Idaho vs Northern Colorado
Friday, January 26 | 4 p.m.
Moscow, Idaho | U of I Swim Center
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Idaho vs Oregon State
Saturday January 27 | 11 p.m.
Moscow, Idaho | U of I Swim Center
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Idaho women's swimming and diving will kick off the new year with its first meet after six weeks of winter training. A full weekend of competition starts Friday against Northern Colorado at the U of I Swim Center at 4 p.m., followed by a Saturday meet against Oregon State at 11 a.m. at the U of I Swim Center.
 
Idaho will be recognizing nine seniors before the meet Friday afternoon: Faith Barr, Delaney Boulo, Hailey Kessler, Maryann Kok Cher Ling, Cara Jernigan, Alexandria Magrino, Maren Seljevold and Emi Smith.
 
About Northern Colorado: The Bears (2-6) are on the road for the rest of their season after having their final swim at home on January 13, but falling to Colorado State and Northern Arizona University. UNC boasts its greatest strengths in the distance and individual medley events. Freshman Ioanna Sacha is at the top of WAC in the 200 backstroke and second in the 200 IM to her teammate, freshman Petra Kis.
 
About Oregon State: The Beavers (2-7) of the Pac-12 are led by their backstroke crew, highlighted by Felicia Anderson's win against California in the 100 backstroke. OSU will be competing against WSU on Friday night in Pullman to start their weekend off in the Palouse. The Beavers do not have a diving team, but Idaho will be diving Saturday morning before the swimming events begin at 11 a.m.
 
Winter Training: The Vandals (3-5) recently completed their intensive winter training to prepare for the rest of the 2017-18 season. For more on Idaho women's swimming and diving winter training, check out Winter Training Update.
 
Competition in Freestyle: Idaho sophomore Leah Fisk is one of the top performers in the WAC this season. Fisk clocked a 51.27 in the 100 Freestyle, 0.41 seconds faster than UNC senior Valeria Mihhailova. OSU sophomore Felicia Anderson checks in 0.44 seconds behind Fisk. Other close races include the 50, 500 and 1000 freestyle events.
 
Breaststroke Competition: The Vandals have been strong in breaststroke events this season, holding many of the top spots in the conference. The Bears will challenge that depth Friday. Idaho junior Lauren Votava comes in with a season best of 2:19.60 in the 200 breaststroke and UNC junior Leilani Herrera is only 0.04 seconds behind her. Both women trail Idaho senior Cara Jernigan whose time of 2:18.72 is ranked seventh in the WAC. Jernigan also ranked sixth in the 100 breaststroke.
 
Looking Ahead: After this full weekend, the Vandals have one more meet at home before the WAC Championships (Feb.21-24). The Vandals will be competing against The College of Idaho February 10 at 11 a.m. at the U of I Swim Center.