GREELEY, Colo. (November 6, 2026) - Freshman Hannah Rutten was a highlight of today's meet, claiming a first place and two second place finishes for the Lumberjacks.
"Rutten had a really good meet. That was a highlight." Head coach Andy Johns said, "Her 1000 was solid and winning the 200 backstroke was great.
Rutten claimed first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:00.22. Rutten claimed second in both the 1000 freestyle (10:13.89) and 400 individual medley (4.29.41).
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks hit the road to compete against Northern Colorado this afternoon. The Lumberjacks fell to the Bears 197.5-102.5.
This meet consisted of the following events: 400 medley relay, 1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 1-meter dive, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 3-meter dive, 400 individual medley, and 200 freestyle relay.
The 'Jacks claimed two first place finishes along with 18 additional podium finishes.
The 'Jacks started the meet off with a third place finish in 400 medley relay with the time of 3:48.33. The A Team consisted of Lily Powell, Trelise Dance, Kaci Kelaher, and Kokona Watanabe.
Dance claimed second in the 100 breaststroke with 1:04.46. In the 200 breaststroke Dance claimed third with 2:22.07, following freshman Oliwia Przbylska who clocked 2:20.93 which was good for second. Przybylska claimed third in the 400 individual medley 4:31.41.
In the 200 freestyle sophomore Camryn Brown claimed second with a time of 1:54.03, while sophomore Abbie Miller was less than a second behind claiming third (1:55.32).
On the boards, the divers claimed one first place finish, two second place finishes, and a third place finish.
Freshman Rebeca Arrechedera claimed first on the 1-meter dive with a score of 277.13 and third on the 3-meter dive with a score of 284.25.
Freshman Avalon Johnson claimed second on the 1-meter dive 259.80. Redshirt freshman Elizabeth Lillie claimed second on the 3-meter dive with a score of 284.40.
The Bears claimed 14 first place finishes along with 15 additional podium finishes.
Northern Colorado claimed first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:41.18. A Team consisted of Martina Trionfetti, Avi Tromp, Ellyson Lombardi, and Vitoria Simioni.
The Bears also claimed first in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.70. A Team consisted of Trionfetti, Simioni, Tromp, and Alexis Mishler.
In addition to the two first place team finishes, Trionfetti claimed two additional first place finishes for the Bears. In the 100 backstroke Trionfetti clocked 54.64 and in the 50 freestyle she clocked 23.19.
Diver Violet Noel claimed one third place finish on the 1-meter dive with a score of 248.48 and first place on the 3-meter with a score of 286.95.
"We ran into a really good Colorado team at home," Johns said, "They were better than we were today for sure, in every aspect."
Looking ahead, the 'Jacks head to Fort Collins to compete against Colorado State at 11:30 a.m. (MST) tomorrow.
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