meet record with an NCAA “B” qualifying time of 1:44.29.
In the 50 freestyle, North Dakota’s Courtney Funk won with a time of 22.85 which also qualifies as an NCAA “B” cut. UNLV’s Dillon Virva, defending champion in the men’s 50 freestyle, qualified for an NCAA “A” time of 19.17. Virva was also the second leg of UNLV’s victorious 200 free relay. Their time of 1:17.44 was not only an NCAA “A” time but set a new pool and WAC meet record.
North Dakota’s women edged out a win in the 200 free relay over Bakersfield with a time of 1:32.86.
On the boards, Northern Arizona’s Chelsea Jackson won the women’s 3 meter (308.95). Nate Zillweger held on to his 1 meter diving title scoring a best of 323.85.
Heading into day three, Northern Arizona leads the women and Air Force leads the men’s teams.
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2015 Western Athletic Conference, Day Two – Results