COLLEGE STATION, Texas – San Diego State won the 2022 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships in College Station, Texas, scoring 1,541.5 total points. The Aztecs’ will bring the hardware back to San Diego for the third time in the last four years.

SDSU, which has now won the title six times overall, set a championship record with its 1,541.5 total points, surpassing its own record set in 2020 (1,463.5).

Nevada finished second on the leaderboard with 1,277.5 points. UNLV was third with 1,249 points and Wyoming fourth, scoring 888.5 points. Colorado State came in fifth with 760 points, followed by Fresno State (691.5), Air Force (678), San José State (597.5) and New Mexico (378.5).

Swimmer of the Meet: Katelyn Blattner, Wyoming
Diver of the Meet: Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez, San Diego State
Freshman of the Meet: Meredith Smithbaker, San Diego State
Senior Recognition Award: Donna dePolo, Nevada

1650-YARD FRESSTYLE

  1. Caitlynn McHugh, Nevada; 16:31.33
  2. Teneka Ash, UNLV; 16:35.32
  3. Maisyn Klimczak, Wyoming; 16:37.14
  • Caitlynn McHugh is the first Nevada athlete to win the event.

200-YARD BACKSTROKE

  1. Athena Clayson, Fresno State; 1:55.30
  2. Alex Roberts, San Diego State; 1:55.67
  3. Katelyn Blattner; Wyoming; 1:55.92
  • Athena Clayson won the 200-yard backstroke for the third consecutive year.
  • The top-three finishers all recorded NCAA B-Cut times.

100-YARD FREESTYLE

  1. Kristina Schneider, UNLV; 49.65 
  2. Mia Ryan, San Diego State; 49.71
  3. Kristina Friedrichs, Colorado State; 49.74
  • Kristina Schneider won the event for the second year in a row.

200-YARD BREASTSTORKE

  1. Donna dePolo, Nevada; 2:08.31
  2. Klara Thormalm, San Diego State; 2:09.73
  3. Kristina Murphy; San Diego State; 2:11.07
  • Donna dePolo is the 200-yard breaststroke champion for the second-consecutive year.
  • dePolo was just one one-hundredth of a second away from breaking the MW’s all-time record (2:08.30).
  • The top-three, along with Nevada’s Wicktoria Samula and San Jose State’s Chloe Limargo recorded NCAA B-Cut times.

200-YARD BUTTERFLY

  1. Blanka Bokros, UNLV; 1:57.34
  2. Zsofia Muzsnay, San José State; 1:57.93
  3. Reka Kovacs, San José State; 1:59.67
  • Blanka Bokros’ time is the fourth-fastest in MW history.
  • Bokros is the first UNLV athlete to win the event since Julie Unrau in 2002.
  • Bokros and Muzsnay both recorded NCAA B-Cut times.

400-FREESTYLE RELAY

  1. San Diego State; 3:17.45
  2. UNLV; 3:19.12
  3. Colorado State; 3:21.59
  • San Diego State’s time is the fifth-fastest in MW history, while UNLV’s is the tenth best.
  • San Diego State has won the 400-freestyle twice in the last three years.

PLATFORM

  1. Melissa Mirafuentes, Wyoming; 328.20
  2. Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez, San Diego State; 305.10
  3. Isabel Vazquez, Nevada; 281.40
  • Melissa Mirafuentes is the platform champion for the third-consecutive year.
  • The top-12 posted NCAA A-Standard scores.