PHARR, Texas - Junior
Ella Haskins took home a second-place finish while the Idaho swim and dive team shattered two school records to wrap up day two of competition at the WAC Championships on Thursday in the Pharr Natatorium.
Haskins broke the school record in the 50-yard freestyle while taking home silver with a time of 22.82. Earlier in the day, Haskins broke the previous mark with a time of 22.89 in the prelims.
Idaho jumpstarted the finals session by breaking a 10-year-old school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.16.
Sydney Heasman,
Madelynn Butler,
Grace Ruble and Haskins teamed up to top the previous mark of 1:32.38.
Butler, a sophomore, placed fifth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.37, etching her name into the top 10 of the Idaho record book.
Senior
Zoe Froh took 13th in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:04.26. Freshman phenom
Ginger Kiefer competed in her first solo finals event, taking sixth in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:54.91.
The Idaho divers rounded out the prelims in the afternoon competing in the 3-meter diving event. Senior
Emily Mack took ninth in the prelims with a score of 241.40 while
Hailey Faith took spot 13 with a score of 232.70.
After day two, Northern Arizona leads the scoreboard with 379 points while second place Northern Colorado has 231 points. Idaho sits in sixth with a score of 146.5.
The Vandals continue competition tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. PST with prelims for events in the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. The finals will follow in the afternoon, starting with the 400 IM at 4 p.m. PST.
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