LOS ANGELES, CALIF – The University of Denver men's swimming and diving team picked up its third dual win of the season by defeating UC San Diego on Saturday afternoon at USC. The Pioneers fell to the host trojans in that half of the double dual.
 
Men's Scores
Denver: 138
UC San Diego: 124
 
Denver: 91
USC: 171
 
Recap:
Denver took the top two spots in the men's 1000 free. Joseph Hancock took the top place with a 9:27.88 and Joseph Purdy was just behind his teammate with a 9:29.31.
 
The Pioneers picked up points by taking spots 2-5 in the men's 100 breast. Alex Lynch led the Denver quartet with a 56.51, Marco Nosack finished third in 57.02, Drew Grespin took fourth in 57.10 and Kelby Modene clocked in at 57.60 to take fifth.
 
Dylan Wright gave Denver its second win of the afternoon, finishing the 200 back in 1:48.71.
 
Alex Lynch made it back-to-back wins for the Pios for the first time on Saturday, taking the top spot in the 200 breast with a 2:00.48. Grespin took second in 2:04.43 and Luca Foord clocked in at 2:05.41 to take fourth.
 
In the second distance race of the afternoon, Hancock backed up his win in the 1000 free with a second-place finish in the 500. Hancock finished the race in 4:35.44, a tenth of a second ahead of Riley Babson who finished in third.
 
Nosack finished on the podium in the 400 IM, reaching the final wall in 4:01.05.
 
Denver's 200 free relay combined for a 1:23.16 to close out the meet with a second-place finish.
 
Event Wins:
Joseph Hancock – Men's 1000 – 9:27.88
Dylan Wright – Men's 200 Back – 1:48.71
Alex Lynch – Men's 200 Breast – 2:00.48
 
Up Next: Denver will have next week off before heading to Air Force on Saturday, January 28 at 11 a.m. MT.
 
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