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Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications

Women's Swim & Dive

Bakersfield Women Edged at Fresno State

Fresno, Calif. – A shorthanded CSU Bakersfield women's swimming and diving team gave host Fresno State all it could handle, Saturday afternoon at the Bulldog Aquatic Center, falling narrowly to their Centra Valley rival, 176.0-124.0. The Roadrunners raced just 11 healthy swimmers, but still managed to grab seven individual victories, from five different swimmers, against a full Fresno State roster of 32.  
 
"We've had a challenging couple of weeks with travel demands and injuries," said CSUB Director of Swimming Chris Hansen. "I'm proud of how our team responded to those challenges today. We didn't let them affect us and we received great swims across the board. It was nice to see so many different contributors."
 
Autumn D'Arcy and Mikayla Popham each won two of their three individual races, while Ariane Skeggs and freshmen Danielle Albright and Lorena Jerebic also won titles for Bakersfield.
 
CSUB added a pair of second place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle relays along with eight diving points.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Junior Autumn D'Arcy won the 100 Freestyle (52.07) and the 100 Butterfly (54.70), while finishing second in the 100 Backstroke (56.46). Her two victories give her 13 for the season and 59 for her Roadrunner career. She remains just one win shy of matching Paola Hernandez' Division I era school record for career wins.
  • Sophomore Mikayla Popham matched D'Arcy with a pair of wins, taking first place in the 200 Freestyle (1:51.79) and the 200 IM (2:05.54), while placing second in the 200 Backstroke (2:03.94). Popham has 12 wins this season and 28 in her career.
  • Ariane Skeggs won the 500 Freestyle for the first time this season, posting a time of 5:08.78 to lead a CSUB Sweep of the event. Jessica Franco was second (5:10.21) and Hannah Marsh was third (5:11.38).
  • Skeggs added a third-place finish in the 1000 Freestyle (10:27.17), while Marsh was fifth (10:37.93). Franco was fourth in the 200 Freestyle (1:56.86).
  • Freshman Danielle Albright won the 100 Breaststroke in 1:07.29. It was her second win in the event this season and third overall. She added a third-place finish in the 200 Breaststroke (2:25.99).
  • Classmate Lorena Jerebic touched first in the 200 Butterfly (2:05.28) for her fourth individual title of the season. Jerebic was second to D'Arcy in the 100 Butterfly (57.73).
  • Maria Wold had top-four finishes in the 100 Backstroke (1:00.95), the 200 Backstroke (2:08.96) and the 200 IM (2:11.71).  
  • Lauren Carsen (236.85) and Maya Stefanski (228.98) placed third and fourth in the 1-Meter diving competition, respectively.
  • Freshman Gizzelle Handschumacher was the team's top scorer on the 3-Meter board with a fourth-place finish (210.53).

THREE CSUB COACHES HONORED: Former Bakersfield swimming and diving coaches Larry Everingham, Ernie Maglischo and Bob Steele were honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America as part of the organization's 100th anniversary celebration. The trio combined for 36 years at CSUB, helping the `Runners grow into a national power at the NCAA Division II level.
 
Everingham was Bakersfield's diving coach for 18 seasons (1991-08), mentoring 11 National Champions and four NCAA II Divers of the Year. He was recognized five times as the NCAA II Diving Coach of the Year while at CSUB.
 
Maglischo spent 11 years leading the CSUB men's swim team (1983-93), coaching eight NCAA II National Championship teams. He coached 50 individual National Champions, 15 Relay title winners and 108 All-Americans.
 
Steele was CSUB's head man for seven seasons, winning five National Titles and four NCAA II National Coach of the Year Awards. One-hundred and twenty Roadrunners earned All-American honors on his watch, with 22 more winning individual National Titles. He also led 11 National Championship relay teams at CSUB.
 
FOLLOW THE `RUNNERS: Enjoy premium content and stay connected with Roadrunner swimming all season long by following the program on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Fans of CSUB Diving can stay connected on Instagram.
 
A LOOK AHEAD: Following a short holiday break, the Roadrunner Men & Women will kick off the new year at UC San Diego on Jan. 2. The men will compete head-to-head with the Tritons, while the women will race in a tri-meet format against UCSD and Loyola Marymount.
 
Bakersfield will race at Cal Poly on Jan. 8, before returning to the Hillman Aquatic Center for their final home competition of the season on Jan. 15, versus Fresno Pacific.
 
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Players Mentioned

Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

Fly/ IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Hannah Marsh

Hannah Marsh

Free
5' 4"
Freshman
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

Free/IM
5' 9"
Freshman
Ariane Skeggs

Ariane Skeggs

Free
5' 5"
Sophomore
Lorena Jerebic

Lorena Jerebic

Fly
5' 7"
Freshman
Maya Stefanski

Maya Stefanski

Dive
5' 2"
Freshman
Maria Wold

Maria Wold

Back/IM
5' 3"
Freshman
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Freshman
Jessica Franco

Jessica Franco

Back/Free/IM
5' 6"
Freshman
Gizzelle Handschumacher

Gizzelle Handschumacher

Dive
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fly/ IM
Hannah Marsh

Hannah Marsh

5' 4"
Freshman
Free
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

5' 9"
Freshman
Free/IM
Ariane Skeggs

Ariane Skeggs

5' 5"
Sophomore
Free
Lorena Jerebic

Lorena Jerebic

5' 7"
Freshman
Fly
Maya Stefanski

Maya Stefanski

5' 2"
Freshman
Dive
Maria Wold

Maria Wold

5' 3"
Freshman
Back/IM
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

5' 8"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Jessica Franco

Jessica Franco

5' 6"
Freshman
Back/Free/IM
Gizzelle Handschumacher

Gizzelle Handschumacher

Freshman
Dive
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