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Kodi Wiman picks up 200 breast gold medal; NAU wins 12th straight team title.
Source: NMSU Athletics
By Matthew Knope
Photo: Courtesy Western Athletic Conference
HOUSTON – The 2025 WAC Swimming and Diving Championships came to a close on Saturday. NM State finished second in the team standings, behind Northern Arizona, who clinched its 12th straight title. Kodi Wiman highlighted the day for NM State as the sophomore claimed the 200 breast gold medal.
On Saturday, the Aggies tallied 136 points, led by a first-place finish in the 200 breast from Kodi Wiman. NM State finished second in the standings with 534 points, while Northern Arizona won the meet with 694.5 points. Just five points behind the Crimson & White was Grand Canyon, in third place with 529 points.
Women’s Team Rankings
1. Northern Arizona – 694.5
2. New Mexico State – 534
3. Grand Canyon – 529
4. California Baptist – 475
5. Idaho – 470
6. Northern Colorado – 458.5
7. Utah Tech – 248
7. Seattle U – 191
9. UTRGV – 132
Men’s Team Rankings
1. UNLV – 802
2. California Baptist – 776
3. Air Force – 638.5
4. Grand Canyon – 531
5. Wyoming – 365.5
6. Seattle U – 238
Katie Rink led NM State in the 1650 free; the day’s opening final. Rink’s 16:54.56 earned a fifth-place finish, coming in just ahead of fellow junior Estel Galo in eighth place (16:59.78).
The 200 back was highlighted by Naomi Slee’s seventh-place finish of 2:00.87 in the A Final. Emily Dobbins’ 2:00.65 mark earned her a second-place slot in the B Final, shortly followed by fifth-place Thea Masselink at 2:01.32 and sixth-place Jamie Puhalski at 2:01.66. Rounding out the 200 back action was Riley Crespo, claiming fifth in the C Final with a 2:04.08 clip.
As was the case in the 50 free earlier this week, true freshman Dijana Mazumdar narrowly missed the podium in the 100 free. Mazumdar clinched fourth place at 50.11, less than half a second after third place from Northern Colorado. Kira Brownell (51.48) and Caroline Costantini (51.68) went back-to-back in the B Final, placing sixth and seventh, respectively. The C Final saw another pair of Aggies finish sixth and seventh, with Callie Ceshker (52.00) finishing just before Lina Khiyara (52.25).
Two Aggies advanced to the A Final of the 200 breast; Foteini Charitou and Kodi Wiman. The former’s time of 2:16.84 placed her eighth, while Wiman cleared the competition at 2:12.42 to clinch NM State’s lone gold medal on the day and an all-important 20 points for her team. In the C Final, Arleen Rumbaum came in fifth with a 2:21.35 posting.
Ellen Osthelder secured the Aggies’ top time in the 200 fly, clinching a fith-place B Final finish of 2:05.09. Emma Bacon earned a sixth-place time of 2:08.66 in the C Final of the same event.
The last event of the meet for NM State was the 400 free relay. Emily Dobbins, Dijana Mazumdar, Naomi Slee and Katie Rink went in order to close out the Aggies’ action at their final WAC Championships, securing 30 points via a fourth-place mark (3:22.36) that fell just over half a second behind Grand Canyon (3:21.80) in third.
The Aggies conclude their stay in the WAC with their seventh second-place finish since 2010. Next season, NM State will compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF).
QUOTABLE | HEAD COACH RICK PRATT
“I’m very excited for our program and everyone involved. Our team fought with so much energy and passion all weekend, and that really propelled us to many firsts and accolades. It was a tight finish with GCU, who had a great day, and we had to fight for every point to stay ahead. We won more championship titles and medals than ever before, and I’m so proud to be an Aggie tonight.”
UP NEXT
The Aggies that qualify for NCAA Championship events will compete from March 19-22 in Federal Way, Wash. First, the NCAA Diving Zone Championships will take place from March 10-12.
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