IOWA CITY – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs completed their 11^th sweep of the conference titles in 12 years in the league, winning both trophies at the 2025 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday night inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on the campus of the University of Iowa.
 
Denver's women have now won 12-straight Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships since the Pioneers joined the league ahead of the 2014 meet, while the men's program has claimed 11 of the 12 possible trophies in the league.
 
In total, Denver won 33 events (of 42), earned 16 NCAA cuts this week and set 21 new personal bests that cracked into the top-10 times in the program's history for the event.
 
Team Scores
Women (Top-3):
Denver – 1078
South Dakota – 712
Omaha – 568.5
 
Men (Top 3):
Denver – 975
South Dakota – 697.5
South Dakota State - 544
 
2025 Summit League Championship Awards
Women's Diving Championship MVP – Savanna Berry – 40 Points
Women's Swimming Championship MVP – Jessica Maeda – 60 Points (2^nd-straight)
Women's Diving Coach of the Year – Aaron D'Addario (6^th-straight women's, 9^th overall)
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year – Alicia Hicken-Franklin (6^th-straight women's, 8^th overall)
Men's Newcomer of the Championship – Hamish McLellan – 50 Points
Men's Diving Championship MVP – Zyad Morsy – 40 Points (2^nd-straight)
Men's Swimming Championship MVP – Brandon Chapman – 57 Points
Men's Diving Coach of the Year – Aaron D'Addario (4^th-straight men's, 10^th overall)
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year – Alicia Hicken-Franklin (3^rd men's award, 9^th overall)

Saturday Night Event Wins:
Women's 1650 Free – Paige Reilly – 16:44.23 (1^st title)
Men's 1650 Free – Joseph Hancock – 15:09.03 (1^st title)
Women's 200 Back – Mina Ada Solaker – 1:57.72 (1^st title)
Men's 200 Back – Dylan Wright – 1:42.52 (4th-straight title)
Men's 100 Free – Frank Tirone – 44.02 (1^st title)
Women's 200 Breast – Jessica Maeda – 2:11.46 (4^th-straight title)
Men's 200 Breast – Marco Nosack – 1:57.54 (2^nd career title)
Women's 200 Fly – Mia Moulden – 2:00.38 (3^rd career title)
Men's 200 Fly – Brandon Chapman – 1:45.69 (3^rd career title)
Men's 3-Meter Dive – Zyad Morsy – 371.75 (2^nd-straight title)
Men's 400 Free Relay – Frank Tirone, Matija Pantic, Hamish McLellan, Brandon Chapman – 2:56.17
 
Saturday Night NCAA Cuts:
Joseph Hancock – Men's 1650 Free – 15:09.03 – NCAA B Standard
Kieran Watson – Men's 1650 Free – 15:13.62 – NCAA B Standard
Dylan Wright – Men's 200 Back – 1:42.52 – NCAA B Standard
Jessica Maeda – Women's 200 Breast – 2:11.46 – NCAA B Standard
Zyad Morsy – Men's 3-Meter Dive – 371.75 – NCAA Zone Cut
Nathan Cox – Men's 3-Meter Dive – 321.50 – NCAA Zone Cut
 
Saturday Night New DU Top-10 Times:
Paige Reilly – Women's 1650 Free – 16:44.23 – personal best, but stayed in 8^th
Finn Holdredge – Men's 1650 Free – 15:28.10 – 10^th all-time
Mina Ada Solaker – Women's 200 Back – 1:57.72 – personal best, but stayed in 10^th
Peyton Mullowney – Women's 200 Breast – 2:13.53 – personal best, but stayed in 6^th
Sabrina Rachjaibun – Women's 200 Fly – 2:01.08 – personal best, but stayed in 10^th
 
Event by Event Recap:
Saturday night's finals session began with the men's and women's mile races. On the women's side, freshman Paige Reilly won her first mile championship with a 16:44.23. Two-time defending champion Nika Spehar earned the final podium spot with her 17:01.55.
 
Denver's men had five of the eight swimmers in Saturday night's timed final. Joseph Hancock earned his third career podium in the event and earned his first trip to the top step at the Summit League Championships on Saturday night with a 15:09.03. Kieran Watson and Finn Holdredge made it a podium sweep for the Pios with times of 15:13.62 and 15:28.10, respectively. Watson's time was good enough for his second NCAA B Standard in as many years in the event, while Holdredge's personal best sits 10^th in Denver's history. Max O'Neil took fifth in 15:35.87 and Will Melsha reached the final wall in sixth in 15:51.48.
 
Mina Ada Solaker earned her first career win in the 200 back to lead a group of five swimmers that qualified for the finals session on Saturday. Darian Koler finished third in 2:00.51, Lilly Zippel took sixth in 2:01.83 and Haley Chesno grabbed seventh (2:02.14) to round out the Pioneers in the A-Final. In a quick turnaround after the mile, Nika Spehar finished 15^th overall in 2:06.17.
 
