Swimming goes 1-1 in first MWC action

After dropping its first conference meet of the year in a 153-147 loss to UNLV, the CSU swimming and diving team evened out its conference record with a victory over San Diego State.

The loss was the first for CSU in a dual meet this year. With the victory at SDSU, the Rams are now 4-1 in dual meets on the year.

The Rams started break with a heartbreaking loss to UNLV in Las Vegas. They were up 143-140 going into the final event, but the Rebels' 400-yard freestyle earned 11 points to win the meet.

CSU raced to seven first-place finishes against UNLV. Senior Lyndsey McCaslin recorded a season-best time of 1:05.88 in the 100-yard breaststroke and freshman Sara Servold posted CSU's fastest time of the year in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:07.76.

In San Diego, the Rams dominated the Atzecs with a final score of 184-113. Diver Elyse Hall took first off both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards, while the Rams also won the 400-meter medley race.

CSU will next face local rival Northern Colorado at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Greeley.