MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs got an impressive night up and down its roster, taking the lead in both the men's and women's team events on Thursday night at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Women's Team Scores:
Denver – 331
South Dakota – 238
Lindenwood – 187
Omaha – 164
South Dakota State – 134
St. Thomas – 103
Eastern Illinois – 103
Southern Indiana - 68
Men's Team Scores:
Denver – 315
Lindenwood – 289.5
South Dakota – 169
South Dakota State – 162
Omaha – 124.5
Eastern Illinois – 86
St. Thomas – 83
Southern Indiana - 77
Denver's swimmers kicked off the evening session by taking the top four spots in the women's 500 free.
Daniela Alfaro backed up her top-time in the prelims with the best time in the final, taking the race in 4:51.69.
Angie Lindsay jumped two of her teammates in the A-Final, finishing second in 4:53.57.
Nika Spehar took third in 4:53.74 and
Sofia Nosack finished fourth in 4:56.57.
Denver's men took the top five spots in the first men's distance race of the championship.
Riley Babson edged out his teammate with an NCAA-B Standard time of 4:21.85.
Kieran Watson was right behind in 4:22.00.
Joseph Hancock rounded out the podium places in 4:24.51.
Dylan Wright clocked in at 4:25.44 to finish fourth and
Dylan Mes rounded out the top-five spots with a 4:25.80.
Connor Hughes finished eighth in the A-Final in 4:31.87.
The Pioneers took the top two spots in the women's 200 IM, as the Denver duo finished in the same order they did this morning.
Jessica Maeda led the way in 2:00.59.
Mina Ada Solaker finished second in 2:02.79 and
Mia Moulden clocked in at 2:05.60 to finish sixth.
Marco Nosack set a new Summit League Championship Record in the men's 200 IM, breaking former Pio
Patrick Groters time in 2020 with a 1:46.19.
Dan Kunin finished seventh in the A-Final with a 1:50.47.
Erika Remington took second in the women's 50 free with a time of 22.75.
Ines Marin took eighth in the sprint race in 23.38.
Denver grabbed spots four and five in the men's 50 free final.
Donat Fabian and
Frank Tirone finished with times of 20.06 and 20.17, respectively.
Zyad Morsy and
Eli Lubell landed on the podium in the men's 1-meter dive on Thursday night. Morsy scored a 321.05 and Lubell tallied 303.70 to take second and third, respectively.
Jon Brouillette took fifth in the event with a 288.45.
Denver's women finished second in the only relay of the night, the 200 free. Remington, Marin,
Natalie Arky and
Megan Lucyshyn finished in 1:31.80. The Denver men took third as the quartet of Fabian, Tirone,
Brandon Chapman and
Alex Lynch finished in 1:20.71.
Thursday Event Wins
Daniela Alfaro – Women's 500 Free – 4:51.69
Riley Babson – Men's 500 Free – 4:21.85
Jessica Maeda – Women's 200 IM – 2:00.59
Marco Nosack – Men's 200 IM – 1:46.19
Thursday NCAA Standards
Riley Babson – Men's 500 Free – 4:21.85
Zyad Morsy – Men's 1-Meter Dive – 321.05
Eli Lubell – Men's 1-Meter Dive – 303.70
Thursday Summit League Championship Records
Marco Nosack – Men's 200 IM – 1:46.19
Wednesday Event Wins
Olivia Gordon – Women's 1-Meter – 283.10
Natalie Arky,
Jessica Maeda,
Mia Moulden, Erika Remington – Women's 200 Medley Relay – 1:26.22
Ines Marin,
Kali Metuzals,
Jessica Maeda,
Sofia Nosack – Women's 800 Free Relay – 7:17.17
Kieran Watson,
Dylan Wright,
Riley Babson, Marco Nosack – Men's 800 Free Relay – 6:29.88
Wednesday NCAA Standards
Olivia Gordon – Women's 1-Meter – 283.10 – NCAA Zone Cut
Up Next: Day three of the championship will feature six swimming events and the women's three-meter dive. A full remaining schedule of the 2023 Championships is below.
FULL SCHEDULE:
Friday, February 24 | Stream
Swimming Prelims – 9 a.m. MT
Men's and Women's 400 IM
Men's and Women's 100 Fly
Men's and Women's 200 Free
Men's and Women's 100 Breast
Men's and Women's 100 Back
Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. MT
Women's 3-Meter Dive
Swimming and Diving Finals – 4:30 p.m. MT
Men's and Women's 400 IM
Men's and Women's 100 Fly
Men's and Women's 200 Free
Men's and Women's 100 Breast
Men's and Women's 100 Back
Women's 3-Meter Dive
Men's and Women's 400 Medley Relay
Saturday, February 25 | Stream
Swimming Prelims – 9 a.m. MT
Men's and Women's 100 IM
Men's and Women's 200 Back
Men's and Women's 100 Free
Men's and Women's 200 Breast
Men's and Women's 200 Fly
Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. MT
Men's 3-Meter Dive
Swimming and Diving Finals – 4:30 p.m. MT
Men's and Women's 100 IM
Men's and Women's 1650 Free
Men's and Women's 200 Back
Men's and Women's 100 Free
Men's and Women's 200 Breast
Men's and Women's 200 Fly
Men's 3-Meter Dive
Men's and Women's 400 Free Relay
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