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by Frank Mercogliano

English Wins 3-Meter to Highlight Season Opener

English Wins 3-Meter to Highlight Season OpenerEnglish Wins 3-Meter to Highlight Season Opener

LAS CRUCES, N.M. --- Alice English took the 3-meter title with a 255.98 score, and teammate Esme Abbadi-Macintosh was second with a 235.95 to highlight UNM’s opening dual of the season, a double dual in Las Cruces against New Mexico State and Utah Tech.

The Aggies defeated the Lobos, 203-87, and Utah Tech beat New Mexico, 210-82. The scores were based on two relays, two dives, and 12 individual races.

English had the best dive in rounds two and five, and it was that fifth dive, an inward 2 ½ somersault tuck, that scored a 50.63, which pretty much clinched the win for her. She outdistanced Abbadi-Macintosh in her first Lobo meet after transferring from UALR. Abbadi-Macintosh was paced by a 48.60 in her third dive, the high mark among all competitors.

Among the swimming events, freshman Mollie Gorman had a solid fourth-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke, turning in a 2:26.26. Another freshman, Liv Hann, had a fifth-place showing in the 50-free with a 24.71. In a fun twist, English earned her first collegiate swimming credit in the event, coming in 12th, along with diving teammate Reed Moyer.

While Moyer and English had fun there, Moyer certainly enjoyed her weekend, turning in PRs in both the 1-meter and the 3-meter.

Other top-5 finishes for UNM came from Emily Ford in the 100-yard breaststroke and Kaylah Yazzie in the 100-yard backstroke. Erin Quirsfeld had a fifth-place finish as well in the 1,000-yard free.

The Lobos return to the pool on November 19 for the three-day Phil Hansel Invitational in Houston.