2025-26 Women's Swimming Roster

Lauren Montez

Sophia Cristal

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool The Woodlands
  • Hometown The Woodlands, Texas
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

Career Top Times

2024-25: First-Team All-RMAC (200-medley relay) ... Second-Team All-RMAC (200-free relay) ... Represented Mines at nine meets as a true freshman ... Collegiate swimming debut came at home against New Mexico State on Oct. 24 and resulted in a fourth-place finish in the 100-free, and a sixth-place finish in the 100-fly ... Tallied team points for the Orediggers at her first-ever RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships in three individual events and as part of four relays ... Top individual finish at the conference meet was 11th in the 50-free ... Was also 13th in the RMAC in the 100-fly and 17th in the 100-free ... Her role on the 200-medley relay led to conference silver, first-team all-league distinction, and a program record thanks to a combined time of 1:34.59 ... Added a leg on the 200-freestyle relay which touched for RMAC bronze and second-team all-conference honors ... Also appeared on Mines' second 400-freestyle and 400-medley relays at the conference championships ... For the season, ranked 53rd in the nation in the 50-fly.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Two-sport athlete at The Woodlands High School in Texas, competing on the swim team and for the water polo squad … Totaled six varsity letters between the two sports … Helped the swim team win three Texas UIL 6A State Championships … Provided the leadoff leg for the 200-free relay which won bronze at the 2024 state meet … Was also named Conroe Independent School District MVP Goalie … Top career times include 57.3 in the 100-fly, 52.4 in the 100-free, and 23.9 in the 50-free … Appeared in four different events at Speedo Sectionals in Lewisville … Claimed bronze in the 50-free at Texas UIL regionals and silver in the same event at the district races … Club affiliation with Houston Bridge Bats … Classroom work helped her earn two selections as Texas Academic All-State along with All-American Academics status, and The Woodlands High School UIL Scholar Award … Plans to major in chemical engineering at Mines.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'5"