ST. GEORGE, UTAH — On the last day of the Western Athletic Conference Women's Swim Championships, Seattle U had 11 individuals compete during the evening session.
"I'm really proud of the this team and how they competed all week," said Redhawks head coach Craig Nisgor. "It has been a very tough year with everything going on and the challenges of trying to keep everyone safe. What they accomplished this over the last four days, considering all that we haven't been able to do, makes me really happy and shows the determinationa and resilience this group has. The underclassmen got some really good experience and it great to see this team truly be able to bond and come together."
Headlining the final order of events for the Redhawks was sophomore Danika Himes, who repeated as an All-WAC performer in the 200 breaststroke. Himes earned second team honors with an eighth-place finish as she touched in at 2:20.42. This was her second all-conference award of the week and fifth of her career.
Also competing in the 200 breaststroke were sophomores Isabella Guadiamos (2:27.77) and Caitlin Caruso (2:29.38), as both participated in the C-Final.
Senior freestyler Allison Plamondon scored points for the Redhawks in the B-Final of the 100 freestyle, earning an eighth-place finish with a time of 53.18. Freshman Emilia Culberson meanwhile swam 52.73 and took fourth in the C-Final race.
Sophomore Alexa Hoeper also qualified for a C-Final as she recorded a time of 2:10.82 in the 200 backstroke.
In the 200 butterfly, sophomore Tessa Oliver logged a time of 2:13.21, while senior Sherlyn Devadason followed at 2:17.64.
The freshmen trio of Cassie Koester, Manna Nelson and Kennedy Philbrick took part in the 1650 freestyle. Koester led the way with a time of 17:34.06, falling about 3.5 seconds shy of all-conference honors, as she finished ninth-overall. The performance however was a career-best and landed Koester fifth on the program's all-time list.
Nelson also logged a career-best as she swam 17:42.61, with the effort landing her eighth on the Seattle U all-time chart. Philbrick meanwhile rounded our the order with a time of 18:01.04.
The day closed with the 400 freestyle relay, which saw Seattle U post a combined time of 3:35.46, good for eighth-overall.
The Redhawks finished the swimming portion of the WAC Championships listed eighth in the standing with 165 points. The overall event will conclude next week with the diving portion held in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Feb. 25-27.