LARAMIE, Wyo. – The University of Denver men's swimming and diving program got back in the win column with a 165-135 win over Wyoming on Friday evening at Laramie High School. Denver's women fell by a 12-point margin in Friday's dual.
 
Denver opened the meet with a sweep of the 200 medley relays. On the women's side, freshman Sofia Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.), junior Charlotte Simon (Saint Remy, France), senior Kylie Cronin (Marblehead, Mass.) and senior Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) combined for a time of 1:44.92, while junior Cameron Auchinachie (Binghamton, N.Y.), junior Cy Jager (Moscow, Idaho), redshirt-senior Graham Walker (Nairobi, Kenya) and redshirt-junior Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.) earned a 1:29.34 for the men.
 
Senior Andi Johnston (Fort Collins, Colo.) led the Pioneers in the women's 1000 free to open up the individual races on Friday evening, taking second with a 10:38.85.
 
Denver's men took three of the top four spots in the distance race led by 1-2 finishes from senior Colin Gilbert (Kamloops, B.C.) and classmate Jesse Haraden (Ballston Spa, N.Y.), who finished with times of 9:38.21 and 9:51.10, respectively.
 
The Pioneers took spots 2-4 in the women's 200 free. Valette led DU with a second place finish, clocking in at 1:53.22. Denver's senior class continued its impressive start to the meet when Hugo Sykes (Weston, Conn.) took first in the men's 200 free with a time of 1:41.71.
 
Sofia Nosack highlighted Denver's 100 back, reaching the wall in 57.95 to take second. Auchinachie won the event on the men's side with a 48.80, out-swimming teammate Neil Wachtler (Waco, Texas), who finished second in 49.96.
 
Simon picked up the women's program's first individual win on Friday evening, taking the 100 breast with a 1:04.38. For the Denver men, Jager and classmate Anthony Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) took second and third with times of 56.77 and 56.96, respectively.
 
Cronin led Denver to a podium sweep in the women's 200 fly, taking the race with a 2:04.92. Junior Uma Knaven (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and classmate Deniz Ozkan (Istanbul, Turkey) completed the top three spots for the Pioneers.
 
Denver's women made it three wins in three events when senior Sarah Lingen (Maple Grove, Minn.) reached the wall first in the 50 free with a 24.35. Farber completed the Denver sprint sweep with his NCAA B Standard time of 19.87.
 
Valette got back in the water after a swimming break for diving, and won the 100 free with a time of 51.16. Auchinachie won the men's race to complete a four-for-four effort in the short freestyle races for the Pioneers with his 44.68.
 
Sophomore Patrick Groters (Santa Cruz, Aruba) and Sofia Nosack each turned in second place performances in the 200 back for the men's and women's programs with times of 1:52.90 and 2:05.48.
 
Simon and junior Ally Yancy (Cave Creek, Ariz.) took 1-2 in the women's 200 breast to get the Pioneers back in the win column on Friday. Simon reached the wall in 2:19.06. Anthony Nosack took the men's race with a 2:06.53, out-touching his closest opponent by 0.31 seconds.
 
In the final distance race of the night, Johnston won the 500 free with a 5:09.82, and Gilbert reached the final wall in 4:37.28 to sweep the 500s for the Pioneers.
 
Cronin completed her butterfly sweep with a 55.04 in the 100 fly.
 
Denver capped off the meet with a victory in the men's 400 free relay. Farber, Spencer Adrian (Portland, Ore.), Auchinachie and Sykes combined for a time of 2:59.89.
 
Freshman Jason Gleason (Olalla, Wash.) finished second in the 1-meter dive for the men to highlight the Pioneers diving efforts on Friday.
 
Friday Night's Event Winners
200 Medley Relay – Sofia Nosack, Charlotte Simon, Kylie Cronin, Josie Valette – 1:44.92
200 Medley Relay – Cameron Auchinachie, Cy Jager, Graham Walker, Sid Farber – 1:29.34
1000 Free – Colin Gilbert – 9:38.21
200 Free – Hugo Sykes – 1:41.17
100 Back – Cameron Auchinachie – 48.80
100 Breast – Charlotte Simon – 1:04.38
200 Fly – Kylie Cronin – 2:04.92
50 Free – Sarah Lingen – 24.35
50 Free – Sid Farber – 19.87
100 Free – Josie Valette – 51.16
100 Free – Cameron Auchinachie – 44.68
200 Breast – Ally Yancy – 2:19.06
200 Breast – Anthony Nosack – 2:06.53
500 Free – Andi Johnston – 5:09.82
500 Free – Colin Gilbert – 4:37.28
100 Fly – Kylie Cronin – 55.04
400 Free Relay – Sid Farber, Spencer Adrian, Cameron Auchinachie, Hugo Sykes
 
Friday Night's NCAA Standards
Sid Farber – 19.87 – NCAA B Standard
 
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