LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Feb. 17, 2021) – The Cowgirl Swimming squad opened up the 2021 Mountain West Championship on Wednesday night with two relays at the Buchanan Natatorium. Wyoming sits in a third place tie with Nevada and 106 points. Defending champion San Diego State leads all teams with 128 points followed by UNLV with 112 points.
 
The 200-medley relay and 800-freestyle relays opened up the first day of the conference championship. In the 200 medley, the team of sophomore Emily Giles, seniors Rylie Pilon and Hannah Mclean-Leonard and junior Kira Crane placed fourth with a season-best time of 1:41.24.
 
Wyoming secured a third-place finish in the 800-meter freestyle relay. The team senior Katelyn Blattner, freshman Kali Franckowiak, junior Lainee Jones and junior Sani Carsrud touching the wall in 7:18.61 dropping its season-best time by almost seven seconds.
 
Action will continue tomorrow with preliminaries for the 500-freestyle beginning 12 p.m. MT, followed by the 200 IM, 50 freestyle, plus the 400-medley relay. Diving will begin with the 1-meter at the Cadet Natatorium in Colorado Springs. The evening session with the finals of each event are set to start at 8:30 p.m.