ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico swimmers finish action in day two of the Mizzou Invite and add another 78 points for an overall team score of 162 points to stay at seventh place.
The Lobos started back up today at the Mizzou Aquatic Center with the 200-yard medley relay where the team of Kaela McKee, Kristin Walker, Abigail Wheeler, and Shayla King finished the race at 1:44.09 for 10th place.
Next up was the 400-yard IM which kicked off New Mexico’s trend of eighth place finishes.
Celine Bertrand swam the event with a preliminary time of 4:27.54 and an A-final time of 4:26.89.
Walker took another eighth place finish for UNM in the 100-yard breaststroke with a preliminary time of 1:03.54 and an A-final time clocking in at 4:26.89.
Caitlin Gardiner finished off New Mexico’s eighth place run in the 100-yard backstroke after touching the wall with a preliminary time of 55.53 and an A-final time of 56.30. McKee raced the same event at 56.34 for the preliminary round and finished in the B-finals at 56.75 for 10th place. Amelie Braul followed for 25th place in the D-finals with a preliminary time of 57.95 and a finals time of 57.89.
The Lobos finished off a consecutive day of competition with another relay event. The 200-yard freestyle relay stood as the final event and also one UNM ranked highest in for the day.
New Mexico’s team of Bertrand, Gardiner, Anna Lengyel, and Anna Lilliestrom came in for sixth place after clocking in at 7:27.99.
Diving
While the Lobo swimmers wrapped up day two at the Mizzou Invite, UNM’s divers began the first day of competition at the 7th annual Wildcat Diving Invitational.
Two freshman divers represented New Mexico in the 3-meter springboard event: Aundrea Scott finished the 3-meter with a final score of 185.70 for 30th place. Kayla Taylor took 33rd place in the same event after bringing in a total of 117.50 points.
New Mexico’s swimmers are in the final stretch of competition at the Mizzou Invite as only one day remains. Session five of the 200-yard backstroke preliminary round will kick off tomorrow’s events beginning at 10 a.m.
The divers will also start back up tomorrow and will continue competing until Sunday, Nov. 23.
View Mizzou invite live stats at the following link: