FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (December 15, 2022) - The Lumberjacks are heading back out on the road this weekend to close out the fall slate of their schedule, as they will compete at the UNLV invite in Las Vegas, Saturday through Monday.
The Jacks will be one of ten teams competing in the three day invitational including, Cal Baptist, UCLA, New Mexico, Linfield, New Mexico State, Lewis & Clark, Cal Poly, and Fresno Pacific.
The three day invite will have prelims beginning at 8 a.m. MST and finals taking place at 4:40 p.m. MST. All three days will be streamed on Youtube, and are linked on our schedule page.
The Jacks are returning to the pool and the boards for the first time since November's TYR/CMU invitational and the Lumberjack Diving Invite. NAU brought in both WAC swimmer and diver of the week awards after November's weekend of invites, with Casey Crafty earning swimmers of the week and Makenna Sammons earning diver of the week.
Craffey earned her season top time in the 1650 free to put her at the top of the WAC, finishing twenty seconds ahead of everyone else racing at 16:30.62. Craffey earned WAC accolades after her performance at the TYR/CMU invitational, bringing in another WAC top time in the 500 free at 4:46.72, just two seconds under her career top time. Craffey also holds the top time in the 1000 free with a time of 9:59.27.
Sammons capped off a successful and consistent weekend during NAU's first Lumberjack Diving Invite of the year, finishing on the podium in three of four events, with four top five finishes. Sammons placed second to kick off the invite on the 3-meter boards, with a score of 274.05.
Freshman Elsa Musselman has found quick success for NAU through the first half of her first collegiate season. Musselman holds the top times in the WAC in both the 200 free as well as the 100 fly.
Another freshman proving the competitive edge for the Jacks has been diver Mackenna Stocker who holds the WAC top score in the 3m dives, with a score of 305.55. Not only does a Lumberjack hold the top 3m score in the WAC, NAU holds the top six scores in the conference.
The Jacks last competed at UNLV in February, a week and a half ahead of conference championships, as the team came up with some personal and season top times as the Jacks looked to secure the ninth consecutive championship.
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