SDSU TOP-10 MARKS
400 Free Relay (2nd)
200 Free Relay (7th)
800 Free Relay: (7th)
SDSU HONORS
2024 Mountain West Champion (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
2024 All-Mountain West (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
2023 Mountain West Champion (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
2023 All-Mountain West (50 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022-23)
Mountain West All-Academic Selection (Spring 2023)
Link: Season & Career Bests
2022-23 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Enjoyed a solid debut in her first year as an Aztec after transferring from Pomona-Pitzer … Garnered all-Mountain West accolades in the 50 and 200 freestyle a and as a member SDSU’s triumphant 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams following the conference championships … Helped the Aztecs claim their second straight MW title after logging three personal bests at the league meet, highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the 200 free with a swim of 1:49.46 (2-17-23) … Recorded a 22.99 in the preliminaries of the 50 free before placing eighth in the finals with a clocking of 23.00 (2-16-23) … Won the consolation finals of the 100 free and finished ninth overall with a time of 50.06 … Took home a pair of gold medals in the 400 free relay (3:20.21) and 800 free relay (7:12.08) … Swam leadoff in the latter event, with her squad posting the seventh-best time in school history (2-15-23) … Helped SDSU capture its 50th consecutive dual-meet victory with a second-place effort of 1:54.97 in the 200 free at San Diego (1-27-23) … Emerged triumphant in the 100 free (51.52) and finished second in the 50 free (23.92) in another dual-meet win over Pepperdine at Aztec Aquaplex (1-13-23) … Contributed to the Scarlet and Black’s home sweep of Incarnate Word and Cal State East Bay with two additional victories in the 50 free (23.92) and 100 free (52.14) (1-5-23) … Helped SDSU take home the tournament crown at the highly competitive SMU Invitational with a winning effort of 50.72 in the “B” final of the 100 free to go with a second-place performance of 23.02 in the “B” final of the 50 free … Also led off the Aztecs’ second entry in the 200 free relay (1:32.16) that finished sixth (11-17/19-22) … Aided SDSU’s dual-meet triumph vs. Utah Tech after winning the 50 free with a time of 23.93 and finished fifth in the 500 free with a season-best 5:32.28 (11-5-23) … Also anchored the Aztecs’ 400 medley relay “B” team that finished second vs. the Trailblazers with a 3:52.26 clocking … Anchored SDSU’s winning 200 medley relay team (1:42.80) and recorded a pair of second-place swims in the 100 free (51.97) and 200 free (1:54.25) on the first day of the GCU Quad Meet, as the Scarlet and Black compiled a 6-0 mark vs. Grand Canyon, LMU and Seattle during that weekend (10-21-22) … Logged a pair of top-10 individual finishes at the Fresno State Chick-Fil-A Invitational, placing sixth in the 100 free (51.67) and 10th in the 50 free (23.50) (10-7/8-22) … Also swam the second leg of the Aztecs’ third-place 200 free relay (1:33.58), as the Scarlet and Black took second at the meet … Anchored SDSU’s winning 200 medley relay team (1:45.06) in a dual-meet victory at Pepperdine (10-6-22) … Earned Mountain West all-academic honors following the spring semester and received conference scholar-athlete recognition.
2021-22 SEASON AT POMONA-PITZER (As a Freshman): Made a huge splash in her first collegiate campaign, helping the Sagehens to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships with 226 team points, which marked the squad’s highest placement in over three decades … Collected All-America honors in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, the 200 and 400 freestyle relay, as well as the 200 and 400 medley relay … Finished as the national runner-up in the 100 free with a time of 50.10, while placing sixth and seventh in the 50 free (23.00) and 100 free (1:50.55), respectively … Was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Newcomer of the Year after helping the Pomona-Pitzer capture the league championship … Emerged victorious in the 200 free (1:50.03) at the SCIAC meet to go with a second-place performance in the 100 free (50.49) and a third-place effort in the 50 free (23.33) … Also contributed to the Sagehens’ four triumphant relay teams, including the 200 medley (1:43.12), the 400 medley (3:45.00), the 200 free relay (3:47.39) and the 400 free relay (3:23.80).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2021 from Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colorado, where she was named class valedictorian … Was a prep teammate of fellow Aztec Abby Storm … Earned first-team Class 5A all-state honors from the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) in the 200 free relay as a junior in 2020 … Recorded a pair of fifth-place individual finishes at the 2021 state meet in the 50 free (23.50) and 100 free (51.30) … Joined forces with Storm on Chatfield’s third-place 200 free relay (1:34.47) and their fourth-place 400 free relay (3:27.21), helping the Chargers to a seventh-place team finish with 198 points.
