Nov. 21, 2003

Results

DENVER - The University of Denver men and women's swimming and diving teams amassed 12 first-place finishes in their sweep of Metro State, Colorado School of Mines and South Dakota in El Pomar Natatorium on Nov. 21. The Pioneer men defeated CSM 157-61, Metro State 159-40, and USD 121-106. The Pioneer women defeated CSM 151-73, Metro State 161-34, and USD 125-99. The men boost their dual meet record to 7-6 and the women advance to 9-4.

The Pioneer women opened the meet with a bang, taking first and second place in the 200-yard medley relay with times of 1:53.63 and 1:55.59, respectively. The men followed the women's lead and took third and fourth place in the same event. Success continued for Denver as freshman Alex McNally (Lonetree, Colo.) notched a first-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:18.45).

On a roll, freshman Harmony Zeller (Arvada, Colo.), sophomore Lauren Miranda (Louisville, Colo.) and junior Katey Dorweiler (Urbandale, Iowa) captured first through third place in 200-yard freestyle. On the men's side, senior John Kolstoe (Fort Collins, Colo.) took top honors in the same event (1:47.02).Dorweiler also clinched first place in the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.30) and Miranda finished first in the 200-yard backstroke (2:20.84).

For the men, senior Greg Dontchos (Littleton, Colo.) stepped up, finishing in first place in the 50-yard freestyle (21.90). Sophomore Chris Seibert (El Paso, Texas) took first in the 200-yard IM, while teammate freshman James Monaghan (Toronto, Ontario) clinched the top spot in the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.58).

The women continued to shine as outstanding sophomore Michaela Amereller (Munich, Germany) finished first in the 200-yard IM (2:13.71). Junior Katie Eisenhard (Brownsboro Ala.) swept the 500-yard freestyle (5:17.06) and freshman Katie Conyers (Lakewood, Colo.) proved versatile in the 100-yard freestyle (55.20).

The Pioneers return to action tomorrow, Saturday, November 21, 2003 when they host Utah. Diving will begin at 11:15 am MT and the first swim event is scheduled to start at noon MT.

QUAD MEET SCORES
Men
School of Mines 126.0       Metro State 54.0Denver      157.0       School of Mines 61.0South Dakota    153.0       School of Mines 68.0Denver      159.0       Metro State 40.0South Dakota    167.0       Metro State 39.0Denver      121.0       South Dakota    106.0

Women
School of Mines 127.0       Metro State 61.0Denver      151.0       School of Mines 73.0South Dakota    137.0       School of Mines 81.0Denver      161.0       Metro State 34.0South Dakota    161.0       Metro State 34.0Denver      125.0       South Dakota    99.0 <\pre></\pre>