‘Yote Notes – Nov. 4, 2004

Mike Safford Jr. – Sports Info. Director

msafford@collegeofidaho.edu

 

 

 

 

 

ATHLETICS NEWS:

BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS: Albertson College basketball season ticket brochures have been mailed to prospective season ticket holders for the 2004-05 season.  This season will offer plenty of options, as 28 games - including all nine Cascade Conference doubleheaders, the Golden Rule Shoot-Out, and the Lady 'Yote Classic are a part of the package.  Reserved season tickets are $85 dollars per seat, while multiple plans are available for general admission season tickets.  Adult GA's are $65, student and senior GA's are $45, while a family (two adults, unlimited kids) can have a GA season pass for $150.  For more information or to become a Coyote season ticket holder, contact Dave Hahn at 459-5835.

SOCCER: All-Conference Teams announced

 

ALL-CCC TEAMS NAMED: The Cascade Conference named their men’s and women’s soccer All-Star teams on Wednesday, with six Albertson College men and one woman earning accolades.  On the men’s side, senior Drake Jakovac was named to the First-Team for the third consecutive season.  The defender is one of the top marking backs in the entire region.  Joining him on the First-Team is senior Ryan Abo, who earns the award for the second-straight year.  Abo led the ‘Yotes with six assists this season and ranks second all-time with 36 assists.  Both Jakovac and Abo were NAIA All-Americans in 2003.  Four ‘Yotes were named to the Second-Team – all first time selections.  Junior goalkeeper Ryan Huber earned honors after recording four shutouts and a 1.37 goals against average.  Midfielders Mitch White and Tyler Seaman earned awards, along with freshman striker Michael Delgado.  White led Albertson with nine goals, Delgado was right behind him with seven goals, while Seaman was a defensive stalwart before having his season cut short before with a knee injury.  Joe Gjertsen of Evergreen was named CCC Player of the Year, while Dan Birkey was named Coach of the Year after leading Concordia to the league crown.  On the women’s side, the lone Albertson player selected to the team was freshman striker Jaime Peoples.  The youngster from Kuna led the Lady ‘Yotes with six goals this season.

 

VOLLEYBALL: Lady ‘Yotes put 13-game home win streak on the line against OIT and Southern Oregon

 

LAST WEEK: vs. Lewis-Clark State (W 3-0); at Eastern Oregon (W 3-2)

 

COMING UP: vs. Oregon Tech, Friday, 7 p.m.; vs. No. 21 Southern Oregon, Saturday, 7 p.m.

 

‘YOTES HOT HOME STREAK: With a sweep of Lewis-Clark State last Thursday, the Coyote volleyball team has now won 13 consecutive games in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.  Albertson has not lost on their home court since an October 25, 2003 loss to Concordia.  The Lady ‘Yotes, who are 9-0 at home, tied school-record for consecutive home wins to start a season, set during the 1999 campaign.

 

COYOTES STAY PAT IN REGIONAL POLL: Despite having won 11 of their last 12 matches, the Lady ‘Yotes continue to slowly move up in the NAIA Region I Top-10 poll.  This week, Albertson climbed one spot to No. 4 in the weekly poll.  Carroll (No. 17 in NAIA) remains the No. 1 club, followed by Southern Oregon (No. 21), Montana Tech, and the ‘Yotes.  Northwest, Concordia, Oregon Tech, Western Baptist, Montana State-Northern, and Rocky Mountain round out the top-ten.

 

LAST TIME IN THE NATIONAL POLL: Albertson last received votes in the NAIA poll during the 2001 season – a year after making their lone National Tournament appearance.  The ‘Yotes began 2001 ranked No. 15 in the preseason poll, dropped to No. 19 in the first regular-season poll, and have not been ranked since.

 

COYOTES IN THE PLAYOFFS: The Lady ‘Yotes clinched their sixth-consecutive postseason nearly three weeks ago.  Not only did Albertson sew up a berth in the Cascade Conference tournament, but all six slots in the weekend of madness have been determined.  Southern Oregon, Northwest, the ‘Yotes, Western Baptist, Oregon Tech, and Concordia all have earned berths in the tournament, set for Nov. 12-13.  The site of the event will be determined by the first-place team in the league, who will also host the six-team NAIA Region I tournament on Nov. 18-20.

