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WAC Swimming & Diving Championship Day Two.. Photos by: Juan DeLeon
Western Athletic Conference

Women's Swim & Dive

D'Arcy Wins 100 Fly at MPSF Championships

SAN GABRIEL – Autumn D'Arcy won the 100 Butterfly setting the tone for CSU Bakersfield on a strong third day at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships at East Los Angeles College in San Gabriel. Twelve Roadrunner swimmers competed in A- or B-Finals on Friday evening, as both the CSUB men and women solidified their sixth-place standings.
 
"Autumn continues to raise the bar for herself and our program," said CSUB Director of Swimming Chris Hansen. "She put together a terrific race and is a deserving champion."
 
D'Arcy swam a 52.22, just .09 off her personal best time, to capture her eighth conference title and her third in the 100 Butterfly. She'll swim for number nine tomorrow in the 200 Butterfly. She already owns an NCAA B-Cut in the event and is squarely in the mix to represent CSUB at the NCAA Championships later this season.
 
"Autumn set the tone early and we got great swims up and down our lineup today," Hansen added. "We put several athletes into evening finals and built a lot of momentum heading into Saturday."
 
On the men's side, Ryan Brimer was second in the 200 Freestyle, earning the highest conference finish of his CSUB career. Brimer swam a 1:36.69 to grab his runner-up finish.
 
Mikayla Popham posted her second top-four finish of the weekend with a fourth-place effort in the women's 200 Freestyle. Last night she was second in the 50 Freestyle.
 
Loren Gillilan and Kris Rogic each clocked seventh place finishes. Gillilan posted a 48.65 in the 100 Butterfly, while Rogic swam a 48.24 in the 100 Backstroke. Antonio Milin was eighth in the 100 Breaststroke.
 
D'Arcy and Popham combined to lead the CSUB women to a third-place outing in the 400 Medley Relay. Freshman Leah Kirkman and Danielle Albright swam the opening two legs of the relay as the quartet posted the fifth-fastest time in Bakersfield history (3:44.07).  
 
The men's relay finished sixth with a time of 3:19.26.
 
In diving, freshman Dyson Modica made his second-straight finals appearance grabbing seventh on the 3-Meter board with a score of 252.05.
 
Senior Lauren Carson led the women on the 1-Meter board, finishing 16th.
 
Notable –
* Hannah Walsh & Maria Wold posted personal best times in the 400 IM to advance to the C-Finals. Marsh won the consolation final in a time of 4:31.39.
* Lars Hanna swam the B-Finals of the 400 IM and earned a 15th-place finish with his time of 4:05.75.
* Freshman Tim Engel finished 24th in the 100 Butterfly.
* Ariane Skeggs and Jessica Franco finished 13th and 14th in the women's 200 Freestyle.
* Danielle Albright just missed the A-Final, qualifying ninth in the 100 Breaststroke. She ended up with a 10th place finish after swimming a 1:04.17 in the evening finals.  
* Freshman Christoph Horky was 16th in the 100 Breaststroke, while classmate Tyler Ledet picked up a 16th-place finish in the 100 Backstroke.

Up Next –
The Roadrunners close out the MPSF Championships on Saturday, at the East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium. Saturday's events include the 200 Backstroke, the 100 Freestyle, the 200 Breaststroke, the 200 Butterfly, the 1650 Freestyle and the 400 Freestyle Relay. Meanwhile, in Mission Viejo, the divers will close out their weekend with the platform competition.

Follow the Runners –
Fans can keep up with the `Runners on a variety of platforms, including right here on GoRunners.com. CSUB Swimming can also be followed on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, while the Bakersfield dive team can be tracked on Instagram.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Carson

Lauren Carson

Diving
5' 8"
Sophomore
Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

Fly/ IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

Free/IM
5' 9"
Freshman
Ariane Skeggs

Ariane Skeggs

Free
5' 5"
Sophomore
Maria Wold

Maria Wold

Back/IM
5' 3"
Freshman
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Freshman
Leah Kirkman

Leah Kirkman

Back/IM
5' 7"
Freshman
Jessica Franco

Jessica Franco

Back/Free/IM
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lauren Carson

Lauren Carson

5' 8"
Sophomore
Diving
Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fly/ IM
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

5' 9"
Freshman
Free/IM
Ariane Skeggs

Ariane Skeggs

5' 5"
Sophomore
Free
Maria Wold

Maria Wold

5' 3"
Freshman
Back/IM
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

5' 8"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Leah Kirkman

Leah Kirkman

5' 7"
Freshman
Back/IM
Jessica Franco

Jessica Franco

5' 6"
Freshman
Back/Free/IM
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