COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The University of New Mexico women’s swimming and diving team had two individuals break school records while the Lobos remained in fifth place at the Mountain West Championships on Thursday at the Texas A&M Natatorium.
Adriana Palomino broke her own record in the 500 freestyle when she swam a 4:44.15 in the preliminaries and would go on to take third place in the finals with a time of 4:44.86. Genevieve Miller of Air Force won her fourth-consecutive 500 free title with a Mountain West record time of 4:38.98.
UNM’s Emily McGill also broke her own school record, this one in the 200 IM as she finished with a time of 2:02.71 and finished 12th overall. Teresa Baerens of Nevada won the event with a time of 1:58.92.
Also qualifying for the A, B or C final in Thursday’s action was Anna Lengyel in the 500 free (took 11th with a time of 4:51.81), Abigail Wheeler in the 200 IM (took 14th with a time of 2:03.17), Carol De Groote Tavares in the 200 IM (took 18th with a time of 2:04.13), Konoha Shinada in the 50 free (took 11th overall with a 23.05, though she swam a 22.98 in the prelims) and Allyson Concepcion in the 3-meter dive (she finished 12th with a score of 285.3).
The Lobos’ 200 freestyle relay team of Shinada, Madison Burns, Talia Passarelli and Kaela McKee finished seventh with a UNM season-best time of 1:32.57.
The Lobos sit in fifth place with a 17-point cushion ahead of sixth-place Colorado State. Boise State continues to lead with 605.5 points followed by Nevada (490), San Diego State (437) and Wyoming (400). Behind UNM and Colorado State are San Jose State (216), Fresno State (189.5), UNLV (173) and Air Force (172).
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.