SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs continued their strong performances on the third of four days at the 2020 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday at the Midco Aquatic Center.
Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) pulled another individual school record off the board, breaking Tim Cottam's 2015 100 breast mark by 0.68 seconds. Denver's men's 400 medley relay also took a record off the board with their 3:07.93 on Friday night.
Jason Gleason (Olalla, Wash.) earned two NCAA Zone Diving scores on the 1-meter board Friday evening, scoring a 306.30 in the prelims and a 303.20 in the finals. Gleason earned his second spot on the podium at this year's Summit League Championship, taking third Friday night.
Alex Morgan (Dyer, Ind.) finished fifth for the Pioneers on the 1-meter board with a 288.00.
Denver opened the swimming portion of the meet with a sweep of the 400 medley relays.
Natalie Arky (Highlands Ranch, Colo.),
Brandi Vu (Longmont, Colo.),
Kylie Cronin (Marblehead, Mass.) and
Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) combined to swim a 3:37.92, while on the men's side, the quartet of
Cameron Auchinachie (Binghamton, N.Y.),
Cy Jager (Moscow, Idaho),
Neil Wachtler (Waco, Texas) and
Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.) broke both the program and Summit League Championship record with a 3:07.93.
The Pioneers opened the individual swimming portion of Friday's day of competition with the 400 IM.
Uma Knaven (Chapel Hill, N.C.) reached the wall first in 4:21.43,
Emily Vandenberg (Ajax, Ontario) took third with a 4:25.94,
McKayla Sanchez (Temecula, Calif.) swam fourth in 4:26.61 and
Charlotte Simon (Saint Remy, France) grabbed a sixth place finish with a finals time of 4:30.52.
Denver's men earned the first podium sweep of the evening as
Trent Panzera (Gauteng, South Africa),
Riley Babson (Vail, Ariz.) and
Blayze Jessen (Denver, Colo.) reached the wall in 3:54.74, 3:55.34 and 4:01.25, respectively to take the top three places.
The Pioneer women took the top five spots and six of the top seven in the 200 free on Friday night.
Aysia Leckie (Georgetown, Ontario) took the crown with a 1:49.54. Valette finished second with a 1:49.72,
Livi Schmid (Fairfax Station, Va.) rounded out the podium with a 1:50.35,
Andi Johnston (Fort Collins, Colo.) finished fourth in 1:50.52 and
Angie Lindsay (Beaverton, Ore.) took fifth in 1:50.80.
Sofia Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) rounded out the Pioneers in the A-Final with a seventh place finish, clocking in at 1:52.47.
Hugo Sykes (Weston, Conn.) kept the Pioneers winning ways rolling in the men's 200 free with a 1:37.67.
Colin Gilbert (Kamloops, B.C.) and
Spencer Adrian (Portland, Ore.) tied for fourth, clocking in at 1:39.37.
Darragh Mahns (Missoula, Mont.) finished sixth in 1:39.57 and
Nathan Rock (Boulder, Colo.) swam the event in 1:40.22 to take seventh.
Vu captured the 100 breast title with a 1:02.23, while
Ally Yancy (Cave Creek, Ariz.) finished fourth for the Pioneer women with her time of 1:03.20.
Sanes led a quartet of Pioneers that took the top four spots in the men's 100 breast with his school record time of 52.32. Jager clocked in at 53.52 to earn an NCAA B Standard mark and finish second.
Anthony Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) rounded out the podium with a 55.74 and
Harrison Fudge (Stanford, Ill.) took fourth after his 55.83.
Arky was the lone Pioneer in the 100 back on Friday night, but she kept Denver's streak of winning events in tact with her 54.37.
Wachtler earned his second NCAA B mark of the day in the 100 back to take the men's race in 47.28.
Patrick Groters (Santa Cruz, Aruba) finished second to round out the Pioneers day with a 48.26.
Denver extended its streak to 139 event wins in the last 140 swimming events at the Summit League Championships.
