PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs added four more NCAA Standards to an already impressive weekend on Sunday morning at the 2019 Big Al Open at Denunzio Pool.
The Pioneers opened up their Sunday morning putting two swimmers in tonight's A-Final in the women's 200 back in freshman
Sofia Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) and sophomore
Natalie Arky (Highlands Ranch, Colo.). On the men's side, senior
Neil Wachtler (Waco, Texas) booked his ticket to tonight's A-Final with a 1:46.70.
In the women's 100 free, junior
Aysia Leckie (Georgetown, Ontario) and senior
Sarah Lingen (Maple Grove, Minn.) tied for the final scoring qualifying spot with a time of 51.24.
Denver's men's freestylers continued their impressive weekend on Sunday morning, qualifying two for the A-Final and three for the B-Final in the 100 Free. Junior
Cameron Auchinachie (Binghamton, N.Y.) took the top spot in the prelims with an NCAA B Standard time of 43.06. Redshirt-junior
Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.) also earned an NCAA B Standard with his swim of 43.39. Senior
Hugo Sykes (Weston, Conn.), freshman
Spencer Adrian (Portland, Ore.) and sophomore
Darragh Mahns (Missoula, Mont.) all earned Sunday night swims with times of 44.65, 44.96 and 45.06, respectively.
The Pioneer women put four swimmers into tonight's 200 Breast A-Final with an impressive collection of swims on Sunday morning. Junior
Charlotte Simon (Saint Remy, France) led the quartet with a 2:15.48, followed by junior
Emily Vandenberg (Ajax, Ontario), who reached the wall in 2:18.16, a 2:19.93 from junior
Ally Yancy (Cave Creek, Ariz.) and a 2:19.98 from sophomore
Brandi Vu (Longmont, Colo.). Freshman
Sophia Bricker (Colorado Springs, Colo.) qualified for tonight's B-Final to earn another swim in her first championship-style meet in her collegiate career.
On the men's side, junior
Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) turned in the fastest prelim time in the event with a 1:56.98. Junior
Anthony Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) and junior
Cy Jager (Moscow, Idaho) earned B-Final swims with times of 2:01.86 and 2:02.36, respectively.
2019 NCAA Qualifier
Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) swam the women's 200 fly on Sunday morning, taking third in the prelims with a 1:58.81. Senior
Kylie Cronin (Marblehead, Mass.) will join Valette in the A-Final tonight with her 2:00.27. Junior
Uma Knaven (Chapel Hill, N.C.) will swim in tonight's B-Final after her 2:05.71.
Sophomore
David Mihalic (Ljubljana, Slovenia) will represent the Denver men in the 200 Fly when he swims in the B-Final on Sunday night after his 1:50.50.
Sunday Morning NCAA Standards
100 Free –
Cameron Auchinachie – 43.06
100 Free –
Sid Farber – 43.39
200 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 1:56.98
200 Fly –
Josie Valette – 1:58.81
Sunday Morning Personal Bests
Sofia Nosack – 200 Back – 1:59.23
Natalie Arky – 200 Back – 1:59.53
Izzy Smith – 200 Back – 2:06.97
Gaby Antonini – 200 Back – 2:07.68
Erika Remington – 100 Free – 51.31
Livi Schmid – 100 Free – 51.65
Angie Lindsay – 100 Free – 51.73
Spencer Adrian – 100 Free – 44.96
Maximus Addington – 100 Free – 46.70
Andrew Ottavianelli – 100 Free – 47.63
Jake Mitchell – 100 Free – 47.73
Sofia Bricker – 200 Breast – 2:21.65
Maggie McHugh – 200 Breast – 2:26.78
Cy Jager – 200 Breast – 2:02.36
Alexander Blom – 200 Breast – 2:04.57
Saturday Night's School Records
200 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Sid Farber – 1:24.64
