RESULTS

HOUSTON, Texas – The shortened session on Friday was a successful one for Idaho, with the Vandals picking up a win and a number of other strong performances at the 2020 Western Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships
 
Katie Hale earned gold in the 100-yard backstroke, tying NAU's Lainie Bell.  Her time of 54.75 seconds is a new personal best, and moves Hale into second in program history in the event.  Kaling Phung also scored in the event, finishing 13^th in 57.03 seconds, also a personal-best.
 
Hale began the day with the 200-yard freestyle relay, joining Rylie Jones, Emily Deitz and Natalie Crocker.  The squad took fifth overall in 1:33.08.
 
Heather Carbon earned a fifth-place finish in the 3-meter diving competition, scoring 253.50 points in the final.
 
Jones also placed fifth in an individual event, the 100-yard butterfly.  She finished in 54.87 seconds.  Brianna Lucien took fourth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:23.97, her fastest of the season.  Aimee Iwamoto scored for the Vandals in the 100-yard breaststroke.  She took 11^th overall in 1:04.09.
 
Phung, Iwamoto, Jones and Hale closed out the day with a sixth place finish in the 400-yard medley relay in 3:47.10.
 
Idaho currently sits in seventh with 222.5 points.  Northern Arizona leads the Championships with 432.5 points.  Competition concludes on Saturday.
 
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