FORT COLLINS, Colo. (November 7, 2026) - The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks hit the road to compete against Colorado State this afternoon. The Lumberjacks narrowly fell to the Rams 161-137.
"We were a lot better than we were yesterday." Head coach Andy Johns said, "That shows a lot of resilience and resolve."
This meet consisted of the following 16 events: 200 medley relay, 1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, and 200 freestyle relay, 1-meter dive, and 3-meter dive.
Of the 16 events, the 'Jacks claimed six first place finishes along with 18 additional podium finishes.
To begin the meet, the 'Jacks finished second in the 200 medley relay, with the A Team clocking 1:44.09. A Team consisted of junior Lily Powell, senior Trelise Dance, junior Kaci Kelaher, and junior Kokona Watanabe.
Freshman Hannah Rutten claimed two first place finishes and a second place finish for the 'Jacks, continuing her momentum from yesterday. In the 1000 freestyle she clocked 10:20.96, claiming first, while freshman Ivy Haggerty followed with 10:27.51 to claim second. Rutten claimed her next first place finish in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:01.17. Rutten finished second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:07.19, while freshman Oliwia Przbylska claimed third behind Rutten (2:09.24).
Przbylska tied with Dance for second in the 200 breaststroke, clocking a time of 2:21.28. Dance claimed another podium finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.52, which was good for second.
In the 100 backstroke, junior Allie Hayes took third for the 'Jacks with a time of 57.05. Hayes also claimed second in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:01.84, followed by freshman Ava Field who clocked 2:04.01 which was good for third.
Kelaher claimed two first place finishes for the 'Jacks in both the 200 butterfly (2:03.11) and 100 butterfly (55.78). Sophomore Abbie Miller claimed second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.47. Junior Isahbel Krasht claimed third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.85.
The 'Jacks A Team claimed second in the 200 freestyle relay with 1:33.38, consisting of Watanabe, Kelaher, sophomore Camryn Brown, and junior Katarina Klatt.
On the boards, freshmen Rebeca Arrechedera and freshman Avalon Johnson claimed a total of four podium finishes for the 'Jacks.
Arrechedera saw her podium finishes on the 1-meter dive with a score of 277.80 which was good for first and on the 3-meter dive with a score of 303.75 which was good for second.
Johnson claimed third place in both the 1-meter dive (249.08) and 3-meter dive (290.03).
Of the 16 events, the Rams claimed ten first place finishes along with 14 additional podium finishes.
The Rams saw standout performances from Tess Whineray, Mia Axelman, Kayda Geyer, and Sydney Oversen.
To start the meet, the Rams claimed first place in the 200 medley relay, which included swimmers, Whineray, Geyer, Mavi Isman, and Lauren Golden for a time of 1:43.06. Similarly, the Rams closed out the meet with a first place finish in the freestyle relay which was swam by Axelman, Golden, Gabby Hall, and Whineray (1:32.73).
Whineray claimed two additional first place finishes for the Rams in the 100 backstroke (54.34) and 200 backstroke (1:57.19).
Axelman claimed three additional podium finishes for Colorado State with third in the 50 freestyle (24.23) and first place finishes in both the 200 freestyle (1:50.62) and 100 freestyle (51.28).
Geyer claimed two additional first place finishes for the Rams in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.12) and 200 breaststroke (2:18.37).
Diver Oversen claimed a second place finish in the 1-meter dive with a score of 249.75 and first place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 308.40.
"Really happy to see how they fought." Johns said, "And we'll get ready for the invite now."
Looking ahead, the Lumberjacks swimmers will head to Grand Junction, Colo. for the Colorado Mesa Invite (Nov. 18-21), while the divers will head back to Flagstaff, Ariz. for the Lumberjack Diving Invite (Nov. 19-21).
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