By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Mesa University women’s swimming and diving team is the unanimous favorite to win the 2025-26 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s swimming and diving championship as selected in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll, which was released Thursday in conjunction with the 2025-26 All-RMAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Preseason Team.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
2025 Preseason Women's Swimming
& Diving Coaches’ Poll
|
| PL |
Team |
1sts |
2nds |
3rds |
Points |
| 1. |
Colorado Mesa |
8 |
— |
— |
64 |
| 2. |
Simon Fraser |
1 |
6 |
1 |
56 |
| 3. |
Colorado School of Mines |
— |
3 |
3 |
49 |
| 4. |
Oklahoma Christian |
— |
— |
5 |
44 |
| 5. |
Western Colorado |
|
|
|
34 |
| 6. |
CSU Pueblo |
|
|
|
27 |
| 7. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
|
|
|
21 |
| 8. |
Texas-Permian Basin |
|
|
|
18 |
| 9. |
Adams State |
|
|
|
11 |
Notes:
Head coaches were not permitted to vote for their team.
5 points for a 1st-place vote, 4 for 2nd, etc.
25 points maximum in women’s swimming & diving |
The Mavericks dominate the 16-event preseason team, which recognizes the top returning athlete in each championship event from last season’s RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships. Colorado Mesa has the top returning finisher in 14 events, including five returning event champions.
Colorado Mesa, the defending and seven-time RMAC champion, received all eight possible first-place votes and 64 points in the poll. Simon Fraser University, which received the remaining first-place vote and six second-place votes, was picked second with 56 points. Colorado School of Mines received three second-place votes and three third-place votes to finish with 49 points and a third-place spot in the poll.
Oklahoma Christian was picked fourth, followed by Western Colorado and Colorado State University Pueblo in the middle of the nine-team poll. Nebraska-Kearney, Texas-Permian Basin, and Adams State round out the preseason poll.
The 2025-26 swimming and diving season is already underway with the RMAC’s nine teams beginning their build-up to the 2025-26 RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships set for Feb. 10-14 at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.
All RMAC swimming & diving competitions broadcast by its full and associate members will only be available via pay-per-view on the RMAC Network. Revenue generated by the network will be redistributed to the league’s membership to enhance their programs.
In conjunction with the launch of the new pay-per-view plans, the winter RMAC Network “Peak Pricing” sale is October 13-26. During the sale, fans can purchase an annual subscription for $120 by using the code RMACELEVATE25 during the purchasing process.
Additionally, a discounted annual subscription price is available to students, faculty, and staff of each member institution throughout the year by using the code Y26-RMACEDU and using their campus email address when purchasing an annual subscription.
2025 Preseason All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Women's Swimming & Diving
|
| Event |
Top Returnee |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| 50 Free |
Elli Williams (2) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Madras, Ore. |
| 100 Free |
Kendyll Wilkinson (1, FotY) |
Colorado Mesa |
So. |
Grand Junction, Colo |
| 200 Free |
Kendyll Wilkinson (2, FotY) |
Colorado Mesa |
So. |
Grand Junction, Colo |
| 500 Free |
Olivia Hansson (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Kivik, Sweden |
| 1,000 Free |
Olivia Hansson (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Kivik, Sweden |
| 1,650 Free |
Olivia Hansson (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Kivik, Sweden |
| 100 Back |
Taylar Hooton (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
So. |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 200 Back |
Emi Jedryka |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| 100 Breast |
Antonia Leese (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Jr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| 200 Breast |
Hailey Uhrig (1) |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr. |
Green River, Wyo. |
| 100 Fly |
Kiara Borchardt (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Eagle River, Alaska |
| 200 Fly |
Tori Bartusiak (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| 200 IM |
Tori Bartusiak (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| 400 IM |
Haven Hinkle (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| 1m Dive |
Kenya Meyer (1, PotY) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Bozeman, Mont. |
| 3m Dive |
Kenya Meyer (1, PotY) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Bozeman, Mont. |
| Symbols in parentheses are 2024-25 All-RMAC Recognitions: Yellow background indicates a returning RMAC champion (or co-champion) in that event; PotY – was a Player of the Year at their position group; FotY – was a Freshman of the Year at their position group; 1 -was a First Team All-RMAC finisher in the event; 2 - was a Second Team All-RMAC finisher in the event. |
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.
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