WAC Women’s Championships: Day One

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, February 24. THE 2010 Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championship began today with Nevada winning the 200-yard medley relay and Boise State capturing the 800-yard freestyle relay for the first time ever. Also, Hawai‘i's Stephanie De Lima won the platform diving held earlier in the day at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center at the University of Texas. Northern Arizona is in first place with 97 points after day one of the four-day event.

De Lima scored 259.83 points to win the platform event for the second time since 2008. Hawai‘i divers have now won the event six years in a row and seven of the last eight. Nevada's Aniesa Debaji placed second (233.61) while San Jose State's Amy Kilby took third place (205.50).

Nevada's team of Jeanette Tour, Margaret Doolittle, Marichi Gandionco and Jiao Jiao Mi took first in the 200-yard medley relay with an NCAA consideration time of 1:42.49. San Jose State was second with a time of 1:42.76.

In the only other race of the day, Boise State took the gold medal with a win in the 800 freestyle relay. The Bronco team of Amber Boucher, Chelsea Lopus, Jennifer Cahill and Stephanie North won with an NCAA consideration time of 7:20.87.

After one day of competition, Northern Arizona is the leader with 97 points. San Jose State and Boise State follow with 78 and 77 points, respectively. Nevada is in fourth place with 72 points, followed by Hawai‘i in fifth with 70 points. Fresno State is in sixth with 65 points, followed closely by San Diego in seventh with 64 points. In eighth is New Mexico State with 58 points, followed by Idaho in ninth with 46 points.

Action continues tomorrow at Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas with the 500-yard freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving and the 200 freestyle relay. Prelims begin at 11:00 a.m. and the finals start at 6:30 p.m.

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