MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.  – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs opened up the final day of competition of the 2024 Minnesota Invite on Saturday morning inside the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.  
 
Dylan Wright and Jessica Maeda earned NCAA B-Standards on Saturday morning in the 200 back and 200 breast, respectively.

In diving on Saturday, Zyad Morsy earned his third and final zone cut on the three diving events, this one coming on platform with his 354.65 to take third on Saturday. Colin Breuer cracked the men's top-10 on platform, taking third in DU history and fifth in the meet with a 280.65. Nathan Cox rounded out Denver's men's divers on platform, finishing sixth in the meet and sixth in Denver's history on platform with a 222.55. On the women's side, Kaitlin Calvery moved to second on Denver's all-time list with a 209.75.   
 
Event-by-Event Recap:
Denver opened the final day of competition by qualifying three swimmers into the women's 200 back B-Final. Off her NCAA B-Cut last night, Mina Ada Solaker qualified 12^th in 2:00.13. Haley Chesno finished 14^th in 2:00.96 and Darian Koler clocked in at 2:02.01.
 
Dylan Wright earned Denver's first Saturday spot in an A-Final in the 200 back on Saturday, turning in an NCAA B-Standard time of 1:44.01, more than four seconds faster than his seed time.
 
Denver's Ines Marin punched a ticket into tonight's women's 100 free B-Final with a 50.28 to qualify 13^th. On the men's side in the 100, Frank Tirone earned a spot in tonight's finals session, qualifying 15^th with a 44.54.
 
Jessica Maeda gave Denver a second NCAA B Standard on Saturday afternoon, clocking in at 2:12.50 in the women's 200 breast, earning a spot in tonight's A-Final after qualifying fourth. Peyton Mullowney earned a B-Final spot, taking 11^th in 2:15.24.
 
Denver put two men in Saturday night's 200 Breast B-Final. Marco Nosack qualified ninth in 1:58.34 and Nico Morton finished 16^th in the prelims with a 2:00.22.
 
A trio of Pioneers earned spots in tonight's women's 200 breast B-Final. Mia Moulden clocked in at 2:03.32, Sabrina Rachjaibun swam it in 2:03.50 and Mary O'Neil clocked in at 2:06.04.
 
Brandon Chapman and Ian O'Neil were 10^th and 16^th in this morning's 200 breast qualification to punch Denver's final individual tickets into finals on Saturday.
 
REMAINING MEET SCHEDULE:
Saturday, December 7 - Dive Prelims at 12 p.m. MT, Finals at 5 p.m. MT
1650 Freestyle*
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Free Relay
Platform Diving
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