Results
 
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Saturday marked the final dual of the 2024-25 season for the Colorado School of Mines Women's Swimming team as the Orediggers faced off against Colorado State at Moby Pool.
 
The final score of the dual was 146-88 in favor of the Rams. However, with CSU Senior Day festivities and a relay-heavy, non-traditional slate of events, the end margin did not tell the whole story. Action started with a three-leg, individual-medley relay where each swimmer did their own 100-IM. Colorado State claimed the first two spots with Mines' Jordan Tierney, Zooecia Phoebus, and Ava Burger teaming up for bronze with a time of 3:03.74. That event alone set the tone and provided the flavor for the rest of the meet.
 
Up next was the 500-free, marking one of a few traditional events on the slate. Julie Gill raced to gold for Mines thanks to a 5:18.18 pace. Twists and turns returned for the next three races which were all mystery events. The stroke and distance for each set was decided just before the gun with coaches drawing out of a hat. First came the 100-back which saw Kerrigan Hemp take fourth in 1:02.32. Next was the 100-fly where Savannah Karas hit the wall for bronze in 59.32. Rounding out the trio of mysteries was the 50-fly. Abby Swanson led the Orediggers in that race with a third-place finish in 27.53.
 
After the first break of the dual, tradition returned in the 50-free and Sophia Cristal placed third for Mines in 24.82. What followed the sprint was a crescendo medley relay. The event featured three legs with the first competitor swimming 50 yards, the second 100 yards and the last 150 yards. Emi Jedryka, Tierney, and Sophia Buhr took on the field and placed third in 3:07.58. In a non-mystery, very traditional 100-free, Jennifer Pierson gave the Orediggers a silver medal thanks to a time of 53.71. Mystery returned with a 200-fly and 50-breast. Karas and Olivia Kisow were second and third in the butterfly, and Phoebus grabbed silver in the breaststroke. A decrescendo medley relay closed the middle section of the meet. It ran like the crescendo relay, but with distances in reverse order. Burger, Tierney, and Kylie VanderMeer teamed up for bronze.
 
Following the last break, two races remained. The first was a final mystery which turned into a 200-IM. With Colorado State racing exhibitions, Burger grabbed first-place points thanks to her 2:17.50 while Karas and Swanson earned second and third-place points. The day's finale was a 500-yard crescendo relay with four legs going 50, 100, 150, and 200. Pierson, Cristal, VanderMeer, and Maggie Wells were the top quartet for the Orediggers after posting a time of 4:46.0. Once again, the Rams submitted their times as exhibitions.
 
Mines now turns its eyes to the postseason. The Orediggers' next action will be the 2025 RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships running Feb. 11-15 in Grand Junction, Colo.
 
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