By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines, and Oklahoma Christian University each picked up an event victory during Day 2 of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Wednesday, at El Pomar Natatorium.

Colorado Mesa’s Olivia Hansson opened the evening with a win in the 1,000 freestyle event with a time of 10:09.01, giving the Mavericks their first win in that event since the 2023 championship.

Anna Bream gave Colorado School of Mines its first-ever win in the 200 individual medley competition, winning in a time of 2:03.40. The win snapped a string of six consecutive wins by Colorado Mesa swimmers in the event.
Vanessa Weatherford’s win in the 50 freestyle (22.86) provided the Eagles with a second consecutive win in the event after Tammy Greenwood won the event last season.

Colorado Mesa’s 200 medley relay team closed the night’s action by edging out Simon Fraser for a win. The Mavericks posted a 1:41.21 in the event, with the Red Leafs trailing by just 1.3 seconds to finish second.

In the team competition, Colorado Mesa leads after the championship’s first full day, scoring 440 points. Colorado School of Mines is second (333.5), and Simon Fraser is third (311).

The championship continues on Thursday with preliminary swimming heats at 10 a.m., women's 3-meter diving preliminaries at 2 p.m. and an all-finals session at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Champions

1,000 Freestyle: Olivia Hansson, Colorado Mesa (10:09.01)
200 Individual Medley: Anna Bream, Colorado School of Mines (2:03.40)
50 Freestyle: Vanessa Weatherford, Oklahoma Christian (22.86)
200 Medley Relay: Colorado Mesa (1:41.21)

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 71 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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