FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The University of Denver women's swimming and diving team dropped a road dual to Colorado State on Friday night at Moby Pool.
Team Score:
Colorado State – 169.5
Denver – 130.5
Event Wins:
Women's 100 Breast –
Jessica Maeda – 1:03.69
Women's 3-Meter Dive –
Savanna Berry – 281.25
Women's 200 Breast –
Jessica Maeda – 2:18.80
Women's 500 Free –
Daniela Alfaro Saldana – 5:03.43
Women's 1-Meter Dive –
Kaelyn Hinesley – 275.63
How it Happened:
In the first distance swim of the evening in Fort Collins, Denver took spots 2-4 in the 1000 free.
Nika Spehar clocked in at 10:28.22,
Daniela Alfaro Saldana earned third in 10:37.54 and
Genevieve Franklin recorded a 10:46.58 to finish fourth.
Jessica Maeda earned Denver's first event win of the dual, earning a 1:03.69 in the 100 breast to take the top spot.
Denver took spots 2-4 once again in the 200 fly.
Mia Moulden led the Denver trio with a 2:05.39,
Sabrina Rachjaibun clocked in a 2:06.92 to take third and
Sarah Turchanik finished fourth in 2:08.58.
Savanna Berry earned the top score in the 3-meter dive on Friday evening with a score of 281.25.
Kaelyn Hinesley took third with a 263.78 and
Kaitlin Calvery earned fourth place with a 256.13.
Maeda earned her second and Denver's third event win with a 2:18.80 in the 200 breast.
Saldana made it back-to-back Pioneer victories, earning a win in the 500 free with her 5:03.43. Rachjaibun finished second with her time of 5:03.53.
Hinesley and Berry took a 1-2 finish in the 1-meter dive. Hinesley earned a score of 275.63, while Berry's dives accumulated 265.50 points.
UP NEXT:
Denver will have a little more than a month without a competition before heading back to the Big Al Invite in Princeton, New Jersey. The event will begin with a long course time trial on Thursday, November 30, before the three-day weekend meet begins on Friday, December 1.
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