FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (October 28, 2026) - The Northern Arizona women's swimming and diving team will host Washington State on Friday, Oct. 30 and Idaho on Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Wall Aquatic Center.
Friday's dual meet against Washington State will start at 3:30 p.m. MST, marking the second dual meet of the season for the 'Jacks. This meet will consist of the following 16 events: 200 medley relay, 400 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 1650 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 3-meter diving, 100 individual medley, and 200 freestyle relay.
Most recently, the Lumberjacks fell to Arizona State 201-99 in early Oct. The meet saw standout performances by junior Kaci Kelaher, Kokona Watanabe, and senior Trelise Dance.
Kelaher claimed first place in the 100 butterfly, clocking a time of 54.52 and third in 200 butterfly (2:02.82).
Watanabe saw two third place finishes, clocking 23.14 in the 50 freestyle, 51.42 in the 100 freestyle, and anchoring the A Team for the 400 freestyle relay, alongside Evalotta Aabrams, Camryn Brown, and Kelaher (3:24.57).
Dance saw three podium finishes, starting off strong as a part of Northern Arizona's A Team for the 200 medley relay (1:42.19). A Team was comprised of Lily Powell, Kelaher, Watanabe, and Dance. Dance claimed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.83) and third in 200 breaststroke (2:20.14).
The Washington State Cougars most recently posted a 173-121 victory against Colorado Mesa, while falling to Colorado State (149-145) on Saturday, Oct. 17, in Fort Collins, Colo. Of the 15 events Washington State competed in, the Cougars saw seven first place finishes, along with 11 additional podium finishes.
Freshman Marlee Winser saw two individual first place finishes in the 200 freestyle (1:48.77) and 500 freestyle (5:01.69). Along with claiming first place as a part of the 400 freestyle relay team (3:22.33).
Head coach Russell Whitaker is in his second year at the helm of the Washington State women's swimming program, while being a part of the program staff since 2017. Since 2017 Whitaker has been part of seven Mountain West titles and one Pac-12 individual champion.
The last match-up between Northern Arizona and Washington State was Nov. 1, 2025 in Pullam, Wash., where the 'Jacks fell to the Cougars (168-36).
Saturday's dual meet against Idaho will start at 10 a.m. MST. This meet will consist of the following 16 events: 200 medley relay, 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 1650 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 3-meter diving, 100 individual medley, and 200 freestyle relay.
The Idaho Vandals most recently posted a 197-65 victory against Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Redhawk Center in Seattle, Wash. Of the 14 events, the Vandals saw 13 first place finishes, along with 16 additional podium finishes.
Junior Isabella Borke saw three individual first place finishes in 200 freestyle (1:55.84), 100 freestyle (52.76), and 200 individual medley (2:10.24). Borke also claimed first in the 200 medley relay as the anchor for the team (1:46.77).
Head coach Dr. Mark Sowa is in his 16th year at the helm of the Idaho swimming and diving program. Head diving coach Wei Wei, is entering her third season as the head diving coach of the Idaho swimming and diving program.
The last match-up between Northern Arizona and Idaho was Oct. 31, 2025 in Moscow, Idaho, where the 'Jacks fell to the Vandals (160.50-160.50).
Looking ahead, the Lumberjacks will head to Colorado to face Northern Colorado (Nov. 6) and Colorado State (Nov. 7).
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