Saturday Night's NCAA Standards
200 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Sid Farber – 1:24.64 – NCAA B
100 Fly –
Josie Valette – 53.28 – NCAA B
100 Fly –
Sid Farber – 47.13 – NCAA B
100 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 53.57 – NCAA B
100 Breast –
Cy Jager – 53.60 – NCAA B
100 Back –
Cameron Auchinachie – 46.23 – NCAA B
Saturday Night's Event Wins
200 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Sid Farber – 1:24.64
100 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 53.57
100 Back –
Cameron Auchinachie – 46.23
Saturday Night's Personal Bests
Riley Babson – 400 IM – 3:52.00
Natalie Arky – 100 Fly – 56.02
Sid Farber – 100 Fly – 47.13
Robin Kuebler – 100 Fly – 50.31
Livi Schmid – 200 Free – 1:50.05
Riley Babson – 200 Free – 1:39.21
Nathan Rock – 200 Free – 1:40.29
Sophia Bricker – 100 Breast – 1:04.01
Ian Shultz – 100 Breast – 57.08
Natalie Arky – 100 Back - 55.39
Gaby Antonini – 100 Back – 57.72
Cameron Auchinachie – 100 Back – 46.23
Saturday Morning's School Records
200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.09
Saturday Morning's NCAA Standards
100 Fly –
Josie Valette – 53.19 – NCAA B
100 Fly –
Sid Farber – 47.41 – NCAA B
100 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 53.50 – NCAA B
100 Breast –
Cy Jager – 53.34 – NCAA B
100 Back –
Cameron Auchinachie – 46.80 – NCAA B
200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.09 – NCAA A
Saturday Morning's Personal Bests
Riley Babson – 400 IM – 3:56.27
Natalie Arky – 100 Fly – 56.26
Olivia Kercheval-Roig – 100 Fly – 57.74
Sid Farber – 100 Fly – 47.41
Sofia Nosack – 200 Free – 1:50.71
Livi Schmid – 200 Free – 1:51.54
Melissa Funes – 200 Free – 1:54.87
Darragh Mahns – 200 Free – 1:38.37
Spencer Adrian – 200 Free – 1:38.50
Riley Babson – 200 Free – 1:40.14
Nathan Rock – 200 Free – 1:40.45
Maximus Addington – 200 Free – 1:41.97
Jake Mitchell – 200 Free – 1:42.47
Sophia Bricker – 100 Breast – 1:04.20
Maggie McHugh – 100 Breast – 1:06.32
Adriel Sanes – 100 Breast - 53.50
Anthony Nosack – 100 Breast – 55.30
Harrison Fudge – 100 Breast – 55.63
Alexander Blom – 100 Breast – 56.92
Ian Shultz – 100 Breast – 57.93
Natalie Arky – 100 Back - 55.96
Gaby Antonini – 100 Back – 58.98
Cameron Auchinachie – 100 Back – 46.80
Friday's NCAA School Records
Cameron Auchinachie – 50 Free – 19.13 (tied his own record set last season)
Friday Night's NCAA Standards
200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Jackson Gainer,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.40 – NCAA B
500 Free –
Riley Babson – 4:22.55 – NCAA B
50 Free –
Cameron Auchinachie – 19.13 – NCAA B
50 Free –
Sid Farber – 19.26 – NCAA B
Friday Night's Event Wins
200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Jackson Gainer,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.40
50 Free –
Cameron Auchinachie – 19.13
400 Medley Relay –
Neil Wachtler,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Cameron Auchinachie – 3:10.98
Friday Night's Personal Bests
Angie Lindsay – 500 Free – 4:53.39
Sofia Nosack – 500 Free – 4:58.36
Olivia Kercheval-Roig – 500 Free – 5:03.00
Riley Babson – 500 Free – 4:22.55
Nathan Rock – 500 Free – 4:29.82
Jake Mitchell – 500 Free – 4:36.64
Kylie Cronin – 200 IM - 2:02.65
Cameron Auchinachie – 50 Free – 19.13 (tied his own record set last season)
Adriel Sanes – 200 IM – 1:47.23
Cy Jager – 50 Free – 20.44
Natalie Arky – 100 Back (leadoff leg of medley relay) – 54.94
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
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