Utah Swimmers Defeat Denver

Nov. 22, 2003

Denver - The University of Denver men and women's swimming and diving teams lost two tough meets at home against Utah on Saturday, Nov. 22. The Pioneer men were defeated 184-110 and the women fell 160-129. With the loss, the men fall to 7-7 and the women stand at 9-5 on the season.

The Pioneers opened up the meet with the women and men taking two-third place finishes in the 200-yard medley relays with times of 1:52.12 and 1:37.90, respectively. Freshman Harmony Zeller (Arvada, Colo.) once again dazzled fans as she finished first in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:33.44). Senior John Kolstoe (Fort Collins, Colo.) finished second(9:58.70)in the same event on the men's side.

Sophomore Michaela Amereller (Munich, Germany) came away with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.78. For the men, junior Caleb Johnson (Denver, Colo.) finished in second in the same event (1:44.95).

Always a consistent swimmer, freshman Craig Jollands (Hillcrest, South Africa) was victorious in the 200-yard backstroke (1:53.15). Junior Jordan Chittley (Toronto, Ontario) led the Pioneers with a second-place finish in 200-yard butterfly (1:57.76). Adding his talent for the Pioneers was senior Greg Dontchos (Denver, Colo.) who took third in the 50-yard freestyle (21.88).

The women proved their confidence with junior Katie Eisenhard (Brownsboro Ala.) taking a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.13) and freshman Katie Conyers (Lakewood, Colo.) clinching the second place spot in the 100-yd breaststroke (1:07.48). In the 500-yard freestyle, freshman Megan McNally (Lonetree, Colo.) shone for Denver with a second-place finish (5:26.13).

The Pioneers return to action on December 4, 2003 as the men and women head to South Bend, Ind., for the Notre Dame Invitational.

DUAL MEET SCORES

Men

Utah 184.0 Denver 110.0

Women

Utah 160.0 Denver 129.0

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