Utah Tech University athletics was led by the women’s swim team as they broke five school records during the first day of their meet with Northern Arizona University Jan. 24.
Women’s swim
As part of their two-night dual with NAU, the Trailblazers led the Lumberjacks 48-46. Sophomore Grace Benson broke her own 100 IM record in the 4×100 relay, despite the team being disqualified.
Following the disqualification, Utah Tech bounced back in the 300 backstroke relay as Allie Hayes, Dani Cannon and Mary Sims Cross broke the school record by over 13 seconds.
The team of Yara Olsen, the aforementioned Benson and Alyssa Gordon continued the trend as they broke the school record by over 17 seconds.
The trio of Abby Hill, Gabby Henry and Mandy Farnum closed the night out strong for the Trailblazers in the 300 butterfly relay as they shattered the previous school record by 15 seconds.
On day two of the meet, Utah Tech picked up six more victories in their last home meet of the season as they prepare for the Western Athletic Conference championship meet next month.
“We’re really pleased with the progress we are making,” head coach Shawn King said. “This was a fantastic performance by our team. We came in fired up on Friday night to race in some fun relays and set some school records, and then we turned in some very solid swimming today against NAU, which is a phenomenal opponent.”
Men’s basketball
Utah Tech’s men basketball lost their third straight game as they fell to the WAC defending champions, Grand Canyon University, 79-66 at Burns Arena Jan. 25 despite 19 points and 11 rebounds from Beon Riley.
The loss drops the Trailblazers fell to 6-14 and 2-3 in the WAC as they now prepare to travel to Texas for games against both Tarleton State University Jan. 30 and The University of Texas at Arlington Feb. 1.
Women’s basketball
The Trailblazers lost 78-43 on the road at GCU, who leads the WAC at 19-2. Freshman Ellie Taylor led the Trailblazers in scoring with 19 points. The Trailblazers dropped to 5-13 and 1-4 in conference play.
The Trailblazers will now return home to Burns Arena for four of their next five games, starting with a matchup against Tarleton State Jan. 30.
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