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The final home meet of the season for the UNM swimming and diving team was supposed to be the day the seniors basked in the limelight.
Instead, UNM’s only two healthy divers stole the show with record-setting performances.
Sophomore diver Michole Timm tallied a score of 347.48 to come in first and set a new school record in the 1-meter board. With her performance, Timm surpassed the mark set by former diver and former All-American Ashlee Erickson, who set a school record of 337.20 points in 2010.
Not to be outdone, junior Megan Harper scored 370.65 in the 3-meter board to break former All-American Becca Barras’ score of 365.55.
Head diving coach Abel Sanchez said it has been a rough season for the diving team because a slew of injuries has taken out more than half the roster.
“It’s been a tough year for us,” Sanchez said. “We started the year off with eight divers and we’re down to two, but Megan and Michole are diving incredibly well. I’m really proud of them for stepping up to the plate and performing so well.”
As for the swimming team, led by seniors Alyssa Keill, Lindsey Morris, Hayley Martin and Aubrey Bush, UNM defeated Grand Canyon University 131-122. With the win UNM is now 4-3 on the year.
The Lobos started off their final home meet of the year by finishing 1-2 in the 200-yard medley relay. Junior Stelicia Flores, junior Ashley Blanchette, junior Jorgi Hobson and freshman Shayla King were first with a time of 1:45.52. Junior Julia Carroll, Morris, sophomore Samantha Moss and freshman April Chee finished second at 1:48.27.
“Coming into the meet we really tried to not think about it too much,” Morris said. “We just wanted to come out and race and have a good time. Having good training and a good coach behind us is a great feeling.”
The Lobos also earned victories in the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke and the 200-yard breaststroke.
“The team has a lot of fight in it this year,” Keill said. “We dominated most of the events today and that was awesome for us. This year has been really positive for me and we’re having a lot more fun; it’s been a really great year.”
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