Oklahoma City, Okla. - BYU captured the Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships for the second year in a row. The Cougar women lead for the duration of the championships while the men reclaimed the victory after platform diving.

The lead changed three times on the men's side before BYU emerged victorious. BYU ended the evening with 828.50 points. UNLV trailed by 11.5 to claim second with 817. Air Force was third with 585, Wyoming fourth with 530.50 and Utah fifth with 310.

On the women's side, BYU never relinquished their lead and ended the championship with 815 points. Colorado State was second with 536. UNLV hung on to the third place spot with 480.50. Wyoming made a late evening surge to surpass Utah for fourth at 425. Utah trailed five points behind Wyoming to take fifth at 420. San Diego State (357.50) was sixth, Air Force seventh (341) and New Mexico was eighth at 239.

UNLV began the evening in the lead as Rebel Jacint Simon took the gold in the 1650-yard freestyle at 15:41.93. Wyoming's Damian Storz was the runner-up at 15:42.71. BYU's Ryan Ayres was third at 15:54.64.

A surprise BYU sweep in the 200-yard backstroke put the Cougars in front. BYU's Arunas Savickas claimed the gold finishing at 1:46.49. Teammates Gary Tan and Christopher Johnson took second and third finishing at 1:47.36 and 1:47.86, respectively.

In the 100-yard freestyle, UNLV's Piotr Krzyskow was the victor at 43.69. Air Force's Charlie Toth was second at 43.79 and BYU's Jeffrey Mason third at 44.61.

Air Force dominated the 200-yard breaststroke taking the first and third-place spots. Falcon Matt Ihlenfeld took the gold at 1:58.67, BYU's Nicholas Tobler was second at 2:00.75 and Falcon John Dayton third at 2:02.60.

UNLV reclaimed the lead for a short time by taking the top two spots in the 200-yard butterfly. Rebel Andrew Livingston was first at 1:46.05 and Doug Wake was second at 1:47.93. Wyoming's Jacob Weidert was third finishing at 1:49.71.

Platform diving gave BYU the edge they needed to repeat as champions. BYU swept the first, second and third place spots to seal the win for the Cougars. Justin Wilcock was first, finishing with a score of 496.25. Viraj Patil was second at 462.15 and Aaron Russell was third at 451.20.

The men's 400-yard freestyle relay ended the evening. UNLV emerged victorious, touching the wall at 2:56.96. BYU was close behind for second-place at 2:58.78 and Air Force took third at 2:59.51.

On the women's side, UNLV's Alyson Noble kicked off the final day of competition with a win in the 1650 freestyle. San Diego State's Megan Storey was second, finishing at 16:42.64 and Utah's Heidi Leitz was third at 17:10.28.

Colorado State's Kristen Schneider took home the gold in the 200 backstroke clocking in at 2:01.40. Meghan Casillian of San Diego State and Ashlee Rumfallow of BYU tied for second at 2:02.30.

UNLV's Lorena Diaconescu picked up her third gold of the championship in the 100 freestyle, finishing at 49.43. Utah's Heidi Hausknecht almost upset Diaconescu but finished second at 49.66. Colorado State's Lyndsey Carlaw took third at 50.68.

Tamber Covington of BYU took gold in the 200 breaststroke at 2:14.69. Mabry Fiddler of Wyoming was second at 2:18.46 while BYU's Amanda Grant took third at 2:19.14.

UNLV and Wyoming dominated the 200 butterfly by taking the top five spots. UNLV's Dana Penn and Julie Unrau were first and second at 2:04.57 and 2:04.72. Cowgirl Darcrea Corey was third, finishing at 2:05.05. Wyoming's performance in the 200 butterfly gave the Cowgirls the edge they needed to surpass Utah for fourth place in the championship.

Sarah Law captured the platform diving title with a score of 348.05. BYU took the next three awards with Cougar Anna Tutunnikova finishing second at 314.45 and Tessa Clark in third with 308.40.

The Rebels of UNLV finished the women's side with gold in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:25.19. Colorado State was a close second, clocking in at 3:25.36. Utah beat out BYU for the bronze, finishing at 3:25.61.