California Baptist University
Western Athletic Conference
Three More Records Fall as CBU Swim and Dive Continue Stellar Showing in Texas
3/2/2024 12:17:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
EDINBURG, TEXAS - The California Baptist University men's and women's swim & dive teams continued one of their strongest DI postseason runs on Friday, with the men remaining in second place overall with 489 points, while the women sit in fifth with 277. For the men, UNLV has pulled away with 681 points, but the Lancers will be in for a fight during Saturday's finale as Grand Canyon sits just 15 points behind the Lancers in third place. Northern Arizona looks to have things wrapped up in the women's competition with 572.5 points, with NM State nearly 200 points behind. CBU trails Northern Colorado by 38 points for fourth place while still defending against a close competitor in Idaho, who trails CBU by only 15.5 points.
This has been a record-setting event for CBU. Friday was no different as Sofia Maksimova, Mario Del Valle, and Tyler Mansheim all etched their names into the history books this evening. Del Valle set a record on the Platform on the morning of 412.30 but destroyed that mark again in the finals, posting a CBU and WAC record score of 473.40. Maksimova and Mansheim each claimed new program records as Maksimova earned her third gold medal in the 100 butterfly while touching in 52.54, and Mansheim secured a bronze medal in the 100 fly with a CBU record time of 47.17.
The CBU women's 400 medley relay kept a weekend streak alive of CBU women placing, completing the course in 3:42.35. When the wake settled at the end of the day, 14 CBU swimmers collected All-WAC awards by placing in the top eight of their respective A Final, only the top three teams are All-WAC for relay events. The men's diving squad saw three places on All-WAC in the end, including last year's defending champion and teammate Gael Jimenez, runner-up today with a score of 343.20, and John Angelovic, sixth with 303.55 points. The individual women, one relay team, and Sofia did most of the heavy lifting for the win, as well as being on the bronze medal-winning relay team.
WAC CHAMPIONS
- 100 Fly - 52.54 *MEET RECORD*
- Platform - 473.40 *MEET RECORD*
ALL-WAC FINISHES
400 Medley Relay
- Walton, Brazil, Drossel, Maksimova - 3rd Place - 3:42.35
- 400 IM - 4th Place - 3:52.03
- 400 IM - 6th Place - 3:53.27
- 100 Fly - 3rd Place - 47.17 *PROGRAM RECORD*
- 100 Fly - 6th Place - 47.46
- 200 Free - 7th Place - 1:38.03
- 100 Breast - 7th Place - 1:02.68
- 100 Back - 6th Place - 47.94
- 100 Back - 8th Place - 48.47
- 100 Back - 7th Place - 55.49
- Platform - 2nd Place - 343.20
- Platform - 6th Place - 303.55
IN THE POINTS
- 400 IM - 9th Place - 3:54.44
Gabriela Robles
- 400 IM - 12th Place - 4:30.75
- 100 Fly - 12th Place - 48.18
- 100 Fly - 9th Place - 55.00
- 200 Free - 10th Place - 1:38.92
- 200 Free - 15th Place - 1:40.88
- 100 Breast - 12th Place - 55.17
- 100 Breast - 11th Place - 1:03.37
- 100 Breast - 16th Place - 1:05.49
- 100 Back - 14th Place - 56.27
- Plaftorm - 13th Place - 256.60
- Platform - 14th Place - 255.80
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