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Feb. 16, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

The University of Wyoming swimming and diving team bounced back from a disappointing outing Thursday and turned out on outstanding third day of competition Friday at the conference championships which saw them break five school records and earn an individual conference title.

Sophomore Damian Storz won the 400 IM with a time of 3:55.78 to claim the conference title in that event for the second consecutive year. His time was also good enough to give him a NCAA "B" cut qualifying time for the upcoming national championships.

Four individual and one relay record were broken Friday by Wyoming swimmers. Senior Buddy Boysen of Laramie broke his own school record in the 100 butterfly by placing second overall with a time of 48.48, which also gives him a NCAA "B" cut time. Freshman Brad Leopold set a new school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.86, which was good enough for a fifth-place finish.

Cowgirl sophomore Allison Schmid set a new UW record in the 200 free after placing fourth in that event with a time of 1:52.50. Sophomore Mabry Fiddler broke the school record in the 400 individual medley with a third-place finishing time of 4:26.83. The women's 800 free relay team of Schmid, freshman Lauren Bush, Fiddler and junior Jennifer Schurz set a new school record with a time of 7:40.31, which placed them in fourth.

"We had an outstanding day today," said Wyoming head coach Tom Johnson. "The kids swam their hearts out, it was just an unbelievably great day for us."

The Wyoming women moved up to fifth place overall in the team standings with 291 points, just six points behind fourth place Utah and 24.50 points behind third place UNLV. BYU remains in first in the women's standings with 555.50 points.

The Pokes remain in fourth place with 332.50 points, but gained ground on third place Air Force who have 378 points. UNLV holds a slim 9.50 point lead on second place BYU.

Other outstanding performances by Wyoming athletes were given by freshman Ashley Mallet (fifth in the 400 IM), sophomore Jake Weidert (third in the 400 IM), senior Al Jarrell (fifth in the 400 IM), sophomore Angie Sax (fifth in the 100 butterfly), sophomore Ted Dibble (fifth in the 200 free), sophomore Jody Riskowski (fourth in the 100 back) and junior Oscar Delgado (third on the three-meter springboard).

"I'm just so pleased with our effort and the record-breaking performances we're having, the team is just doing a tremendous job." Johnson said.

The Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships will conclude on Saturday evening in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Overall Team Standings After Day Three:

Women              Men

1. BYU   555.50    1. UNLV  565
2. CSU   368       2. BYU   556.50
3. UNLV  315.50    3. Air Force  378
4. Utah  297       4. Wyoming  332.50
5. Wyoming  291    5. Utah  205
6. San Diego St 241
7. Air Force  222
8. New Mexico 158

Wyoming Individual Results:

Women

400 IM
3. Mabry Fiddler  4:26.83*
5. Ashley Mallett  4:31.08
8. Darcrea Corey  4:36.31

100 Butterfly
5. Angie Sax   56.21
9. Jennifer Schurz  57.23

200 Free
4. Allison Schmid  1:52.50*

100 Breast
12. Crystal Mecham  1:06.42
14. Missy Lewis  1:07.21
15. Lindsey Springer  1:07.63

100 Back
4. Jody Riskowski  57.06
10. Ryan Springer  58.20

800 Free Relay
4. Schmid, Bush, Fiddler, Schurz 7:40.31*

Men

400 IM
1. Damian Storz  3:55.78
3. Jake Weidert  3:59.49
5. Al Jarrell   4:02.77

100 Butterfly
2. Buddy Boysen  48.48*
10. Jason Garman  50.11
11. Jake Rehard  50.55
15. John Christianson 52.23

200 Free
5. Ted Dibble   1:39.47
8. Guy Fulfer   1:40.34
15. Jon George  1:44.37

100 Breast
10. Jon McNeely  58.12

100 Back
5. Brad Leopold  50.86*
13. Buddy Boysen  53.43

3-Meter Springboard
3. Oscar Delgado  526.85
8. Christian Brienza  379.65

800 Free Relay
3. Dibble, Fulfer, Storz, Weidert 6:46.26

* New Wyoming School Record