BOISE, Idaho (Oct. 11, 2019) – In the first conference dual of the season, the Cowgirl swimming and diving teams had a tough night as they fell to Boise State by a final score of 186-108 on Friday afternoon in Boise.
 
Junior Hannah Mclean-Leonard would have a very strong performance for the Cowgirls. Leonard began her night off as the butterfly leg in the 400 medley relay which the Cowgirls finished second in with a time of 3:52.41. She would win the 200 butterfly with a final time of 2:04.80 followed up by a first place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.39. The junior also swam the anchor leg of the 200 freestyle that clocked a mark of 1:36.84 and touched the wall in second.
 
"We had a solid day of racing in the pool today. Hannah (Mclean-Leonard) swept both of her events to continue her run in quality performances in those races. Olivia (Staver) continues to be impressive in the distance events with a solid win," assistant coach Jim Bossert said. "Lainee (Jones) continues to race hard and to improve every week, along with Kaitlyn (Blattner) who proves she can be solid in a number of events. They raced hard throughout the meet and another good meet for us against a solid Mountain West opponent."  
 
Freshman Olivia Staver earned the Cowgirls first victory of the night as she would touch the wall first in the 1000 freestyle clocking a final time of 10:30.01. Fellow freshman Roxanne Ramirez would take fourth in the event with a time of 10:43.88 and sophomore Erin Eccleston placed fifth with a time of 10:58.50.
 
Sophomore Phoebe Browne would find herself at the top of the podium in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:23.84. Sophomore Andrea Niemann and junior Rylie Pilon would finish third and fifth in the event with times of 2:24.06 and 2:28.81, respectively.
 
In the 100 freestyle, the Cowgirls would pick up another race victory behind a strong performance from sophomore Lainee Jones. Jones would swim a 53.14 to claim the event while sophomore Sani Carsrud would also earn points in the event finishing fifth with a time of 54.06.
 
The 200 freestyle would another strong event for the Cowgirls on the evening as a pair of swimmers finished second and third. Jones clocked a time of 1:52.45 and was followed closely by junior Katelyn Blattner who had a time of 1:52.86.
 
In the diving events, redshirt junior Karla Contreras would be back in action. In the 3 meter event, Contreras tallied a total score of 274.80 which would earn her third place.  In 1-meter, she would improve and take second with a score of 286.65 which is a NCAA B Standard cut score.
 
Both men's and women's swimming and diving teams be back in action next Friday against Air Force. The meet is set to begin at 4 p.m. MT at Laramie High School.
 
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