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Feb. 17, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

On the final day of competition at the 2001 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships the Wyoming Cowgirls edged Utah by five points to claim fourth-place in the women's team standings. The UW men also placed fourth in the overall team standings for the second consecutive year.

Wyoming had another outstanding day at the championships as it picked up two second and two third place finishes. Sophomore Damian Storz concluded a solid season with a second place finish in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:42.71. Sophomore Mabry Fiddler finished second in the 200 breast with a school record breaking time of 2:18.46, sophomore Jake Weidert placed third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:49.71 and sophomore Darcrea Corey placed third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:05.05.

"We had another great day today," Wyoming head coach Tom Johnson said. "The team came out and really gave it their all and swam and dove at a very high level not just today but throughout the duration of the conference championships. We improved in a lot of areas from last season and hopefully that trend will continue on into next season."

UW diving coach Jason Baumann was honored as the MWC Men's Diving Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. Baumann coached a consistent group of men's divers to eight top ten finishes in the three diving events at the championships.

BYU repeated as men's and women's conference champions for the second year in a row.

Final Team Results:

Women                 Men
1. BYU   815          1. BYU   828.5
2. CSU   536          2. UNLV   817
3. UNLV   480.5       3. Air Force  585
4. Wyoming  425       4. Wyoming  530.5
5. Utah   420         5. Utah   310
6. San Diego St 357.5
7. Air Force  341
8. New Mexico  239

Wyoming Individual Results From
Final Day of 2001 MWC Swimming and
Diving Championships:

Women

1650 Free
10. Jennifer Schurz  17:30.53
12. Ashley Mallett  17:42.26
17. Erin Hennings  18:17.35

200 Backstroke
9. Jody Riskowski  2:04.36
16. Janelyn Lilly   2:08.31

200 Breaststroke
2. Mabry Fiddler  2:18.46*
10. Crystal Mecham  2:21.59
14. Allison Schmid  2:25.31

200 Butterfly
3. Darcrea Corey  2:05.05
4. Angie Sax   2:05.17
10. Ashley Mallett  2:05.70

Platform Diving
7. Lauren Colaric  287.15

400 Free Relay
6. Riskowski, Schmid,
R. Springer, L. Springer  3:32.90

Men

1650 Free
2. Damian Storz   15:42.71
9. Per Malmberg  16:07.63
15. Chad Seymour  16:28.17

200 Backstroke
7. Brad Leopold   1:51.44
11. Jon McNeely  1:53.76
13. Chad Seymour  1:56.10

100 Free
7. Guy Fulfer   45.38
12. Jake Rehard   46.01
13. Jason Garman  46.45
16. Jon George   47.03

200 Breaststroke
5. Al Jarrell   2:03.90
8. Jon McNeely   2:08.20

200 Butterfly
3. Jake Weidert   1:49.71
5. Buddy Boysen  1:50.38
11. Jon Christanson  1:53.55

Platform Diving
4. Oscar Delgado  433.90
6. Christian Brienza  311.40
8. Tony Gleason   270.00

400 Free Relay
4. Rehard, Garman
Dibble, Fulfer   3:03.03

* New Wyoming School Record