Denver's first multi-winner of the night saw Dylan Wright win this third-straight 200 back league title with a 1:42.52, an NCAA B Standard. Quinn Collins finished fifth in 1:47.86 to round out Denver's swimmers in the A-Final. Noah Laird won the B-Final with a time of 1:47.48, Dylan Mes clocked in at 1:49.32 to finish 11^th and Liam Simmons took 13^th in 1:50.22.
 
Ines Marin led a trio of Pioneers that finished 3-5 in the women's 100 free, reaching the wall in 50.21. Kali Metuzals took fourth in 50.32 and Angie Wyand grabbed fifth with a time of 50.95. Izzy Burton won the B-Final in a time of 51.48, Megan Lucyshyn finished second in the B-Final and 10^th overall in 51.48 and Tenaya Winter finished 11^th overall in 51.87.
 
Frank Tirone completed his weekend sprint free sweep with a 44.02 in the 100 free. Hamish McLellan took second with a time of 44.32 to complete the Denver 1-2.
 
Another four-peat was captured by Jessica Maeda on Saturday night, her third of the Championship. Maeda clocked in at 2:11.46 to start a Denver 1-2 in the 200 breast that also included a 2:13.53 from Peyton Mullowney. Mullowney's time was her personal best and kept her in sixth in Denver's history. Zoe Lynch also swam in the A-Final, taking sixth in 2:19.64.
 
Marco Nosack earned his first 200 breast title since his freshman season with a 1:57.54 in the event. Nico Morton rounded out the podium places with a 1:59.77 and Luca Foord took fifth in 2:00.04.
 
Mia Moulden won her third career 200 fly title on Saturday, turning in a time of 2:00.38. Sabrina Rachjaibun and Daniela Alfaro completed a Denver podium sweep with times of 2:01.08 and 2:02.09, respectively. Rachjaibun's time was a personal best, and she stayed in 10^th in Denver's history.
 
Denver completed another weekend sweep, this time in the men's 200 fly as Brandon Chapman won his third career title in the event with a time 1:45.69. Ian O'Neil clocked in at 1:48.64 to finish fourth and Max O'Neil took eighth in 1:53.43.
 
To the break for diving before the final relays of the weekend, Zyad Morsy ran away with the men's 3-meter dive to lead a Pioneer podium sweep in the event. Morsy scored a 371.25, Nathan Cox earned a 321.50 to take second and Colin Breuer finished third with a combined score of 310.85. Cox's score was an NCAA Zone Cut.
 
Rounding out the weekend, Denver's women's 400 free relay finished in second when the quartet of Marin, Metuzals, Burton and Wyand combined for a time of 3:22.04. The men won the final race of the weekend, taking the 400 free relay when Tirone, Pantic, McLellan, Chapman combined for a time of 2:56.17.
 
2025 Summit League Championship Event Winners
Women's 200 Medley Relay – Ali Beay, Jessica Maeda, Ines Marin, Angie Wyand – 1:38.86
Men's 200 Medley Relay – Dylan Wright, Luca Foord, Hamish McLellan, Frank Tirone – 1:26.64
Women's 1-Meter Dive – Savanna Berry – 273.45
Men's Diving Team Event – Colin Breuer, Nathan Cox, Zyad Morsy - 380.25
Women's 800 Free Relay - Ines Marin, Kali Metuzals, Sabrina Rachjaibun, Tenaya Winter – 7:17.67
Men's 800 Free Relay – Kieran Watson, Dylan Mes, Dylan Wright, Marco Nosack – 6:29.62
Women's 500 Free – Sabrina Rachjaibun – 4:49.15 (1^st title)
Men's 500 Free – Kieran Watson – 4:21.49 (2^nd-straight title)
Women's 200 IM – Jessica Maeda – 2:00.86 (4^th-straight title)
Men's 200 IM – Marco Nosack – 1:46.74 (3^rd title overall)
Men's 50 Free – Frank Tirone – 19.62 (1^st title)
Men's 1-Meter Dive – Zyad Morsy – 345.40 (2^nd straight title)
Men's 200 Free Relay – Frank Tirone, Luke Milburn, Hamish McLellan, Brandon Chapman – 1:19.79
Women's 100 Fly – Mia Moulden – 54.36 (1^st title)
Men's 100 Fly – Brandon Chapman – 47.10 (1st title)
Women's 400 IM – Mina Ada Solaker – 4:13.75 (3^rd-straight title)
Men's 400 IM – Nico Morton – 3:51.27 (1^st title)
Women's 200 Free – Ines Marin – 1:46.59 (3^rd-straight title)
Men's 200 Free – Dylan Mes – 1:37.77 (1^st title)
Women's 100 Breast – Jessica Maeda – 1:00.83 (4^th-straight title)
Women's 3-Meter Dive – Savanna Berry – 274.35 (1^st title)
Women's 400 Medley Relay – Ali Beay, Jessica Maeda, Mia Moulden, Ines Marin – 3:39.43
Women's 1650 Free – Paige Reilly – 16:44.23 (1^st title)
Men's 1650 Free – Joseph Hancock – 15:09.03 (1^st title)
Women's 200 Back – Mina Ada Solaker – 1:57.72 (1^st title)
Men's 200 Back – Dylan Wright – 1:42.52 (4th-straight title)
Men's 100 Free – Frank Tirone – 44.02 (1^st title)
Women's 200 Breast – Jessica Maeda – 2:11.46 (4^th-straight title)
Men's 200 Breast – Marco Nosack – 1:57.54 (2^nd career title)
Women's 200 Fly – Mia Moulden – 2:00.38 (3^rd career title)
Men's 200 Fly – Brandon Chapman – 1:45.69 (3^rd career title)
Men's 3-Meter Dive – Zyad Morsy – 371.75 (2^nd-straight title)
Men's 400 Free Relay – Frank Tirone, Matija Pantic, Hamish McLellan, Brandon Chapman – 2:56.17
 
