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Morton’s 200 Breast Time Gets in DU’s Top-10 to Highlight Final Night in Minnesota

The Pioneers will be back in action at the turn of the calendar year

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs closed out the 2025 Minnesota Invite on Saturday night at the Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center.

Team Scores:
Men's:
[6] Cal 2332.5
[RV] Minnesota 1341.5
Harvard 1284
Denver 1096
UNLV 472
 
Women's:
[6] Cal 1874
[21] Minnesota 1616.5
Harvard 1352
Denver 867.5
Rutgers 811.5
UNLV 584.5
 
Nico Morton highlighted the evening session with his 1:58.29, finishing fifth in the 200 breast with the seventh-fastest time in program history.
 
Paige Reilly opened the Saturday night finals session with an eighth-place finish in the mile race with a 16:47.68. Genevieve Franklin clocked in at 16:57.26 to finish 11th. Nika Spehar rounded out the top-15 finishers for the Pioneers with a time of 17:06.47.
 
On the men's side in the mile, Joseph Hancock reached the final wall in a time of 15:10.96 to take seventh. Finn Holdredge clocked in at 15:28.57 to take 12th, just ahead of teammate Max O'Neil who finished 13th in a time of 15:50.76.
 
The finals sessions proper began with the 200 back. Darian Koler dropped a half a second off her prelims time to take 11th with a time of 1:59.21. Spehar came off the mile with a time of 2:03.00 to finish 16th.
 
Denver had three swimmers in the B-Final on the men's side in the 200 back. Quinn Collins also improved his prelims time by a half a second, clocking in at 1:46.79 to take 12th. Max Roslin took 14th in 1:47.86 and Kurt Owens grabbed 16th in 1:51.55.
 
After recording the seventh-fastest time in program history in the 100 free on Saturday morning, Hamish McLellan finished 15th in the finals session with a time of 44.47.
 
Peyton Mullowney improved on her prelims time by 0.03 seconds and stayed in 11th in the women's 200 breast. On the men's side, Morton led a trio of Pioneers that turned in impressive swims in the men's 200 breast finals. Morton improved on his prelims time by nearly a second, jumping up two spots with a 1:58.29 to take fifth in the A-Final. Kito Campbell also improved on his time and placement, taking 10th in 1:59.92, while Cota Clise moved up two spots when he dropped over a second with a 2:00.37.
 
Sabrina Rachjaibun was the lone Denver swimmer in the women's 200 fly, taking 13th with a time of 2:02.05. The men had three more swimmers in the B-Final. Gabe Jones led the trio with a 1:48.69 to take 13th. Ian O'Neil finished 14th with a 1:49.12 and his brother Max O'Neil took 16th in 1:52.34.
 
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Players Mentioned

Quinn Collins

Quinn Collins

Back/Free
6' 0"
Junior
Joseph Hancock

Joseph Hancock

Distance Freestyle
6' 0"
Senior
Finn  Holdredge

Finn Holdredge

Distance Free
5' 8"
Sophomore
Hamish McLellan

Hamish McLellan

Sprint Free/Fly
6' 1"
Sophomore
Nico Morton

Nico Morton

Back/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Ian O

Ian O'Neil

Fly/Free
5' 8"
Sophomore
Max O

Max O'Neil

Free/Fly
5' 8"
Sophomore
Max Roslin

Max Roslin

Back/Breast/IM
6' 2"
Senior
Kurt  Owens

Kurt Owens

Free and Back
6' 4"
Freshman
Gabe Jones

Gabe Jones

IM, Fly, Back
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Quinn Collins

Quinn Collins

6' 0"
Junior
Back/Free
Joseph Hancock

Joseph Hancock

6' 0"
Senior
Distance Freestyle
Finn  Holdredge

Finn Holdredge

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance Free
Hamish McLellan

Hamish McLellan

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sprint Free/Fly
Nico Morton

Nico Morton

5' 10"
Junior
Back/IM
Ian O

Ian O'Neil

5' 8"
Sophomore
Fly/Free
Max O

Max O'Neil

5' 8"
Sophomore
Free/Fly
Max Roslin

Max Roslin

6' 2"
Senior
Back/Breast/IM
Kurt  Owens

Kurt Owens

6' 4"
Freshman
Free and Back
Gabe Jones

Gabe Jones

6' 1"
Freshman
IM, Fly, Back