Completed Event: Women's Swimming and Diving at Oakland Golden Grizzly Classic on December 3, 2025 , , 2nd of 5
W Swimming
at Oakland Golden Grizzly Classic
2nd of 5
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, February 25
Houston, Texas
9:30 A.M. / 7 P.M.
Grand Canyon
vs
WAC Championships
Photo by: Juan DeLeon Creative
5 podium finishes highlight Day 3 at WAC
2/25/2022 10:59:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
GCU remains in 2nd, trails NAU 514-481 entering final day
HOUSTON — The Grand Canyon women's swimming team came prepared to battle in Day 3 at the WAC Championships in Houston and remained in second place with 481 points behind Northern Arizona's 514 and ahead of Northern Colorado's 335.
It was a big day for the Lopes with four medalists and one podium relay finish.
GCU senior Emily Muteti was the first to be crowned champion in the 100-yard butterfly. The Bombolulu, Kenya, native earned a Division I B cut and set a new team record with her time of 53.34 seconds.
Junior Kaitlyn Carr and freshman Christa Wilson also scored points for the Lopes in the 100 butterfly 'B' final after swimming season-best times.
Freshman Aleksandra Wegrzynowska won the 200 freestyle and set a new GCU school record with a time of 1:48.45. Classmate Maria Chatzi swam a 1:52.38 in the 200 freestyle 'B' final to score points.
Kenyan native and GCU freshman Maria Brunlehner earned her third gold medal of the meet after she won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.05). Sophomore teammate Raphaela Nakashima earned a bronze medal and a spot on the podium with a time of 1:01.99.
In the 400 individual medley "A" final, freshman Fruszi Macsok placed seventh with a time of 4:25.05. Sophomore Emma Willmer and senior Kristina Miletic placed 10th and 11th in the "B" final, scoring points for the Lopes.
Junior Briana Rittenbach, Nakashima, Muteti and Brunlehner closed out the night by earning a silver in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:39.13.
The Lopes will continue the hunt for their first conference championship on Saturday, the last day of the WAC Championships. Preliminary competition is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. (Phoenix time) with finals set to begin at 5 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Preliminaries will be livestreamed on wacsports.com/watch with finals set to air on ESPN+.
It was a big day for the Lopes with four medalists and one podium relay finish.
GCU senior Emily Muteti was the first to be crowned champion in the 100-yard butterfly. The Bombolulu, Kenya, native earned a Division I B cut and set a new team record with her time of 53.34 seconds.
Junior Kaitlyn Carr and freshman Christa Wilson also scored points for the Lopes in the 100 butterfly 'B' final after swimming season-best times.
Freshman Aleksandra Wegrzynowska won the 200 freestyle and set a new GCU school record with a time of 1:48.45. Classmate Maria Chatzi swam a 1:52.38 in the 200 freestyle 'B' final to score points.
Kenyan native and GCU freshman Maria Brunlehner earned her third gold medal of the meet after she won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.05). Sophomore teammate Raphaela Nakashima earned a bronze medal and a spot on the podium with a time of 1:01.99.
In the 400 individual medley "A" final, freshman Fruszi Macsok placed seventh with a time of 4:25.05. Sophomore Emma Willmer and senior Kristina Miletic placed 10th and 11th in the "B" final, scoring points for the Lopes.
Junior Briana Rittenbach, Nakashima, Muteti and Brunlehner closed out the night by earning a silver in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:39.13.
The Lopes will continue the hunt for their first conference championship on Saturday, the last day of the WAC Championships. Preliminary competition is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. (Phoenix time) with finals set to begin at 5 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Preliminaries will be livestreamed on wacsports.com/watch with finals set to air on ESPN+.
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