Avery Turney Season 2024-25
EventsFREE
ClassSenior
HometownLittleton, Colo.
Previous SchoolPomona-Pitzer
Swimming and Diving
Aztecs Surge Into Second Place on Final Day of Hawkeye Invite
Mai McKenna (200 fly), Meredith Smithbaker (100 free) and Abby Storm (200 back) won individual titles on Saturday to lift the San Diego State swim and dive program to a second-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa.
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75 Aztecs Named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes
San Diego State had 75 student-athletes named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes, the Mountain West Conference office announced from Colorado Springs, Colorado on Wednesday afternoon.
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Aztecs Earn 82 Academic All-MW Honors
San Diego State had 82 student-athletes earn academic All-Mountain West designation for the spring semester, the Mountain West Conference office announced from Colorado Springs, Colorado on Tuesday afternoon.
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Aztec Swim and Dive Collects 56 All-MW Honors
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Three-Peat Mountain West Champions!
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Aztecs Maintain Top Spot at Mountain West Championships
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Aztecs Increase Lead at MW Championships
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Aztecs Lead After Day One at MW Championships
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Aztecs Sink USD on Senior Day
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Aztecs to Host USD in Regular-Season Home Finale
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Aztecs Set for Double Dual vs Pepperdine, LMU
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Aztecs Defeat Alaska Fairbanks in Pentathlon Meet
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Aztecs Surge to Quad Meet Sweep at Home
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Aztecs Ready for Two Home Meets This Week
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Aztecs Open 2024 With Double Dual Victories
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Aztecs Prep for Double Dual Meet on Friday
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Aztecs Defeat Air Force in Home Opener
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Alex Roberts Victorious in 200 Back at Texas A&M
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Aztecs Complete Day Two at Art Adamson Invite
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Smithbaker Wins 50 Free on Day One in Texas
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Aztecs Finish Second at Fresno State Invite
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Aztecs Complete Day One at Fresno State Invite
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Aztecs Cruise Past Pepperdine, 101-47
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Aztecs Topple Cal Poly, 159-127
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Aztec Swimmers Set for Pentathlon Meet at USD
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MW Scholar-Athlete Designation Awarded To 75 Aztecs
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Aztecs Earn 87 Academic All-MW Honors
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SDSU Holds Second A.C.E. Awards Banquet
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Aztec Swim and Dive Earns 59 All-MW Honors
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Aztecs Bolster Lead at MW Championships
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Aztecs Increase Lead at MW Championships
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Aztecs Lead After Day One at MW Championships
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Aztecs Capture 50th Straight Dual-Meet Victory
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Aztecs Compete in Two Meets on Friday
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Swim & Dive Opens 2023 With Double Dual Wins
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Aztecs Continue Winning Ways; Defeat USD, 126-115
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Aztec Swim and Dive Wins SMU Invitational
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Aztec Swim and Dive Maintains Lead at SMU Invite
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Aztecs Lead After Day One at SMU Invite
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Aztecs Sink Utah Tech, 135-118
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Aztecs Dominate on Day Two at GCU Quad Meet
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Aztecs Roll Through Day One at GCU Quad Meet
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Aztecs Finish Second at Chick-Fil-A Invite
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Aztecs Complete Day One at Chick-Fil-A Invite
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Aztec Swim and Dive Sinks Pepperdine, 83-59
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