SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs won their seventh-consecutive Summit League Championships presented by the United States Air Force Special Operations on Saturday night at the Midco Aquatic Center.
 
Denver extended its streak to 152 event wins in the last 154 swimming events at the Summit League Championships (men's 100 IM didn't have a Denver swimmer, DQd relay for leaving early in 2019).
 
Denver opened the final day of competition with a sweep of the podium of both the men's and women's mile races. Andi Johnston (Fort Collins, Colo.) won the women's race for the second-straight season with a time of 16:53.51. Angie Lindsay (Beaverton, Ore.) took second in 17:08.59 and Izzy Smith (Leawood, Kan.) reached the final wall in 17:21.87 to finish third. On the men's side Riley Babson (Vail, Ariz.) won a tight race (15:28.91) that saw the top three swimmers in the mile separated by only 0.12 seconds. Jesse Haraden (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) reached the wall second and Colin Gilbert (Kamloops, B.C.) took third. Nathan Rock (Boulder, Colo.) rounded out the quartet in the top-four of the event with a 15:46.26.
 
Sammy Walker (Los Gatos, Calif.) completed a sweep of the 1 and 3-meter boards with her school-record score of 320.15, breaking Hannah Duckett's 2005 mark. Kylie Katsuyoshi (Morgan Hill, Calif.) reached another diving podium for the Pioneers, taking third with a 272.40.
 
"I'm impressed with our women on the 3-meter board today," diving coach Aaron D'Addario said. "They were both consistent and confident throughout the prelims and bought full into the process. Their hard work and dedication paid off. I'm so proud of how hard our divers worked throughout the season. They came together and were rewarded with seven of eight podiums this week. We also had five personal best scores and four zone cuts this weekend. I'm very proud of the group."
 
Back to the swimming portion of the meet, Kylie Cronin (Marblehead, Mass.) won the women's 100 IM with her time of 56.79. The Pioneers did not have a swimmer compete in the men's race.
 
In the 200 back, the Denver women swept the podium once again, while the Pioneer men took the top two spots. Natalie Arky (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) won the race with a 1:55.55, while Sofia Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) took second in 2:00.48 and Livi Schmid (Fairfax Station, Va.) finished third in a time of 2:00.57. The men's race saw Patrick Groters (Santa Cruz, Aruba) reach the wall first with a time of 1:42.20, followed by Neil Wachtler (Waco, Texas) and his time of 1:46.69.
 
Denver's sprint freestylers ended the individual portion of their championship with a sweep of the women's podium and the top four spots in the men's race. Cameron Auchinachie (Binghamton, N.Y.) broke the Summit League Championship record with his time of 42.63. Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.) took second in 42.72. Hugo Sykes (Weston, Conn.) reached the wall in third in 44.28 and Darragh Mahns (Missoula, Mont.) took fourth with a 44.56. On the women's side, Aysia Leckie (Georgetown, Ontario) won her second-consecutive women's 100 free with a 50.57. Sarah Lingen (Maple Grove, Minn.) took second in 50.85 and Erika Remington (Cedarburg, Wis.) completed the podium sweep with a time of 51.25.
 
Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) broke his own DU record and the Summit League Championship record in the 200 breast to lead the Pioneers breaststrokers one final time this weekend. Charlotte Simon (Saint Remy, France) won the women's race with a 2:15.65, Emily Vandenberg (Ajax, Ontario) finished second in 2:16.57, Brandi Vu (Longmont, Colo.) finished fourth with a 2:17.98 and Ally Yancy (Cave Creek, Ariz.) took fifth with a 2:19.59. On the men's side behind Sanes, Cy Jager (Moscow, Idaho) finished second with a time of 2:00.49, Harrison Fudge (Stanford, Ill.) reached the wall third in 2:01.54, Blayze Jessen (Denver, Colo.) took fourth with a 2:03.49 and Anthony Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) finished seventh after his 2:03.79.
 
Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) set a new championship record in the 200 fly with her time of 1:57.79. In her second event of the night, Cronin also earned an NCAA B Standard cut with her time of 1:58.24. McKayla Sanchez (Temecula, Calif.) finished fourth in 2:03.33, Uma Knaven (Chapel Hill, N.C.) reached the wall in fifth after a 2:03.33 and Olivia Kercheval-Roig (Tallahassee, Fla.) finished seventh with a 2:06.13. In the final individual race of the championship, Trent Panzera (Gauteng, South Africa) out-touched teammate Graham Walker (Nairobi, Kenya) by 0.06 seconds to win the men's 200 fly with a 1:49.74.
 
Valette, Leckie, Remington and Lingen combined for a 3:22.66 to win the women's 400 free relay, while the men's quartet of Auchinachie, Farber, Sykes and Sanes swam a 2:55.83.
 
Saturday Night's Event Wins
Women's 1650 Free – Andi Johnston – 16:53.51
Men's 1650 Free – Riley Babson – 15:28.92
Women's 3-Meter Dive – Sammy Walker – 320.15
Women's 100 IM – Kylie Cronin – 56.79
Women's 200 Back – Natalie Arky – 1:55.55
Men's 200 Back – Patrick Groters – 1:42.20
Women's 100 Free – Aysia Leckie – 50.57
Men's 100 Free – Cameron Auchinachie – 42.63
Women's 200 Breast – Charlotte Simon – 2:15.65
Men's 200 Breast – Adriel Sanes – 1:55.70
Women's 200 Fly – Josie Valette – 1:57.79
Men's 200 Fly – Trent Panzera – 1:49.74
Women's 400 Free Relay – Josie Valette, Aysia Leckie, Erika Remington, Sarah Lingen – 3:22.66
Men's 400 Free Relay – Cameron Auchinachie, Sid Farber, Hugo Sykes, Adriel Sanes – 2:55.83
 
Saturday's NCAA Standards
Men's 100 Free Prelims – Sid Farber – 42.79 – NCAA B
Men's 200 Breast Prelims – Adriel Sanes – 1:56.91 – NCAA B
Women's 200 Fly Prelims – Kylie Cronin – 1:58.24 – NCAA B
Women's 3-Meter Dive Prelims – Sammy Walker – 293.60 – NCAA Zone Cut
Women's 3-Meter Dive Finals – Sammy Walker – 320.15 – NCAA Zone Cut
Women's 200 Back Finals – Natalie Arky – 1:55.55 – NCAA B
Men's 200 Back Finals – Patrick Groters – 1:42.20 – NCAA B
Men's 100 Free Finals – Cameron Auchinachie – 42.63 – NCAA B
Men's 100 Free Finals – Sid Farber – 42.72 – NCAA B
Men's 200 Breast Finals – Adriel Sanes – 1:55.70 – NCAA B
Women's 200 Fly Finals – Josie Valette – 1:57.79 – NCAA B
Women's 200 Fly Finals – Kylie Cronin – 1:58.24 – NCAA B
Men's 100 Free (400 Free Relay Leadoff) – Cameron Auchinachie – 43.11 – NCAA B
 
Saturday's Summit League Records
Women's 3-Meter Dive Finals – Sammy Walker – 320.15
Men's 100 Free Finals – Cameron Auchinachie – 42.63
Men's 200 Breast – Adriel Sanes – 1:55.70
Women's 200 Fly – Josie Valette – 1:57.79
 
Saturday's School Records
Women's 3-Meter Dive Finals – Sammy Walker – 320.15
Men's 200 Breast – Adriel Sanes – 1:55.70
 
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 Auchinachie, 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)
 
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