COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The University of New Mexico women’s swimming and diving team sits in fifth place after the first day of the Mountain West Championships on Wednesday at Texas A&M Natatorium.
The Lobos finished with 115 points after the first day, behind Boise State (200), Nevada (198), Wyoming (166) and San Diego State (166) and ahead of of San Jose State (110), Colorado State (94), UNLV (84), Fresno State (84) and Air Force (53).
The Lobos were paced by a fourth-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay with the team of Adriana Palomino, Anna Lengyel, Emily Huffer and Lindsey Englestead finishing with a time of 7:21.33 – a season best for the Lobos and 0.63 seconds off of the UNM record. Boise State won the event with a Mountain West record time of 7:03.96.
UNM took fifth in the 200 medley relay as the team of Kaela McKee, Emily McGill, Konoha Shinada and Madi Burns finished in 1:40.06 – season best for the Lobos. Boise State won the event with a time of 1:37.66.
In 1-meter diving, UNM was led by Allyson Concepcion (18th – 250.15) and Natasha Dark (19th – 249.95) and followed by Valencia McDonald (32nd – 211.75) and Maddie Horner (35th – 204.55).
The Lobos continue action at the Mountain West Championships on Thursday. Get all the information you need from the event (stats, video, etc.) by clicking here.