DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs got a sweep over Air Force and the Pioneer women fell to Washington State in the second half of their double dual on Saturday afternoon inside El Pomar Natatorium.
Women's Team Scoring
Washington State 167, Denver 127
Denver 186.5, Air Force 113.5
Washington State 190, Air Force 104
Men's Team Scoring
Denver 155, Air Force 145
Saturday Event Wins
Men's 200 Medley Relay –
Quinn Collins,
Nico Morton,
Hamish McLellan,
Luke Milburn – 1:31.94
Women's 1000 Free –
Nika Spehar – 10:32.71
Men's 1000 Free –
Joseph Hancock – 9:36.94
Men's 200 Fly –
Brandon Chapman – 1:51.20
Men's 200 Back –
Dylan Wright – 1:49.65
Women's 500 Free –
Daniela Alfaro – 5:05.94
Men's 100 Fly –
Hamish McLellan – 49.74
Women's 1-Meter -
Kaitlin Calvery - 282.38
Men's 3-Meter -
Zyad Morsy -354.30
Women's 3-Meter -
Kaitlin Calvery - 310.95
Men's 1-Meter -
Zyad Morsy - 371.93
NCAA Zone Standards
Women's 1-Meter -
Kaitlin Calvery - 282.38
Men's 3-Meter -
Zyad Morsy -354.30
Men's 3-Meter -
Nathan Cox - 336.08
Men's 3-Meter -
Colin Breuer - 326.85
Women's 3-Meter -
Kaitlin Calvery - 310.95
Men's 1-Meter -
Zyad Morsy - 371.93
Men's 1-Meter -
Nathan Cox - 311.85
Event-by-Event Recap
Denver's women opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The men won the relay race when the quartet of
Quinn Collins,
Nico Morton,
Hamish McLellan and
Luke Milburn combined for a time of 1:31.94.
The Pioneer women got their first win in the women's 1000 free.
Nika Spehar earned the distance-free win with a 10:32.71.
Denver's men got three of the top four spots in its first distance free race.
Joseph Hancock reached the wall first in 9:36.94.
Finn Holdredge finished second in 9:41.35 and
Joseph Purdy clocked in at 9:50.39 to take fourth.
The Pios took second and fourth in the women's 100 back on Saturday afternoon.
Lilly Zippel took second in 56.43 and
Ali Beay grabbed fourth in 57.28.
DU's men took second through fourth in the men's race.
Dylan Wright finished second in the 100 back with a 50.38, Collins took third in 51.04 and
Liam Simmons reached the wall fourth in 51.50.
Jessica Maeda highlighted the Pioneers performances in the 100 breast with her time of 1:03.86 to finish second.
Brandon Chapman got Denver back in the win column in the men's 200 fly. Chapman clocked in at 1:51.20 and
Ian O'Neil finished fourth in 1:55.66.
Megan Lucyshyn earned a podium spot in the women's 50 free, finishing the sprint in 23.83.
Izzy Burton finished fifth in 24.10.
In the men's sprint, Denver grabbed four of the top five spots in the race. Milburn finished second in 20.86,
Frank Tirone took third in 20.91,
Nikola Tadic grabbed fourth in 21.37 and
Matija Pantic reached the wall in 21.47.
Following a second place finish in the 100, Wright won the 200 back with a time of 1:49.65. Collins took second in 1:51.59, Simmons finished fourth in 1:53.84,
Mason Bruhn grabbed fifth in 1:57.10 and
Max Roslin reached the wall sixth in 1:57.25.
Peyton Mullowney and Maeda earned a third-fourth finish in 2:19.45 and 2:19.62, respectively.
Daniela Alfaro got the Denver women back in the win column, leading a trio of Pioneers in the top four with a 5:05.94.
Sabrina Rachjaibun finished second in 5:06.06 and Spehar earned points in fourth with a 5:09.86.
Denver's men swept spots 2-6 in the second distance race of the afternoon. The group was led by Hancock's 4:42.25.
Kieran Watson finished third in 4:42.51,
Dylan Mes took fourth in 4:45.47,
Connor Hughes finished fifth in 4:46.12 and Holdredge rounded out the group with a 4:46.14.
McLellan paired with Chapman for a 1-2 to get the Denver men another event victory. He finished with a 49.74 and Chapman clocked in at 49.99.
In the final individual event of the meet, Zippel finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.73. Maeda took fourth in 2:08.15 and Rachjaibun finished fifth in 2:09.99.
Marco Nosack led a trio of Pioneers that finished 2-4 in the men's 200IM. Nosack clocked in at 1:52.91, Morton finished third in 1:54.99 and Bruhn took fourth in 1:56.97.
Denver's men's and women's 400 free relays both finished second to finish the swimming portion of the meet.
The meet closed out with diving on Saturday afternoon.
Kaitlin Calvery won the women's one-meter dive with a score of 282.38.
Savanna Berry finished third with a 261.83.
On the men's first board of the night, Denver swept the podium places.
Zyad Morsy led a Denver trio with a 354.30.
Nathan Cox earned a 336.08 and
Colin Breuer scored a 326.85.
Calvery made it a clean sweep of the two boards with her score of 310.95 in the three-meter dive. Morsy also completed his sweep with a 371.93 on the one-meter. Cox earned a 311.85 to take second in the final event of the night.
UP NEXT:
Denver's men's and women's programs will have split schedules in two weeks inside El Pomar Natatorium. The Denver women will open the weekend against Colorado State on Friday (Nov. 1) at 12 p.m. MT (11:30 a.m. Dive/2 p.m. Swim) before the Pioneer men host Colorado Mesa on Saturday (Nov. 2) at 12 p.m. MT (12 p.m. Dive/2 p.m. Swim).
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