 

PLAYING FOR SEEDING: This weekend’s regular-season finales will determine the seeding and location of the Cascade Conference tournament.  Albertson has yet to be eliminated from the championship race – but it is a longshot.  The ‘Yotes must sweep Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon – including beating Southern in three games.  SOU must lose their match at Eastern Oregon on Friday, and Northwest must be swept on the road by Western Baptist and Concordia.  If all of this occurs, the Coyotes would be tied with Southern atop the league and win the tiebreaker (4-3 games won advantage over the Raiders), with Albertson hosting the CCC and Region I tournaments in Caldwell.

 

PLAYING FOR SEEDING, PART 2: One win by the Lady ‘Yotes this weekend locks up at least the No. 3 seed in the six-team CCC fracas – which would force Albertson to play a first-round loser-out game at the conference tourney.  If Albertson were to win both matches this weekend and Northwest lose a pair, the Lady ‘Yotes would move into the No. 2 spot – which would guarantee a first-round bye in the CCC tournament.

 

COYOTES DEFEAT LC-STATE FOR FIRST TIME IN CALDWELL: The freshman block tandem of Anne Parker (Pocatello, Idaho / Century HS) and Katie Hogue (Sparks, Nev. / Reed HS) combined for 16 blocks last Thursday, as the Albertson volleyball team extended its home win streak to 13 with a 30-21, 30-25, 30-21 victory over Lewis-Clark State.  Parker had seven kills and seven block assists - many of them in Games 1 and 2, as the Coyotes defeated LC-State for the first time in Caldwell.  Hogue had only four kills, but had a stuff block and eight block assists to help the Albertson cause.  Two-time reigning NAIA Region I Player of the Week, Ashlea Thornton (Glendora, Calif. / Cal Baptist), continued her hot play, leading all players with 13 kills and nine digs - to go along with a .400 attack percentage.  Erin Cherrington (Granby, Colo. / Middle Park HS, who had won the past two Cascade Conference Setter of the Week awards, had 41 assists and four aces on the night.  The Warriors, who advanced to last season's NAIA Region I title game, were led by the 11 kills of Amanda Browne, but were hurt by 12 receiving errors on Albertson serves.

 

EASTERN ENDS ONE STREAK AGAINST ‘YOTES, BUT ALBERTSON WINS IN THE END: Albertson won their seventh match in a row and extended their winning streak to 19-straight against Eastern Oregon, topping the Mountaineers 23-30, 30-23, 30-21, 26-30, 15-10 in Quinn Colesium.  Ashlea Thornton recorded 21 kills and 11 digs in the win for the Coyotes, who completed their road portion of the regular-season.  After Eastern ran out to a 16-4 lead in their Game 1 win, Albertson rallied.  After winning Game 2, the Coyotes broke a 12-12 tie in the middle game with a 7-0 run for the win.  The Mounties, however, would not go away, using a 6-0 spurt to break a 23-23 tie in Game 4 to send the match to a decider.  Albertson would rattle off the final five points for the win, as Thornton spiked two balls in the run.  Kahli Mann (Nampa, Idaho / Skyview HS) had 26 digs for the 'Yotes in the win, while Kaki McLean led Eastern with 24 kills.  The Mountaineers did end the 20-consecutive games won by Albertson in the series with their Game 1 win.

 

RECORD WATCH: The Albertson College individual single-season and career top-ten lists are seeing some reshuffling, courtesy of the 2004 Lady ‘Yote volleyballers.  Kahli Mann is making a big splash, currently on pace to shatter the digs per game in a season record, currently averaging 5.06 digs a game, well ahead of the 4.40 mark set by Tara Daniel in 1997.  Her 435 digs this season is ninth on the all-time single-season list, with two regular-season matches and at least one playoff game to go.  Mann has also climbed into the all-time top-ten in aces with 109, tied with Brecia Gamett in fifth-place, and is tenth all-time in digs (806).  Erin Cherrington has moved into fourth-place on the career assist list with 1,797, while her single-season average of 12.52 assists per game on pace to set a new school record. Rounding out the group is Jenn Luchini (Cataldo, Idaho / Kellogg HS), who ranks tenth all-time in aces with 93. 

