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Berry and Maeda Highlight Denver’s Meet at Colorado State

The Pioneers fell to the Rams in a road dual in Fort Collins on Friday

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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Players Mentioned

Daniela Alfaro

Daniela Alfaro

Butterfly/IM
5' 4"
Junior
Kaelyn  Hinesley

Kaelyn Hinesley

Dive
5' 1"
Sophomore
Jessica Maeda

Jessica Maeda

Breast/IM/Free
5' 5"
Sophomore
Mia Moulden

Mia Moulden

Fly/IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Kaitlin Calvery

Kaitlin Calvery

Dive
5' 1"
Freshman
Nika Spehar

Nika Spehar

Distance Free/Back
5' 9"
Freshman
Sarah  Turchanik

Sarah Turchanik

Fly/IM
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Genevieve Franklin

Genevieve Franklin

Freestyle
5' 5"
Freshman
Sabrina  Rachjaibun

Sabrina Rachjaibun

IM/Free
5' 7"
Freshman
Savanna  Berry

Savanna Berry

Diving
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Daniela Alfaro

Daniela Alfaro

5' 4"
Junior
Butterfly/IM
Kaelyn  Hinesley

Kaelyn Hinesley

5' 1"
Sophomore
Dive
Jessica Maeda

Jessica Maeda

5' 5"
Sophomore
Breast/IM/Free
Mia Moulden

Mia Moulden

5' 10"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Kaitlin Calvery

Kaitlin Calvery

5' 1"
Freshman
Dive
Nika Spehar

Nika Spehar

5' 9"
Freshman
Distance Free/Back
Sarah  Turchanik

Sarah Turchanik

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Fly/IM
Genevieve Franklin

Genevieve Franklin

5' 5"
Freshman
Freestyle
Sabrina  Rachjaibun

Sabrina Rachjaibun

5' 7"
Freshman
IM/Free
Savanna  Berry

Savanna Berry

5' 6"
Freshman
Diving