Results

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks swim team fell in their final home meet of the season on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 110-94 decision to the Loyola Marymount Lions at the Patty Center Pool. The loss comes after the Nooks defeated their Division I opponent on Friday, 108-97.

Coach's Comments
"Another successful day for the Lady Nanook swimmers. Our girls stepped up today and raced fast. We had a few season-best dual meet times and multiple Nanook wins yesterday and today. I couldn't be happier as a coach. I'm definitely looking forward to how fast we're going to swim at our conference championships in two weeks."

Meet Highlights

• Of the 11 events on Saturday, Alaska placed first in six of them, including two relays and four individual events.
• The Nooks placed first in the 200-yard medley relay, posting a time of 1:49.51. The relay included sophomore Erika Kakazu, redshirt-freshman Kaia Norbye, sophomore Oda Bygdnes and freshman Whitney McArthur.
• Norbye placed first in two individual events on Saturday, including the 50-yard freestyle (24.88) and the 100-yard freestyle (52.97).
• Kakazu earned her second first-place finish of the day in the 200-yard backstroke, posting a time of 2:08.66.
• Junior Claire McElroy edged LMU's Lydia Zicker in the 200-yard breaststroke, placing first overall with a time of 2:35.98 to Zicker's 2:36.12.
• The Nooks closed out the dual meet with a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay, posting a time of 3:40.95. The relay squad included Bygdnes, Kakazu, McArthur and freshman Wanlaya Karupakorn.

Next Time Out
The Nanooks will compete in the Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships Feb. 13-16 at the Splash Aquatic Center in La Mirada, California.

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