 

SENIOR NIGHT: Saturday night is the final regular-season home game for four seniors on the 2004 Lady ‘Yote volleyball team.  Ashlea Thornton will be finishing her second season at Albertson, while Kahli Mann, Jenn Luchini, and Nicole Rollins (Heyburn, Idaho / Burley HS) will be ending their four-year careers in the Purple and Gold.

 

PLAYOFF PREVIEW THIS WEEKEND: Two of the teams that have clinched a playoff spot head to Caldwell this weekend.  Oregon Tech topped the Lady ‘Yotes in a five-game marathon last month.  The Owls (13-10, 10-6 CCC) have struggled on the road against CCC playoff teams (0-4), but have a potent attack, led by Jen Cueto (2.8 k/g, 3.2 d/g).  OIT trails the all-time series, 15-6.  Conference leading Southern Oregon heads to town on Saturday, hoping to clinch their second-straight league title.  The Raiders (17-5, 14-2) have been the class of the CCC, led by Kristin Ferris (3.7 k/g, 3.5 d/g) and Boise State transfer Jess Childress (3.3 k/g).  Southern has dominated the series, winning 34-of-39 meetings, including a 3-1 win over the Coyotes in September.

 

MORE INFORMATION: Updated information and statistics on the 2004 volleyball team can be found on the Albertson volleyball official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball.htm.  Up-to-date Cascade Conference standings can be found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball/stats/standings.htm.

 

CROSS COUNTRY: Coyotes set to compete in Regional meet with national berths on the line

 

LAST WEEK: Idle

 

COMING UP: at Cascade Conference/NAIA Region I Preview Meet, Lents Park, Portland, Ore., Saturday – Women’s 5,000-meters at 10:15 a.m. (PST), Men’s 8,000-meters at 11 a.m. (PST)

 

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS: For the Albertson College cross country team, this weekend’s Cascade Conference / NAIA Region I Meet is for all the marbles.  Results throughout the 2004 running season have been thrown out the window – only the 18-28 minutes of heart-pounding sweat stand between the ‘Yotes and the finish line.  A good performance, and a chance at the NAIA National Championships, a poor performance – and the runners have to look forward to track season.

 

CHANCES ON THE MEN’S SIDE: For the ‘Yotes, improvement has been steady throughout the season – especially since transfer David Flueckiger (Herisou, Switzerland / Va. Commonwealth) joined the group in mid-October.  Flueckiger looks to be a near-lock to earn one of the five at-large berths to the NAIA meet – as long as he finishes the meet cleanly.  A trio of others hope to move into that top-five group in the region, and a chance to head to Louisville, Ky.  Jacob Haas (Portland, Ore. / Eastern Oregon Univ.) has been the most consistent of the runners for the Coyotes, although freshmen Jesse Chlebeck (Eagan, Minn. / Eagan HS) and Tyler Hopper (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS) are rounding into shape after battling injuries all season long. 

 

MEN’S TEAMS TO BEAT: Two Canadian schools look to be the class of the event – as both Simon Fraser (No. 2 in NAIA poll) and British Columbia (No. 11) have deep teams.  Three other Cascade Conference teams hope to make a splash big enough to earn an at-large berth to the National Championships – Southern Oregon (No. 9), Eastern Oregon (No. 17), and Warner Pacific (No. 23).  For the Coyotes, a sixth-place finish would not be out of the question, but that would mean topping both Lewis-Clark State (who has beaten the ‘Yotes twice in meets), and Oregon Tech (who is 1-1 against Albertson).

 

CHANCES ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE: The Lady ‘Yotes have a chance to qualify an at-large runner for the NAIA Championships – as Shannon Edwards (Sherwood, Ore. / Eastern Oregon Univ.) hopes to have a good day.  Edwards struggled over the 5,000-meter course in Portland three weeks ago, but hopes solid training with have her in the top-five of the at-large runners in the end.  Albertson will have a six-runner team competing for the first time in nearly a month, as injuries have helped.

 

WOMEN’S TEAMS TO BEAT: In talking with head coach Pat McCurry, the Lady ‘Yotes have a shot to finish in the Top-8 in the 12-team field.  “I believe we have a solid chance to defeat Western Baptist, Evergreen, and Westminster at the Regional Championships,” said the head coach.  A deep women’s field is ahead of Albertson – namely Canadian stalwarts Simon Fraser (No. 1) and British Columbia (No. 5).  Also in the bunch to earn automatic berths to the national meet include Lewis-Clark State (No. 13), Eastern Oregon (No. 17), and Northwest (No. 19), while both Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech have been running well as of late.

 

ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY: Cross country is a bit different than most sports – similar to golf, where the lowest score is the best.  Teams compete in races, with the top-five times on a squad counting toward a team score.  The place a runner finishes in the race equals that many points (third-place is three points, 12th is 12 points), with the team with the fewest points (the squad with the highest finishers) winning the team event.

 

MORE INFORMATION: Updated information on the 2004 cross country team, including meet-by-meet results and top times can be found on the Albertson cross country official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/xc.htm. 

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Coyotes to open Taco Bell Arena on Friday night in exhibition against Boise State

 

COMING UP: at Boise State, next Friday, 7:30 p.m.

 

RADIO: All regular-season men’s basketball games will be broadcast live in the Treasure Valley on 1490 KCID-AM, the “Home of the Coyotes.”  Mike Safford Jr. begins his fourth season as the play-by-play man for Albertson basketball, with the pregame show beginning 20 minutes prior to every game.  Coyote basketball, all season long, on 1490 KCID-AM.  The game will also be carried by Boise State live on 670 KBOI-AM with Paul J. Schneider and Larry Polowski.

 

COYOTES TO PLAY FIRST GAME IN NEWLY NAMED PAVILION: Friday night, the 2004-05 Albertson men’s basketball team opens the season with an exhibition game at Boise State.  The game marks the first contest played in the newly named Taco Bell Arena, and is the first for the Broncos (23-10), fresh off their second-round appearance in the NIT.  BSU returns five players from that club, including returning starters Jermaine Blackburn (13.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg), Coby Karl (9.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg), and Jason Ellis (8.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg).  The Broncos were picked to finish sixth in the Western Athletic Conference preseason poll.

 

HISTORY VS. BOISE STATE: Although the game does not count in the record book, there is a solid past between the teams.  The Coyotes lost a lopsided 91-49 decision to the Broncos last season, thanks to a 10-for-16 shooting performance by BSU from outside the arc.  Albertson did give their D-I neighbors a scare in 2002, losing a six-point lead in the final four minutes, as Boise State topped the ‘Yotes, 52-50.  Overall, there have been 21 meetings between the Coyotes and Broncos since 1950 – but some of the history counts, some of it does not.  It is only the fifth meeting between “Boise State” and “Albertson” – eight meetings were Boise State vs. the College of Idaho, and eight meetings were between Boise Junior College and the College of Idaho.  BSU also does not recognize the nine meetings prior to the 1968-69 season, while the institution was known as Boise JC. 

 

ALL TIME SCORES (ALBERTSON VS. BOISE STATE):

2003:  Boise State 91, Albertson 49          2002:  Boise State 52, Albertson 50 

2001:  Boise State 80, Albertson 53          2000:  Boise State 96, Albertson 76                            

1986:  Boise State 99, C of I 83               1970:  Boise State 90, C of I 77                        

                                                                   Boise State 108, C of I 77

1969:  Boise State 106, C of I 78             1968:  Boise State 79, C of I 73    

Boise State 93, C of I 51                         Boise State 92, C of I 67

Boise State 72, C of I 56    

1957:  Boise JC 63, C of I 51                   1956:  Boise JC 70, C of I 54

          Boise JC 64, C of I 48                             C of I 93, Boise JC 51

1952:  C of I 64, Boise JC 62                   1951:  Boise JC 48, C of I 45

Boise JC 77, C of I 61                             Boise JC 60, C of I 50

1950: C of I 67, Boise JC 59

 

TICKETS: Tickets for the Boise State game can be purchased through the Bronco Ticket Office at 426-4737 and requesting Section 14.  Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students (17 and under), and $9 for seniors (over 62).

 

‘YOTES RANKED #21 TO START SEASON: Fresh off their Round of 16 finish at the NAIA Division II national tournament, the Albertson men’s basketball team was ranked No. 21 in the preseason NAIA Division II Top-25 poll.  The ‘Yotes were one of four Cascade Conference teams in the group – Oregon Tech (No. 1), Southern Oregon (No. 16), and Western Baptist (No. 34). 

 

PRESEASON RANKINGS BECOMING FAMILIAR: For the fourth consecutive season, the Coyotes have been ranked to start the season.  Last season, Albertson began the year No. 12 and ascended as high as No. 3 in the nation.  During the 2002-03 season, the ‘Yotes began at No. 15, fell out of the poll, then rebounded for a second-round appearance at the NAIA tournament.  The 2001-02 team began the year at No. 8, but injuries plagued the team, as it failed to get out of the Cascade Conference tournament.  The last team not to be ranked to start a season was the 2000-01 club, Mark Owen’s first as head coach, a team that eventually advanced to the Elite Eight of the NAIA Tournament.

 

BOISE STATE GAME MARKED AS AN EXHIBITION: Thanks to a new rule by the NAIA, men’s and women’s basketball teams are now allowed one exhibition contest as part of their 32-game schedule.  The Coyotes have decided to have the game next Friday against Boise State be designated as an exhibition contest.  The result of the game, along with any statistics, will not count in the regular-season records.

 

OWEN NEARING 100 WINS: Heading into the 2004-05 season, head coach Mark Owen is two wins away from No. 100.  In his first four years as head coach, Coach O has a 98-42 overall record.

 

MORE INFORMATION ON THE COYOTES: For game stories, statistics, and information regarding the Albertson men’s basketball program, head to the official site Coyote Basketball: www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/mensbasketball.htm.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Lady ‘Yotes set to open season Friday at Carroll Classic

 

COMING UP: at Carroll College Classic, Helena, Mont. – vs. Carroll, Friday, 8 p.m.; vs. Montana State-Northern, Saturday, 6 p.m.

 

RADIO AND INTERNET: All nine women’s CCC road games will be broadcast live this season on 1490 KCID-AM with Mike Safford Jr. calling the action.  In addition, all home games (along with the nine CCC road tilts)  will be broadcast live on the internet, courtesy of the Albertson Athetic Website.

 

LADY ‘YOTES SET TO HEAD TO MONTANA: A nine-hour bus trip awaits the Lady ‘Yote hoopsters as the tenth anniversary of women’s basketball at Albertson College kicks off on Friday.  It will be the third time in five seasons that the Coyotes open their season at the Carroll Classic in Helena.  During the 2002-03 season, the squad split two games in Big Sky country.

 

CHANGE IN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: Originally, the Albertson women’s basketball team was to have played host Carroll College and Montana Tech at this weekend’s Carroll Classic.  However, due to a conflict in scheduling, the host school was forced to change the games – Albertson meeting Montana State-Northern on the tournament’s second day.

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The tough opening trip for the Lady ‘Yotes opens against one of the more improving teams in the NAIA Division I.  Carroll College advanced to the NAIA Tournament for the first time in school history last season, and begins the 2004-05 campaign ranked No. 16 in the nation.  The Fighting Saints (4-0 this season, 28-7 in 2003-04) have had an impressive start to the new year, including a gaudy 113-29 win at home over Malaspina of Canada.  Carroll is led by returning All-America forward Emily Woody (14.8 ppg, 9.3 rpg), along with shooting guard, Andrea Hall (11.2 ppg, .430 3FG%), an All-Frontier Conference pick.  It is the eighth meeting between the teams, with Carroll holding a 5-2 advantage – having won the last three meetings.  Saturday’s new opponent is Montana State-Northern, who had a 21-13 record during the 2003-04 season.  The Skylights (3-1 this season), who lost 73-52 at Regina on Saturday, are led by a pair of All-Frontier Conference selections – 6-3 center Megan Valgardson (15.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and guard Jaci Heny (15.8 ppg, .467 3FG%).  It is only the second meeting between the two teams, as Northern topped the Lady ‘Yotes, 86-81, at the Carroll Classic in 2000. 

 

CASCADE CONFERENCE COACHES VOTE LADY ‘YOTES SIXTH: The Cascade Conference women’s basketball preseason poll was released earlier this week, with the league coaches voting Albertson College sixth out of the ten team league.  Leading the balloting was Warner Pacific, one of two teams to represent the CCC at last season’s NAIA Division II national tournament.

