GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (November 21, 2019) – Behind a record-setting performance from Phoebe Pontious, Colorado State University-Pueblo Swimming & Diving remained in fifth place at the A3 Performance Invite at the El Pomar Natatorium.
 
Pontious (Sr., Caledonia, Mich.) entered the day with the school record of 24.46 in the 50 Free. In her prelim swim, Pontious matched this record to qualify for the finals. She returned to win the B final. Her time of 24.29 set a new school, breaking her old mark by .17 seconds. She took ninth overall in the event.
 
There was a span of six hours where Pontious lost her school record in the 50 Free. Selina Wang (Fr., Taipei, Taiwan) achieved a school record of 24.45 in the prelims.
 
Julia Whitfield (So., Wichita, Kan.) just missed out on the finals in the 50 Free. She finished 17th with a time of 24.67, .02 seconds off the pace for the finals.
 
Mckenna Hauber (Fr., Gillette, Wyo.) took 11th in the 500 Free. She posted a career-best 5:15.14.
 
Sarah Steele (Fr., Pueblo, Colo.) placed seventh in the three-meter dive. Steele scored 275.20 points. She added 12 points to the team score.
 
Jillian Abrian (Fr., Ladera Ranch, Calif.) posted the Pack's best time in the 200 IM. Abrian's time of 2:18.91 earned her 29th place.
 
The Pack also took seventh in the 400 medley relay. The team of Hauber, Pontious, Kate Miller (Jr. Draper, Utah), and Bristyn Croswhite (Jr., Tempe, Ariz.)
 
CSU-Pueblo has 142 points overall. The A3 Performance Invite continues Friday at 10 a.m.
 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.