Jan. 3, 2015
San Diego, Calif.----- The San Jose State University women's swimming team was edged by Boise State University, 251.5-248.5, in the three-team University of San Diego Relay meet at the USD Sports Center Pool.
The host Toreros finished third with 137 points.
In their second meet in as many days, the Spartans trailed the Broncos by a point, 224.5-223.5, going into the final event, the 400 freestyle relay. Boise State won the meet with first and a fourth compared to San Jose State's second and third place finishes in the race.
"I'm proud of how well we competed against them. Boise State is the top team in the Mountain West. They have depth and top-end swimmers," said San Jose State head coach Sage Hopkins. "First and foremost, I'm very happy with our competitiveness and how tough we were. We're in a good place mentally right now.
"We were mentally sharp and that's what we want. It was a very good overall team performance."
The Spartans' only victory in the 10-event competition was the 3x100 breaststroke relay with Jenner Johnson, Dominique Yoder and Taylor Solorio swimming for San Jose State. The Spartans head coach praised his B entries which notched seven third-place finishes compared to none for Boise State B relays which kept the meet winner in doubt until the end.
San Jose State concludes three consecutive days of competition with a dual meet against UC San Diego, Sunday, January 5. First race is at 11:00 a.m.
San Jose State University Women's Swimming
USD Relay Meet
USD Sports Center Pool, San Diego, Calif.
January 3, 2015
Final scores - 1, Boise State, 251.5. 2, San Jose State, 248.5. 3, U. of San Diego, 137.
(x) - Exhibition swim
3x100 Butterfly Relay - 1, Bose State A, 2:51.79. 2, San Jose State A (Allison Davis, Kayla Nakamoto, Angel Van Hofwegen), 2:57.91. 3, U. of San Diego A, 2:54.00. Other San Jose State - 5, San Jose State B (Cassandra Penrose, Lynea Baudino, Shannon Slaught), 3:03.00.
3x100 Backstroke Relay - 1, Boise State A, 2:53.10. 2, San Jose State A (Colleen Humel, Morgan McCormick, Michaela McLean), 2:54.64. 3, San Jose State B (Lisa Ellis, Haley Smith, Riley Spitser), 3:01.57.
3x100 Breaststroke Relay - 1, San Jose State A (Jenner Johnson, Dominique Yoder, Taylor Solorio), 3:19.55. 2, Boise State A, 3:20.84. 3, San Jose State B (Amanda Buxbaum, Michelle Berry, Shannon Slaught), 3:25.83.
800 Freestyle Relay - 1, Boise State A, 7:38.26. 2, San Jose State A (Allison Davis, Brooke Hammond, Amber Nelson, Colleen Humel), 7:53.74. 3, San Jose State B (Allyson Fellows, Brittany Heng, Michelle Berry, Morgan Miller), 8:03.30.
500 Freestyle Relay - 1, Boise State A, 4:32.62. 2, San Jose State A (Christina Bruni, Brynne Beneke, Amber Nelson, Riley Spitser), 4:41.66. 3, U. of San Diego A, 4:48.47. Other San Jose State - 4, San Jose State B (Lynea Baudino, Angel Van Hofwegen, Lisa Ellis, Shannon Slaught), 4:51.61.
400 Medley Relay - 1, Boise State A, 3:52.85. 2, San Jose State A (Morgan McCormick, Dominique Yoder, Kayla Nakamoto, Taylor Solorio), 3:54.37. 3, San Jose State B (Haley Smith, Jenner Johnson, Cassidy Robinson, Allison Davis), 4:01.38.
200 Freestyle Relay - 1, Boise State A, 1:37.32. 2, San Jose State A (Brynne Beneke, Christina Bruni, Amber Nelson, Michaela McLean), 1:38.98. 3, San Jose State B (Brooke Hammond, Alyssa Cable, Angel Van Hofweegen, Lisa Ellis), 1:41.44. Other San Jose State - 4, San Jose State C (Lynea Baudino, Michelle Berry, Jennifer Johnson, Brittany Heng), 1:43.99 (x).
3x500 Freestyle Relay - 1, Boise State A, 15:21.78. 2, San Jose State A (Allyson Fellows, Riley Spitser, Brooke Hammond), 15:37.73. 3, U. of San Diego A, 15:45.30. Other San Jose State - 4, tie, San Jose State B (Kayla Nakamoto, Lisa Ellis, Colleen Humel), 15:57.60.
400 Yard Medley/4x100 Individual Medley Relay - 1, Boise State A, 3:59.51. 2, San Jose State A (Morgan McCormick, Haley Smith, Taylor Solorio, Allison Davis), 4:00.20. 3, San Jose State B (Michelle Berry, Amanda Buxbaum, Alyssa Cable, Cassidy Robinson), 4:07.16.
400 Freestyle Relay - 1, Boise State A, 3:29.71. 2, San Jose State A (Brynne Beneke, Riley Spitser, Michaela McLean, Christina Bruni), 3:32.61. 3, San Jose State B (Brooke Hammond, Angel Van Hofwegen, Taylor Solorio, Morgan McCormick), 3:35.91. Other San Jose State - 6, San Jose State C (Allyson Fellows, Brittany Heng, Jenner Johnson, Morgan Miller), 3:47.69 (x).