Results

Scores

PROVO, Utah – The BYU women’s swim and dive team defeated Grand Canyon 170-101 at the last home meet of the season while the men's team fell, 169-130.

“We had a really strong presence for our women’s team and they fought really well,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. “It was a battle back and forth for our men’s team. We were missing a few divers, including Nathan Gonzales and Morgan Cooper, that would have helped us put up a better fight, but overall I’m proud of our men and our women.”

A team of Brynn Sproul, Mariah Lindsay, Ellie Thornbrue-Brinton and Gwen Gustafson kicked off the meet for the Cougars taking first in the women’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.52. With Grand Canyon trailing behind, BYU also secured second with Makayla Cazier, Alexa Walters, Madeline Zarchin and Katie Smith posting 1:46.66 in the same event.

The women also shined with Sproul and Kelly Hatanaka placing first and second in the 100-yard backstroke event with times of 57.59 and 58.66, respectively. Cazier took the win for the 200-yard backstroke at 2:06.04. Tiare Coker sealed a win of her own in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.85.

Lindsay added two other first-place spots to the board in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke with a times of 1:04.43 and 2:22.90, respectively. Alexa Walters touched quickly after Hatanakaka in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:04.96. Gustafson came back taking first in the 50-yard freestyle, swimming a time of 23.27. Katie Smith followed taking second with a time of 23.85.

For the men, Payton Sorenson went on to win the men’s 50-yard freestyle, recording his second-best time of the season at 19.83. He also took first in the 100-yard freestyle at 44.41. Connor Stirling followed in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.64. Levi Jensen performed well in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke, recording a winning time of 56.74, while Josue Dominguez placed second at 56.90. Ryan Sorensen finished in first place in the men’s 200-yard breaststroke, recording his fastest swim of the season at 2:03.19.

Despite two BYU divers not competing, the team was able to post top scores during the meet. Kennedy Cribbs performed well in both events, taking first in the 1-meter with a score of 266.90 and placing second in the 3-meter with a 267.70. Adia London and Morgan Mellow followed in third and fourth in the 3-meter, respectively. Kimble Mahler led the men, taking third in both events, scoring a 295.45 in the 1-meter and a 283.20 in the 3-meter

The Cougars will face Utah for their final regular dual meet of the season on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Ute Natatorium.

PROVO, Utah – The BYU swim and dive team hosts Grand Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m MST at the Richard Building Pool. Admission is free.

“This is the final home meet for the seniors,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. “We are all looking forward to racing in our new pool again and are hoping to have a full house.”

Senior Payton Sorenson has dominated in the 50-yard freestyle, recording a personal best of 19.19. In addition, he placed second at Nationals where he qualified for the Olympic Trials. Kunmi Ogunfeibo has played a big role in defeating Old Dominion, Mount Saint Mary’s and Gardner-Webb in the Liberty Invitational with his impressive times in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes.

Following the conclusion of the meet, a senior presentation will be shared to showcase the senior Cougars. In addition, athletes from other sports, including football, baseball and softball, will compete in a relay race during the first break of the meet. One-hundred Cougar Tails will also be handed out.