New Top-10 Times in DU History
Frank Tirone – 50 Free – 19.72 – 5^th
Brandon Chapman – 50 Free – 19.92 – T-7^th
Sabrina Rachjaibun – Women's 500 Free - 4:49.15 – 7^th all-time
Dylan Mes – Men's 500 Free – 4:21.63 – 8^th
Nico Morton – Men's 200 IM – 1:47.60 – 8^th
Frank Tirone – Men's 50 Free – 19.62 – 4^th
Kaitlin Calvery, Savanna Berry, Kaelyn Hinesley – Women's Team Diving – 271.65 – 1^st
Mia Moulden – Women's 100 Fly – 54.36 – 9^th overall
Brandon Chapman – Men's 100 Fly – 47.10 – 3^rd overall
Mina Ada Solaker – Women's 400 IM – 4:13.75 – stayed 6^th overall with new personal best
Sabrina Rachjaibun – Women's 400 IM – 4:14.97 – 7^th overall
Lilly Zippel – Women's 400 IM – 4:18.68 – 9^th overall
Nico Morton – Men's 400 IM – 3:51.27 – 6^th overall
Ines Marin – Women's 200 Free – 1:46.59 – 2^nd overall
Jessica Maeda – Women's 100 Breast – 1:00.83 – stayed 3^rd overall with new personal best
Ali Beay – Women's 100 Back – 54.66 – 8^th overall
Paige Reilly – Women's 1650 Free – 16:44.23 – personal best, but stayed in 8^th
Finn Holdredge – Men's 1650 Free – 15:28.10 – 10^th all-time
Mina Ada Solaker – Women's 200 Back – 1:57.72 – personal best, but stayed in 10^th
Peyton Mullowney – Women's 200 Breast – 2:13.53 – personal best, but stayed in 6^th
Sabrina Rachjaibun – Women's 200 Fly – 2:01.08 – personal best, but stayed in 10^th
 
2025 Summit League Championship NCAA Cuts
Savanna Berry - Women's 1-Meter Dive –– 273.45 – NCAA Zone Cut
Kaitlin Calvery - Women's 1-Meter Dive –– 266.45 – NCAA Zone Cut
Frank Tirone – Men's 50 Free – 19.62 - NCAA B Standard
Zyad Morsy – Men's 1-Meter Dive – 345.40 – NCAA Zone Cut
Mina Ada Solaker – Women's 400 IM – 4:13.75 – NCAA B Standard
Sabrina Rachjaibun – Women's 400 IM – 4:14.97 – NCAA B Standard
Ines Marin – Women's 200 Free – 1:46.59 – NCAA B Standard
Jessica Maeda – Women's 100 Breast – 1:00.83 – NCAA B Standard
Jessica Maeda – Women's 200 Breast – 2:12.75 – NCAA B Standard
Zyad Morsy – Men's 3-Meter Dive – 341.80 – NCAA Zone Cut
Joseph Hancock – Men's 1650 Free – 15:09.03 – NCAA B Standard
Kieran Watson – Men's 1650 Free – 15:13.62 – NCAA B Standard
Dylan Wright – Men's 200 Back – 1:42.52 – NCAA B Standard
Jessica Maeda – Women's 200 Breast – 2:11.46 – NCAA B Standard
Zyad Morsy – Men's 3-Meter Dive – 371.75 – NCAA Zone Cut
Nathan Cox – Men's 3-Meter Dive – 321.50 – NCAA Zone Cut
 
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