WAC Championships: Day Three

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, February 26. BOISE State had another strong day to remain in the lead at the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships being held at the Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. The Broncos are looking to earn their first-ever WAC championship with one more day of competition remaining.

In Friday's finals, Boise State freshman Christine Raininger won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:20.46. Chavisa Thaveesupsoonthorn of Nevada earned the silver medal with a time of 4:21.42 while San Diego's Melissa Andruzzi was third, clocking a time of 4:24.27.

Boise State's Amber Boucher won the 100 butterfly in an NCAA provisional time of 54.49. San Jose State's Heather Denman took home silver medalist honors with a time of 54.85, just ahead of Northern Arizona senior Rachael Foe (55.87).

In the 200 freestyle, Nevada freshman Jiao Jiao Mi won her second gold medal of the championship (to go along with the 500 free title) after posting the slowest prelim time of the eight finalists. Mi swam an NCAA provisional time of 1:48.10, nearly a second better than Boise State's Stephanie North who placed second (1:49.07) for the second year in a row. San Diego freshman Francesca Finucane took the bronze with a time of 1:50.70.

New Mexico State junior Alannah Lawrence won the 100 breaststroke with an NCAA provisional time of 1:02.49 after taking second last year. Nevada's Margaret Doolittle, the 2007 and 2008 champion, was second with a time of 1:02.88. San Jose State's Kirsten Trammell was third for the second straight year with a time of 1:03.16.

Northern Arizona freshman Fi Connell won the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.61, edging out last year's champion, San Jose State's Heather Denman who had a time of 54.85. Nevada's Jeanette Tour took third for the second straight year with a time of 55.66. All three medalists swam NCAA provisional times.

After winning the platform event on Wednesday, Hawai‘i's Stephanie De Lima took gold medal honors on the one-meter springboard with a score of 297.10. It was the seventh year in a row that a diver from Hawai‘i has won that event. Northern Arizona's Taryn Harris improved from last year's third place finish to place second with 278.25 points, just edging out Nevada's Aniesa Debaji (278.20).

In the final event of the evening, Boise State ended Nevada's three-year reign as 400 medley relay winners with a pool record time of 3:44.03. The team consisted of Denise Green, Kelly Forrester, Boucher and North. Nevada was second (3:44.15), while Northern Arizona placed third (3:48.07).

After three days of competition, Boise State leads with 420 points, while San Jose State is second with 352. New Mexico State is third with 320 points, followed by Northern Arizona with 306, Nevada (298), Hawai‘i (261), San Diego (260), Idaho (159) and Fresno State (154).

Action concludes tomorrow at the Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas with the 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 3-meter diving and the 400 freestyle relay. Prelims begin at 11:00 a.m., the first three heats of the 1650 free begin at 4:00 p.m. and the finals start at 6:30 p.m.

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