March 1, 2008

Complete Results

HOUSTON, Texas - The University of Northern Colorado swimming & diving team finished sixth at the 2008 Conference USA Championship as an invitational member. SMU won the title with a league record 926 points, while the Bears tallied 275 points.

Sophomore Nan Liu hit her third NCAA B qualifying standard of the meet, finishing second in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:00.54, breaking her own school record of 2:00.57 from last season.

The quartet of Liu, Becca Getz, Katie Schmitt and Kati Falger finished fifth in the 400 freestyle relay, clocking a 3:32.06.

Schmitt also placed 12^th in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 52.53 as SMU took six of the top eight spots in the race. Freshman Tori Gutt finished 11^th in the 200 yard breaststroke in 2:24.21.

Several swimmers will compete at the American Short Course Championship March 6-8 in Austin, Texas.

Women - Team Scores                             

1 SMU                                   926 

2 Rice                                    635 

3 East Carolina                   518 

4 Houston                           431 

5 Marshall                           365 

6 Northern Colorado      275 

7 Cal State Bakersfield   201