After another full day of events, the men's swim and dive team surged into first place over UC Santa Barbara with a total of 531 points on the week,
Alexia Jackson's performance gave the Cougars a first-place finish in the 3-meter dive Thursday morning, as the Cougars find themselves within the top three in the standings on both the men and women's side.
In what will be the conference finale of the swim and dive season, the Cougar swimmers will travel to St. George, Utah while the divers will travel to Mission Viejo, California to compete in the MPSF Championships.
The third and final day of the Air Force Diving Invite came to an end for the BYU dive team Saturday afternoon at the Cadet Natatorium, with both the men and women teams competing in the platform event.
Day two's action of the Air Force Diving Invite saw BYU's Mickey Strauss deliver a stellar performance in the 3-meter event, bringing home the individual win.
The first day of the Air Force Diving Invite saw Alexia Jackson in the 3-meter and Mickey Strauss in the 1-meter post the top scores among the Cougar divers at the Cadet Natatorium.
In a meet consisting of eleven universities, the BYU dive team holds the spotlight at this weekend’s Air Force Diving Invite at the Cadet Natatorium.
In a meet consisting of 34 total events over the weekend, both the men and women swim and dive teams fell to the Utes in this dual matchup to close out conference play.
The first day of action against the University of Utah came to an end Friday evening as the divers took the pool at the Ute Natatorium.
First place finishes by the dive teams and top-times by the swim teams helped BYU men's swim and dive capture their third MPSF Conference Championship in as many years on Saturday evening with a total of 830 points, while the women were awarded third with 592 points.
BYU's Mickey Strauss, Cody Dreesen and Chase Hindmarsh of the men's team alongside Alexia Jackson and Brooklyn Larson of the women's team will travel to Federal Way this week to compete in the 2023 NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. The meet will take place from Mar. 6-8 at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center.
At the conclusion of day one at the Zone E Championships, Mickey Strauss led the way for the Cougars with the highest finish among BYU athletes, placing ninth in the 1-meter dive with a total score of 671.45.
Mickey Strauss tallied a final score of 688.60 for the Cougars in the men's 3-meter dive event, punching his ticket to participate in the upcoming NCAA Championships.
Mickey Strauss led the way again for the Cougars in Wednesday's events, qualifying for the NCAA's in the platform event on what was the final day of the Zone E Championships at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center.
At the conclusion of the MPSF Conference Championships, the MPSF All-Conference teams were announced for the men's swim and dive MPSF champions.