Day 4 Results
SAN ANTONIO – The University of Hawai'i women's swimming and diving team finished in sixth place following the conclusion of the WAC Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday at the Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas.
Boise State won the WAC Championships for the first time and finished the meet with 547 points, followed by New Mexico State with 466. San Jose State was third with 453, while Nevada placed fourth with 443. Northern Arizona finished fifth with 438, followed by Hawai'i (392), San Diego (329), Idaho (199) and Fresno State (193).
Hawai'i junior
Stephanie De Lima was named the WAC Diver of the Year, giving the Rainbow Wahine that award in eight of the last nine seasons.
Mike Brown of Hawai'i was voted Diving Coach of the Year for the fifth year in a row and sixth time in his career.
Stephanie De Lima of Hawai'i won the 3-meter diving with a score of 333.10, givng her a sweep of the three diving events. It is the first time in the history of the WAC championships that a diver has won all three events in the same year. Her teammate,
Hannah Bocksnick, was second (328.55) and Northern Arizona's Kristy Ardavanis took third place honors (311.50).
In the first race of the night, New Mexico State's Liz Thomson won the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:58.60. San Diego's Sarah Gleason was second (16:59.89) and Hawai'i freshman
Melissa Myers placed third (17:10.54).
Boise State's Christine Raininger won her second event of the meet, taking the title in the 200 butterfly in 2:01.56. Nevada's Gabby Guieb placed second with a time of 2:01.83 and Hawai'i's
Alyssa Manlow was third (2:03.96).
Individual Honors (as voted upon by the WAC coaches)
Swimmer of the Year - Amber Boucher, So., Boise State
Freshman of the Year - Jiao Jiao Mi, Nevada
Coach of the Year - Rick Pratt, New Mexico State
Team Scores
1. Boise State 547
2. San Jose State 466
3. New Mexico State 453
4. Northern Arizona 443
5. Nevada 438
6. Hawai'i 392
7. San Diego 329
8. Idaho 199
9. Fresno State 193
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