FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks officially open the 2017-18 season this weekend, hosting Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference (PCSC) for Azusa Pacific at the Patty Center Pool this Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21.
 

Opponent	Azusa Pacific Cougars
Dates & Times	Friday, Oct. 20 at 6pm AKDT | Saturday, Oct. 21 at Noon AKDT
Location	Patty Center Pool | UAF Campus | Fairbanks, Alaska
Social Media	Twitter | Facebook

Last Time Out
Last month, the Alaska Nanooks swim team hosted their annual Blue vs. Gold Pentathlon at the Patty Center Pool with the Blue Team mounting a 378-347 win over the Gold Team. In the five-even meet, freshman Oda Bygdnes was named the winner of the event individually, posting a combined time of 5:12.81, the quickest time of any of the 11 other swimmers. Bydgnes placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (59.20) and the 100-yard IM (1:02.81).

Meet Itinerary
The following is the meet schedule for the two-day meet versus Azusa Pacific:

Friday, Oct. 20 at 6pm AKDT:

• 400-yard medley relay
• 1,000-yard freestyle
• 200-yard freestyle
• 50-yard freestyle
• 200-yard individual medley
• Break
• 100-yard butterfly
• 100-yard freestyle
• 100-yard backstroke
• 500-yard freestyle
• Break
• 100-yard breaststroke
• 200-yard freestyle relay

Saturday, Oct. 21 at Noon AKDT:

• 200-yard medley relay
• 1,650-yard freestyle
• 200-yard freestyle
• 50-yard freestyle
• 400-yard individual medley
• Break
• 200-yard butterfly
• 100-yard freestyle
• 200-yard backstroke
• 500-yard freestyle
• Break
• 200-yard breaststroke
• 400-yard freestyle relay

Kinworthy & Heaton Honored by PCSC
On Oct. 6, the PCSC gave a "Special Recognition Female Athletes of the Week" honors to Alaska swimming junior Sierra Kinworthy and Cassidy Heaton for their performances at the College Swimming Coaches Association of America's (CSCAA) National Collegiate 5km Open Water Championships in Lawrence, Kansas on Sept. 16. The open featured 53 swimmers in the women's race with both Kinworthy (1:08:44.29) and Heaton (1:08:45.85) posted better times than they did at the 2016 event.

Fiser Joins Swimming Staff
In August, Alaska Nanooks head swim coach Scott Lemley tabbed Stacy Fiser as the team's new assistant coach, replacing Kinsey Laine. This weekend's meet will officially be Fiser's first in her new role but she's no stranger to the Nanooks nor the Patty Center Pool, as Fiser served as the team's volunteer assistant coach last season.

Fresh Faces
Four newcomers joined the Alaska Nanooks swim team this fall, hailing from Norway to Hawaii. The Nanooks' class of 2021 includes Rachel Beal, Oda Bygdnes, Hannah James and Erika Kakazu.

Familiar Waters
Alaska returns 12 swimmers from last season, including Aby Blackstone, Rachel Crosley, Melinda Farmer, Lilly Harris, Cassidy Heaton, Martha Hood, Cassidy Kelly, Serra Kinworthy, Kate Mathews, Claire McElroy, Ava Parrish and Katie Stark.

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