HOUSTON, Texas – With day two of the 2024 Mountain West Swimming & Diving Championships in the books, San Diego State leads the meet with a team score of 568 points. UNLV’s Ruby Howell had a record-breaking day in the 200-yard IM.

Howell broke the Championship and all-time Mountain West records while taking home gold, clocking in at 1:56.67. The previous Championship record of 1:57.18 was set by Boise State’s Samantha J. Wicks in 2016, while the all-time MW record was set by San Diego State’s Mikaela Macklin in 2014 with a time of 1:56.95. Howell’s time is good for an NCAA B Standard.

Filling out the top three was San Diego State’s Mai McKenna (1:59.97) and Moa Bergdahl (2:00.17), respectively.

In the 500-yard freestyle, Colorado State’s Erin Dawson placed first with an NCAA B Standard time of 4:43.76, more than a second ahead of second-place Frederica Kizek from Nevada, who finished in 4:44.85, also an NCAA B Standard. Filling out the top three was UNLV’s Gina Miller (4:47.52) in third place.

In first and logging a B standard final time of 22.24 in the 50-yard freestyle was San Diego State’s Meredith Smithbaker. Coming in second in 22.39 was UNLV’s Fernanda Mendez Guerra, who also logged a B standard time. Colorado State’s Lexie Trietley finished with bronze in a time of 22.73.

In the three-meter dive, San Diego State’s Valentina Lopez Arevalo placed first with a score of 374.2, Nevada’s Melissa Mirafuentes dove into second with a 363.75, and in third place was San José State’s Jenna Jagielski with a 349.6. The trio all posted NCAA Zone A marks.

San Diego State won the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:33.65, while Nevada logged a second-place time of 3:36.14 and UNLV finished third with a time of 3:38.41.

Team Scores – Through Thursday’s Events

1. San Diego State 568
2. UNLV 484.5
3. Nevada 356
4. Colorado State 336
5. Fresno State 313.5
6. San José State 289
7. Wyoming 266
8. Air Force 260
9. New Mexico 214

Day-three events are set to begin at 10:30 a.m. CT Friday, Feb. 23, with the 100-yard butterfly preliminary round followed by the 400-yard IM, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard backstroke prelims.  Finals begin at approximately 6 p.m. CT in the previously listed order.

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