Saturday, February 26
Houston
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California Baptist University
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Western Athletic Conference Championships
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CBU Closes Out WAC Championships With a Dozen Honors on Day Four
2/26/2022 9:58:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
HOUSTON - California Baptist University's swim and dive teams closed out the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday with more milestone performances. The day consisted of a dozen all-conference honorees highlighted by a pair of Lancer champions.
CBU's men finished the weekend in fourth place with 555.33 total points, as the heavily favored UNLV Rebels took the team crown for a second-straight year with 845.50 points, over 215 points clear of second place Air Force. The women closed out the meet in fifth place out of eight teams with 410 points, as Northern Arizona continued its incredible run of dominance with an eighth-straight team title.
In total, the Lancers earned eight WAC titles, 10 First Team accolades and 20 Second Team honors. CBU also broke nine program records and one WAC Meet record during a very successful trip to Houston.
DIVE
It was the women's turn on the platform as CBU was represented in the finals by senior Kiree Lowe and freshman Paula De Moya Alvarez. Lowe claimed the final qualifying spot for the finals after scoring 200.30 points in the prelims. She left it all out there in the final WAC event of her CBU career, jumping all the way up to take First Team honors in third place with a score of 229.90.
De Moya on the other hand, entered the final round as the top seed after posting a 242.00 in qualifiers. She would go on to blow away with the competition, scoring a new program record of 273.65 points, the most in a WAC Championship round since 2016. The Spaniard brought the entire natatorium to its feet with her fourth dive, which earned her the highest score of the day, a 73.95.
SWIM
Freshman Jonathan Reiter capped a very successful debut championship meet with his first individual crown, winning the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of one minute and 56.10 seconds. Reiter was part of each of the championship 200 and 400 medley relay teams and earned all-conference first team honors in the 100 breast.
Patricia Van Law put a bow on a wonderful collegiate career at the WAC Championships, earning first team honors in the 200 backstroke with a third-place finish. Freshman Giulia Decataldo finished runner-up in the 1650 freestyle event, her second runner-up finish of the weekend.
Five Lancer men earned second team honors on the final day. For the men, seniors Brandon Schuster and Jacob Leahy closed out phenomenal CBU careers with a seventh-place finish in the 200 breast and a sixth place finish in the 100 free, respectively. Christian Meyer earned his first accolade of the meet with an eighth-place finish in the 1650 free. Robert Moseley and Trevor Van Law each earned second team honors in the 200 back, with Moseley claiming fourth place and Van Law not far behind in sixth.
A pair of women's swimmers claimed second team honors as well. Faith Brazil and Rebeca Oviedo each added another conference accolade to their bio page, as Brazil took seventh in the 200 breast event and Oviedo went the distance and took fourth in the 1650 free.
UP NEXT
For most of the CBU swim and dive team, the season ended on Saturday but a select few will qualify and travel to take part in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship in Elkhart, Indiana, on March 10-12. Those participants are still to be determined.
Women – Final Team Scores
1. Northern Arizona University - 770
2. Grand Canyon - 718. 50
3. Northern Colorado - 530. 50
4. New Mexico State - 476
5. California Baptist - 410
6. Idaho - 336
7. Dixie State - 227
8. Seattle U - 148
Men – Final Team Scores
1. UNLV - 845. 50
2. Air Force - 630. 50
3. Wyoming - 588. 33
4. California Baptist University - 555. 33
5. Grand Canyon - 540. 33
6. Seattle U - 126
CBU's men finished the weekend in fourth place with 555.33 total points, as the heavily favored UNLV Rebels took the team crown for a second-straight year with 845.50 points, over 215 points clear of second place Air Force. The women closed out the meet in fifth place out of eight teams with 410 points, as Northern Arizona continued its incredible run of dominance with an eighth-straight team title.
In total, the Lancers earned eight WAC titles, 10 First Team accolades and 20 Second Team honors. CBU also broke nine program records and one WAC Meet record during a very successful trip to Houston.
DIVE
It was the women's turn on the platform as CBU was represented in the finals by senior Kiree Lowe and freshman Paula De Moya Alvarez. Lowe claimed the final qualifying spot for the finals after scoring 200.30 points in the prelims. She left it all out there in the final WAC event of her CBU career, jumping all the way up to take First Team honors in third place with a score of 229.90.
De Moya on the other hand, entered the final round as the top seed after posting a 242.00 in qualifiers. She would go on to blow away with the competition, scoring a new program record of 273.65 points, the most in a WAC Championship round since 2016. The Spaniard brought the entire natatorium to its feet with her fourth dive, which earned her the highest score of the day, a 73.95.
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— California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) February 27, 2022
Check out Paula's highest scoring dive of the night, a massive 73.95 -point effort! It was the only dive to go for over 70 points in the final round!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/zNwhlSzDlh
SWIM
Freshman Jonathan Reiter capped a very successful debut championship meet with his first individual crown, winning the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of one minute and 56.10 seconds. Reiter was part of each of the championship 200 and 400 medley relay teams and earned all-conference first team honors in the 100 breast.
⭐️ℂℍ𝔸𝕄ℙ𝕀𝕆ℕ⭐️
— California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) February 27, 2022
Jonathan Reiter add another gold to his could, this time earning his first individual crown in the 200 breaststroke!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/sgWp3Kbjaf
Patricia Van Law put a bow on a wonderful collegiate career at the WAC Championships, earning first team honors in the 200 backstroke with a third-place finish. Freshman Giulia Decataldo finished runner-up in the 1650 freestyle event, her second runner-up finish of the weekend.
⭐️𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠⭐️
— California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) February 27, 2022
Giulia Decetaldo swims a personal-best time of 16:46.19 to finish as the runner-up in the mile!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/uT81Nczz1Q
Five Lancer men earned second team honors on the final day. For the men, seniors Brandon Schuster and Jacob Leahy closed out phenomenal CBU careers with a seventh-place finish in the 200 breast and a sixth place finish in the 100 free, respectively. Christian Meyer earned his first accolade of the meet with an eighth-place finish in the 1650 free. Robert Moseley and Trevor Van Law each earned second team honors in the 200 back, with Moseley claiming fourth place and Van Law not far behind in sixth.
⭐️𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈⭐️
— California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) February 27, 2022
Trevor Van Law joins the growing list of Lancers to earn accolades this weekend, earning second team honors in the 200 breaststroke!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/RK64V9rFDj
A pair of women's swimmers claimed second team honors as well. Faith Brazil and Rebeca Oviedo each added another conference accolade to their bio page, as Brazil took seventh in the 200 breast event and Oviedo went the distance and took fourth in the 1650 free.
⭐️𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈⭐️
— California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) February 27, 2022
Rebeca Oviedo earns her another second team honor with a fourth place finish in the mile!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/zFbRm5Xicx
UP NEXT
For most of the CBU swim and dive team, the season ended on Saturday but a select few will qualify and travel to take part in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship in Elkhart, Indiana, on March 10-12. Those participants are still to be determined.
Women – Final Team Scores
1. Northern Arizona University - 770
2. Grand Canyon - 718. 50
3. Northern Colorado - 530. 50
4. New Mexico State - 476
5. California Baptist - 410
6. Idaho - 336
7. Dixie State - 227
8. Seattle U - 148
Men – Final Team Scores
1. UNLV - 845. 50
2. Air Force - 630. 50
3. Wyoming - 588. 33
4. California Baptist University - 555. 33
5. Grand Canyon - 540. 33
6. Seattle U - 126
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