PUEBLO, Colo. (December 6, 2019) – Colorado State University-Pueblo Swimming & Diving will face Colorado College Saturday in a dual meet at 7 p.m. The meet will take place at Schlessman Natatorium on the CC campus.

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The Pack brings a 2-4 dual record into this meet. One of the Pack's two wins came against Colorado College in the Pack's opening meet of the season.

The ThunderWolves beat the Tigers 154-127 Oct. 19 at the Sam Jones Aquatic Center. This win was CSU-Pueblo's first victory in program history over the Tigers.

Mckenna Hauber (Fr., Gillette, Wyo.) earned three of the Pack's individual wins in the victory over the Tigers. Hauber claimed first in the 200 IM (2:17.76) and the 500 Free (5:28.26).  She also beat the Tigers swimmers in the 1000 Free with a time of 11:12.06.

Kate Miller (Jr., Draper, Utah) beat the Tigers in both breaststroke events in the first meeting. Miller's 50 breast time of 33.42 beat the Tigers by 1.57 seconds. Miller also topped the Tigers in the 100 Breast (1:13.44). Miller is coming off of a career-best time of 1:09.34 in this event at the A3 Performance Invite.

One of the Pack's biggest strengths remains its sprint group. Phoebe Pontious (Sr., Caledonia, Mich.) set a new school record with a time of 24.29 in the 50 Free at the A3 performance Invite. Pontious led the Pack to a 1-2-3 finish in their first meeting against the Tigers with Selina Wang (Fr., Taipei, Taiwan) and Julia Whitfield (So., Wichita, Kan.). Wang also won the 100 Free at that meet.

The Pack set school records in every free relay at the A3 Performance Invite. The team of Hauber, Rashelle Freeman (Fr., Temecula, Calif.), Wang and Whitfield secured a record time of 8:03.20 in the 800 Free Relay.

In the 400 Free Relay, the Pack set a school record of 3:35.75 with the team of Whitfield, Jillian Abrian (Fr., Ladera Ranch, Calif.), Pontious, and Wang. Pontious, Abrian, Wang, and Whitfield also established a new school record in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:37.00.  

Saturday's dual against the Tigers will be the Pack's final tune up before the new year. A win would allow the Pack to match its highest dual win total in program history, set in both 2015-16 and 2018-19.

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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.