Friday Night's Event Wins
Women's 400 Medley Relay –
Natalie Arky,
Brandi Vu,
Kylie Cronin,
Josie Valette – 3:37.92
Men's 400 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Neil Wachtler,
Sid Farber – 3:07.93
Women's 400 IM –
Uma Knaven – 4:21.43
Men's 400 IM –
Trent Panzera – 3:54.74
Women's 200 Free –
Aysia Leckie – 1:49.54
Men's 200 Free –
Hugo Sykes – 1:37.67
Women's 100 Breast –
Brandi Vu – 1:02.23
Men's 100 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 52.32
Women's 100 Back –
Natalie Arky – 54.37
Men's 100 Back –
Neil Wachtler – 47.28
Friday's NCAA Standards
Cy Jager – 100 Breast Prelims – 53.09 – NCAA B
Adriel Sanes – 100 Breast Prelims – 53.21 – NCAA B
Neil Wachtler – 100 Back Prelims – 47.44 – NCAA B
Jason Gleason – 1 meter Dive Prelims – 306.30 – NCAA B
Jason Gleason – 1 meter Dive Finals – 303.20 – NCAA B
Adriel Sanes – 100 Breast Finals – 52.32 – NCAA B
Cy Jager – 100 Breast Finals – 53.52 – NCAA B
Neil Wachtler – 100 Back Finals – 47.28 – NCAA B
Friday's Summit League Records
Men's 400 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Neil Wachtler,
Sid Farber – 3:07.93
Men's 100 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 52.32
Friday's School Records
Men's 400 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Neil Wachtler,
Sid Farber – 3:07.93 (Loncar, Cottam, Robrock, Bornman – 3:08.37 – 2016)
Men's 100 Breast –
Adriel Sanes – 52.32 (Tim Cottam – 53.00 – 2015)
Thursday Night's Event Wins
Women's 1-meter Dive –
Sammy Walker – 262.00
Women's 200 Free Relay –
Aysia Leckie,
Erika Remington,
Livi Schmid,
Sarah Lingen – 1:32.23
Men's 200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.48
Women's 500 Free –
Angie Lindsay – 4:54.18
Men's 500 Free –
Colin Gilbert – 4:25.88
Women's 100 Fly –
Josie Valette – 53.16
Men's 100 Fly –
Cy Jager – 48.59
Women's 200 IM –
Charlotte Simon – 2:02.68
Men's 200 IM –
Patrick Groters – 1:46.24
Women's 50 Free –
Erika Remington – 23.06
Men's 50 Free –
Sid Farber – 19.17
Thursday's NCAA Standards
Women's 100 Fly Prelims –
Kylie Cronin – 52.84 – NCAA B
Women's 100 Fly Prelims –
Josie Valette – 53.35 – NCAA B
Men's 50 Free Prelims –
Cameron Auchinachie – 19.22 – NCAA B
Men's 50 Free Prelims –
Sid Farber – 19.41 – NCAA B
Men's 50 Free (200 Free relay leadoff) –
Cameron Auchinachie – 19.33) – NCAA B
Men's 200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.48 – NCAA B
Women's 100 Fly Finals –
Josie Valette – 53.16 – NCAA B
Women's 100 Fly Finals –
Kylie Cronin – 53.19 – NCAA B
Men's 200 IM Finals –
Patrick Groters – 1:46.24 – NCAA B
Men's 50 Free Finals –
Sid Farber – 19.17 – NCAA B
Men's 50 Free Finals –
Cameron Auchinachie – 19.23 – NCAA B
Thursday's Summit League Records
Men's 50 Free Prelims –
Cameron Auchinachie – 19.22
Men's 200 Free Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Sid Farber,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes – 1:17.48
Men's 200 IM Finals –
Patrick Groters – 1:46.24
Men's 50 Free Finals –
Sid Farber – 19.17
Thursday's School Records
Men's 200 IM Finals –
Patrick Groters – 1:46.24 (Tim Cottam – 1:46.95 - 2017)
Wednesday Night's Event Wins
Women's 200 Medley Relay –
Natalie Arky,
Brandi Vu,
Kylie Cronin,
Josie Valette – 1:39.28
Men's 200 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Sid Farber – 1:24.87
Women's 800 Free Relay –
Josie Valette,
Andi Johnston,
Sofia Nosack,
Aysia Leckie – 7:15.40
Men's 800 Free Relay – Cameron Auchianchie,
Sid Farber,
Colin Gilbert,
Hugo Sykes - 6:28.84
Wednesday Night's NCAA Standards
Men's 200 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Sid Farber – 1:24.87 – NCAA B
Men's 100 Fly Time Trial –
Neil Wachtler – 47.04 – NCAA B
Wednesday Night's Summit League Championship Records
Men's 200 Medley Relay –
Cameron Auchinachie,
Cy Jager,
Adriel Sanes,
Sid Farber – 1:24.87
Wednesday Night's School Records
Men's 100 Fly Time Trial –
Neil Wachtler – 47.04 (Tied
Kyle Robrock – 2017)
UP NEXT: The Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships, presented by the United States Air Force Special Operations will conclude Saturday with prelims scheduled for 9 a.m. MT and the finals session starting at 5:25 p.m. MT.
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