 

COYOTES TO DEEM ONE GAME AN EXHIBITION: Thanks to a new NAIA guideline that allows men’s and women’s basketball teams a chance to designate one game per season as an exhibition, the Lady ‘Yotes will take advantage of the rule to have one of their 32 games be a non-counter.  The Albertson-Boise State meeting on November 9 in the newly named Taco Bell Area will be an exhibition contest for both schools – with the score and statistics not counting towards any regular-season ledgers.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LADY ‘YOTES: For up-to-date statistics, stories, and information about the Albertson women’s basketball team, head to the official website for the Lady ‘Yotes – www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmensbasketball.htm.  For updated scores and standings from the Cascade Conference women’s basketball season, head to www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wbasketball/stats/standings.htm.

 

SWIMMING: Coyotes struggle at Logger Classic, have two weeks off before next dual meet

 

LAST WEEK: at Logger Classic, Tacoma, Wash. – Men vs. Puget Sound (L 127-14), Women vs. Puget Sound (L 149-11)

 

COMING UP: at Seattle University, 11/20, 1 p.m. (PST)

 

‘YOTES LEARN QUICKLY ABOUT COLLEGE SWIMMING: Squaring off against one of the premier small-college aquatic programs in the Northwest, the Albertson College swim team made their collegiate debut last Saturday in the Logger Classic.  Although the team scoring was lopsided, the Coyotes learned much about themselves and got their first official times to build on.

 

WHY THE SCORES WERE LOPSIDED: The difference in the meet was the fact that Puget Sound had two to almost three times as many competitors on both the men’s and women’s side than Albertson – while the Coyotes competed in just 12 of the 24 events.  

 

ABOUT THE COACH: A familiar face is the head coach of the Coyote swimmers.  Mike Shines is the first head coach of its new intercollegiate swim program, having served as the Director of Aquatics and swim instructor at the J.A. Albertson Aquatics Center on the Albertson campus for the last eight years. He has also served as the institution's strength coach for the past 12 seasons.

 

HOW SWIMMING SCORING WORKS: Outside of invitational meets (multiple teams), the Coyotes will compete in dual meets against Seattle University and Lewis & Clark College.  These short-course duals will have 13 events taking place.  Scoring for these events are based on how many lanes are utilized in an event.  If six-or-more lanes are used, relay finishes will receive 11-4-2 points (11 for first, 4 for second, 2 for third), with only the top-two relays from each team receiving points.  Individual races will receive 9-4-3-2-1 points, with the top three on each team scoring points.  If five-or-less lanes are used, the top relay receives seven points, while in individual races, first-place receives five points, second receives three, and third one (with only the top-two finishers on a team scoring).  At the end of the meet, the points are tallied, with the squad with the most points posting the win.

 

HOW THE ‘YOTES GET TO NATIONALS: For Albertson swimmers to qualify for the NAIA Championships, it is a bit different than most sports.  Prior to each season, the NAIA posts provisional times in each individual event or relay that competitors or teams must best to be eligible for nationals.  If a relay or individual passes that time, they are eligible to compete in the national meet.  To view the qualifying standards, go to http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/swim/standards.htm.

 

MEN’S RESULTS: The top result for the Coyotes was in the 50-meter freestyle, where Blake Bower (Boise, Idaho / Timberline HS) was less than two seconds off the NAIA Provisional Qualifying time.  The freshman covered the distance in 27.19 seconds, good enough for sixth-place, while placing third in the 100-free (1:01.00).  Other top finishers for the ‘Yotes were Chad Longo (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / North Idaho CC) in the 100-meter backstroke (1:16.44) and Chris Sherman (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) in the 100-meter butterfly (1:18.31) – who both had third-place finishes. 

 

WOMEN’S RESULTS: The women’s team was competing against the defending Northwest Conference champions, and against nine swimmers that qualified for the NCAA Championships.  That said, Sara Bates (East Wenatchee, Wash. / Eastmont HS) was able to lock down a fifth-place finish in the 50-meter free (33.48), while La Chele Wieting (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) and Aubrey Bower (Caldwell, Idaho / Home School) finished fourth and fifth respectively in the 100-meter breaststroke.

 

PRACTICE TIME AHEAD: The Coyote swim team will have two weeks to prepare for their next meet, a short-course dual against NCAA Division II power Seattle University.  The meet will be at Seattle’s Connolly Center pool on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. (PST)

 

MORE ON THE COYOTE SWIM TEAM: For more information on the Albertson swim team, head to their official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/swim.htm.

 

 

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