PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs had 15 swimmers qualify for tonight's scoring finals (A+B) after strong swims in the opening prelims session of the 2019 Big Al Open on Friday at Denunzio Pool.
Denver finished the morning session strong with four spots in tonight's 50 free A-Finals between the men's and women's programs.
2019 NCAA Qualifier
Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) clocked in at 23.05, a personal best for the Denver senior, to take third in the prelims. Junior
Aysia Leckie (Georgetown, Ontario) will join Valette in tonight's A-Final after her 23.17 to finish seventh. Freshman
Erika Remington (Cedarburg, Wis.) punched her ticket to the B-Final with a 23.38 (12
th).
In his first collegiate meet since the 2018 NCAA Championships, redshirt-junior
Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.) out-raced the field in this morning's 50 free prelims with an NCAA B-Standard time of 19.18. Farber's time was 0.05 seconds faster than his previous collegiate best and 0.05 seconds off teammate
Cameron Auchinachie's (Binghamton, N.Y.) school record. Auchinachie will join Farber in tonight's A-Final after his 19.30 that took second in the prelims. Junior
Jackson Gainer (San Jose, Calif.) and freshman
Spencer Adrian (Portland, Ore.) will take part in the B-Final tonight after finishing 10
th and 15
th, respectively.
Denver's women's program opened the meet with two swimmers qualifying for tonight's 500 free B-Final. Sophomore
Angie Lindsay (Beaverton, Ore.) and senior
Andi Johnston (Fort Collins, Colo.) both qualified for the B-Final with times of 4:56.24 and 4:57.22, respectively.
On the men's side, with multi-conference champion distance swimmer
Colin Gilbert (Kamloops, B.C.) at the 2019 U.S. Open Championships this week, freshman
Riley Babson (Vail, Ariz.) was the first Pioneer swimmer to qualify for an A-Final with his 4:24.39 in the 500 free. Senior
Jesse Haraden (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) earned a spot in tonight's B-Final with his 4:29.95.
Denver's women put two in the B-Final in the 200 IM. Senior
Kylie Cronin (Marblehead, Mass.) and junior
Charlotte Simon (Saint Remy, France) finished 11
th and 15
th respectively in this morning's prelims with times of 2:02.66 and 2:03.98.
Junior
Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) became the second Pioneer on Friday to book a spot into an A-Final with his career-best 1:47.95 in the 200 IM to take sixth. Senior
Neil Wachtler (Waco, Texas) qualified for the B-Final with a 13
th place finish in 1:50.02.
In international swimming at the 2019 U.S. Open Championships in Atlanta, sophomore
Patrick Groters (Santa Cruz, Aruba) finished 14
th in in last night's 200 IM Finals, clocking in at 2:01.84. In the prelims Thursday, Groters earned a FINA B-Cut with his 2:01.62.
Friday Morning's NCAA Standards
Sid Farber – 50 Free – 19.18 – NCAA B Standard
Cameron Auchinachie – 50 Free – 19.30 – NCAA B Standard
Friday Morning's Personal Bests
Sofia Nosack – 500 Free – 5:00.30
Riley Babson – 500 Free – 4:24.39
Ian Shultz – 500 Free – 4:32.77
Jake Mitchell – 500 Free – 4:36.94
Kylie Cronin – 200 IM - 2:02.66
McKayla Sanchez – 200 IM – 2:04.79
Maggie McHugh – 200 IM – 2:13.05
Adriel Sanes – 200 IM – 1:47.95
Alexander Blom – 200 IM – 1:55.25
Josie Valette – 50 Free – 23.05
Erika Remington – 50 Free – 23.38
Melissa Funes – 50 Free – 23.58
Livi Schmid – 50 Free – 23.69
Natalie Arky – 50 Free – 24.19
Sophia Bricker – 50 Free – 24.43
Gaby Antonini – 50 Free – 24.98
Sid Farber – 50 Free – 19.18
Spencer Adrian – 50 Free – 20.50
Cy Jager – 50 Free – 20.59
UP NEXT: Following tonight's finals, Denver will be back in the water for day two prelim action Saturday at 8 a.m. MT.
Saturday, December 7 – Prelims at 8 a.m. MT/Finals at 4 p.m. MT
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
Break
800 Free Relay
Women's 1 meter dive
Men's 3 meter dive
Sunday, December 8 – Prelims at 8 a.m. MT/Finals at 4 p.m. MT (1650 Free Sunday afternoon)
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Break
400 Free Relay
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