Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona Win 2019 WAC Swim and Dive Championships

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2019 WAC Swimming & Diving Championships

February 27 - March 2 | CRWC Natatorium | Houston | #WACsd

Championship Central

2019 WAC Men's Swimming and Diving Champion: Grand Canyon | 688.5 points

2019 WAC Women's Swimming and Diving Champion: Northern Arizona | 772.5 points

Awards

Men's Freshman of the Year: Ivan Zukov, UNLV and Ryan Netzel, Wyoming
Men's Swimmer of the Year: Mark Nikolaev, Grand Canyon
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year: Steve Schaffer, Grand Canyon
Men's Diver of the Year: Tazman Abramowicz, UNLV
Men's Diving Coach of the Year Landon Marzullo, UNLV
Women's Freshman of the Year: Rebeca Oviedo, California Baptist
Women's Swimmer of the Year: Elisa Rodriguez, Northern Arizona
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year: Rick Pratt, NM State
Women's Diver of the Year: Tatiana Kurach, Northern Arizona
Women's Diving Coach of the Year: Nikki Huffman, Northern Arizona


MEET NOTES

Grand Canyon men's 200 freestyle relay set a new meet record and an NCAA A cut time in 1:17.21 in a time trial following Thursday night's session.

Grand Canyon's Daniil Antipov broke the championship record in the 200 butterfly. Antipov's time of 1:42.55 bests his own record of 1:42.60 previously set at the 2018 WAC Championships.

Participants

Air Force Falcons

California Baptist Lancers

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners

Grand Canyon Lopes

Idaho Vandals

UNLV Rebels

NM State Aggies

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

Northern Colorado Bears

Seattle U Redhawks

Wyoming Cowboys

Location

CRWC Natatorium • Houston

The 2019 WAC Swimming and Diving Championships return to Houston, Texas, February 27-March 2. Last year Wyoming won its first WAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, while Northern Arizona took home the women’s crown for the fifth straight year.

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