HOUSTON – Freshman Annaleagh Stahl continued her historic run for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) swimming & diving program as she became the first top-five individual finisher at a conference meet on the final day of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Swimming & Diving Championships Friday at CRWC Natatorium.
 
Stahl finished fifth in the 200 backstroke final after swimming a program record and personal best time of 1:59.99 in the preliminary round to qualify for the "A" Final. Stahl entered the championships with the seventh fastest time before rising three places in the preliminary round.
 
The team of freshman Ida Rudelius, Stahl, sophomore Olivia Votava, and freshman Sarah Garcia closed out the meet by finishing ninth in the 400 freestyle relay with a program record 3:37.28.
 
Sophomore Olivia Votava earned 18^th in the 1650 freestyle after swimming a personal best 18:05.58, which is over 25 seconds faster than her previous personal best. Sophomore Chloe Siegrist finished 20^th with a season best time.
 
Looking Back at the Prelims
 
In the 100 freestyle, freshman Ida Rudelius rewrote the record books with a personal best swim of 54.56 and shaved 1.29 seconds off her previous personal best. Freshmen Sarah Garcia, Madiana Lofgren, Abygail Martinez, and Caitlyn Brown also achieved personal best marks while senior Elisa Davila and sophomore AJ Rogers hit season best times.
 
Freshman Caitlynn Rubio swam a season best time in the 200 breaststroke while sophomore Hailey Garcia-Rivas and freshman Alexia Gonzalez reached season best marks in the 200 butterfly. Meanwhile, freshman Lauren Uribe swam a personal best in the 200 backstroke.
 
Up next, freshman Manou Meulebeek will head to the NCAA Zone "D" Diving Championships from March 10-11 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in  Iowa City, Iowa and will have a chance to reach the NCAA DI Swimming & Diving Championships.
 
Day Four Final Results
200 backstroke
4. Annaleagh Stahl, 2:00.07
 
1650 freestyle
18. Olivia Votava, 18:05.58
20. Chloe Siegrist, 18:45.00
 
400 freestyle relay
9. Annaleagh Stahl, Olivia Votava, Ida Rudelius, Sarah Garcia, 4:00.61
 
Day Four Prelim Results
200 backstroke
4. Annaleagh Stahl, 1:59.99
26. Lauren Uribe, 2:37.10
 
100 freestyle
34. Ida Rudelius, 54.56
37. Sarah Garcia, 56.26
38. Madiana Lofgren, 56.58
39. Elisa Davila, 56.99
40. AJ Rogers, 57.69
41. Audrey Trevino, 1:00.20
42. Abygail Martinez, 1:02.15
43. Caitlyn Brown, 1:04.20
 
200 breaststroke
30. Diara Aleman, 2:46.36
31. Caitlynn Rubio, 3:09.04
 
200 butterfly
30. Hailey Garcia-Rivas, 2:24.52
31. Alexia Gonzalez, 2:33.78

Final Team Standings:
1. Northern Arizona, 694.5
2. New Mexico State, 534
3. Grand Canyon, 529
4. California Baptist, 475
5. Idaho, 470
6. Northern Colorado, 458.5
7. Utah Tech, 248
8. Seattle U, 191
9. UTRGV, 132

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