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Women's Swimming and Diving

Vandals Sixth Heading into Final Day

HOUSTON – After three days of competition, Idaho swim and dive is currently in sixth at the Western Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
 
The Vandals finished day three with 255 points. Northern Arizona leads the way with 514 points.

Zoe Froh moved on to the A final in the 400-yard individual medley after touching the wall in prelims at 4:23.66. She placed fourth, improving her time by over two seconds (4:21.56) to set the second fastest 400 IM mark in school history. Haylee Buyers and Amelia Buyers went 1-2 in the bonus final, as H. Buyers clocked in at 4:31.53 and A. Buyers finished at 4:34.25. 

Kaling Phung was the top-finisher for Idaho in the 100-yard butterfly, as she placed sixth in the final and bettered her time by over a half second (55.74). Caitlin Smith was 13th overall in 56.66 seconds while teammate Bindi Pedersen was 15th in 56.90 seconds.

Two Vandals scored points for Idaho in the 200-yard freestyle. Rylie Jones placed fourth in the A final in 1:50.40, increasing her time by just under two seconds from prelims. Sarah Shaffer finished third in the B final to score six points for the Vandals. 

Laura Rodriguez-Fernandez had the highest finish for the Silver and Gold in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing 18th overall in 1:05.07.    
   
Ani Husaby earned a sixth place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.67 seconds in the final. Phung also moved on to the final, touching the wall at 56.68 to place eighth. 

The 400-yard medley relay squad of Husaby, Rodriguez, R. Jones and Haskins placed seventh in 3:47.57.

The WAC Championships will wrap up tomorrow. Click HERE to view Saturday's schedule. 

Team Scores

1. Northern Arizona - 514
2. Grand Canyon -  481
3. Northern Colorado - 335
4. New Mexico State - 327
5. California Baptist - 271
6. Idaho - 255
7. Dixie State - 152
8. Seattle - 115

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Players Mentioned

Haylee Buyers

Haylee Buyers

Back/IM
Junior
Major: Criminology and Sociology
Zoe Froh

Zoe Froh

Free/IM
Sophomore
Major: Human Development and Family Studies
Ani Husaby

Ani Husaby

Back/Fly
Sophomore
Major: Animal & Vet Science
Rylie  Jones

Rylie Jones

Fly/Free
Junior
Major: Exercise/Sport Science-Fitness
Bindi Pedersen

Bindi Pedersen

Breast/IM
Junior
Major: Medical Science
Kaling Phung

Kaling Phung

Back/Fly
Junior
Major: Architecture
Amelia Buyers

Amelia Buyers

IM/Free
Freshman
Major: Elementary Education
Caitlin Smith

Caitlin Smith

Free/Fly
Freshman
Sarah Shaffer

Sarah Shaffer

Mid-Distance Free/Fly
Freshman
Criminology and Psychology // Minor in Sociology
Laura Rodriguez-Fernandez

Laura Rodriguez-Fernandez

Breast
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Haylee Buyers

Haylee Buyers

Junior
Major: Criminology and Sociology
Back/IM
Zoe Froh

Zoe Froh

Sophomore
Major: Human Development and Family Studies
Free/IM
Ani Husaby

Ani Husaby

Sophomore
Major: Animal & Vet Science
Back/Fly
Rylie  Jones

Rylie Jones

Junior
Major: Exercise/Sport Science-Fitness
Fly/Free
Bindi Pedersen

Bindi Pedersen

Junior
Major: Medical Science
Breast/IM
Kaling Phung

Kaling Phung

Junior
Major: Architecture
Back/Fly
Amelia Buyers

Amelia Buyers

Freshman
Major: Elementary Education
IM/Free
Caitlin Smith

Caitlin Smith

Freshman
Free/Fly
Sarah Shaffer

Sarah Shaffer

Freshman
Criminology and Psychology // Minor in Sociology
Mid-Distance Free/Fly
Laura Rodriguez-Fernandez

Laura Rodriguez-Fernandez

Freshman
Breast
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