Utah senior Amber Walter
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Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships - Day 2

Three records set in the second day of competition.

Feb. 22, 2007

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Mountain West Conference Championship records were broken in back-to-back races as Utah senior Amber Walter set a new women's 50 freestyle record of 22.51 just before BYU senior Brett Allen swam a record time of 19.62 in the men's 50 free to highlight day two action at the MWC Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday.

Walter's time also broke the MWC all-time record which she set with a 22.59 at the Ohio State Invitational earlier this season. The championship record was Walter's second of the day, as she set a previous record with a 22.66 swim in the morning prelims. Walter's time is currently the 12th fastest time in the NCAA this season, automatically qualifying her for the NCAA Championships.

Allen, who is undefeated in the 50 free this season, also broke his own record of 19.69 from the 2006 conference championship prelims. His 19.62 swim, which is tied for the seventh-fastest in the NCAA this season, also tied his league all-time record from last year's NCAA Championships.

The Utah women's 200 free relay team of Walter, senior Alison McInturff, freshman Annie Van Leeuwen and sophomore Jennifer Fredsall broke the MWC Championship and all-time record with a 1:31.93 clocking, repeating their title in that event with an NCAA-B qualifying time that is the 18th fastest in the NCAA this season.

The Cougar women hold a substantial lead in the standings with 327 points, 91 points ahead of Utah with 236 team points. Wyoming follows at 212, ahead of UNLV (209), Colorado State (171), New Mexico (122), TCU (119), Air Force (78) and San Diego State (63).

The BYU men also lead the team scoring with 279 points, followed by UNLV (251), Air Force (248), Utah (200.50), Wyoming (199) and TCU (167.50).

Day three events begin with the women's 400 individual medley at 10 a.m. CST and finals competition at 6 p.m. The MWC Swimming and Diving Championships conclude Saturday, Feb. 24.

NOTES
- BYU junior Angela Goodson recorded an NCAA-B qualifying time of 2:02.79 in the prelims of the women's 200 IM. She won the event in 2:03.00 at last year's championships.
- The men's 50 free prelims saw three NCAA-B qualifying times. BYU senior Brett Allen swam a 19.82, followed by UNLV junior Richard Hortness (19.99) and UNLV senior Brandon Nelms (20.13).
- Four athletes recorded NCAA-B qualifying times in the women's 200 IM, led by BYU junior Angela Goodson's winning time of 2:03.16. BYU sophomore Leilani Roberts (2:03.68), Utah senior Alison McInturff (2:03.93) and UNLV junior Kim Bonney (2:04.11) also had NCAA-B qualifying marks.
- Wyoming senior Saara Haapanen became the first Cowgirl diver to win an MWC Championship diving title with a score of 294.85 in the one-meter springboard.
- BYU freshman Brandon Watson carded a 393.65 to win the men's three-meter dive, becoming the first Cougar to win the event since 2003.
- The BYU men's 200 free relay team of senior Chris Patience, senior Jorge Azevedo, junior Travis Price and Allen ended UNLV's dominance of the event by 5 hundredths of a second. The Cougars clocked a 1:19.13 to edge out the Rebels who had won the event the past seven years. Both teams had NCAA-B qualifying times.