DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs closed out their pre-championship slate on Saturday afternoon with the final day of the First Chance Invitational inside El Pomar Natatorium.
Event Winners:
Women's 200 Free Relay – 1:32.13 –
Julia Saxman,
Tenaya Winter,
Ali Beay,
Isa Cardenas
Men's 200 Free Relay – 1:20.86 –
Hamish McLellan,
Matija Pantic,
Tommy Hancock and
Benjamin Stone.
Women's 200 Back –
Darian Koler – 2:01.03
Women's 100 Fly –
Tenaya Winter – 55.94
Men's 100 Fly –
Hamish McLellan – 47.09
Women's 200 IM –
Isa Cardenas – 2:05.04
How it Happened:
Denver got its morning started with a 200 free relay win against the Air Force Academy when the quartet of
Julia Saxman, Tenaya Winter, Ali Beay and
Isa Cardenas combined for a time of 1:32.13. The Pioneer men didn't have an opponent on Saturday but
Hamish McLellan, Matija Pantic, Tommy Hancock and
Benjamin Stone turned in a time of 1:20.86 in their final rep before the Summit League Championships.
Samantha Synsvoll led Denver in the women's 100 free on Saturday morning, clocking in at 51.67.
Shifting back to the backstroke,
Darian Koler led a Denver 1-2 in the 200 back. Koler recorded a 2:01.03 and was quickly followed behind
Lilly Zippel's 2:02.73.
Mason Bruhn led the Pioneer men with a second-place finish in 1:48.25.
A few events later,
Tenaya Winter won the women's 100 fly with a time of 55.94. McLellan led Denver's men with a 47.09 to take the top spot in the 16-swimmer field.
Cardenas kept Denver in the win column, leading a Denver 1-2 in the women's 200 IM. The Pioneer freshman clocked in at 2:05.04, just ahead of teammate
Mina Ada Solaker who turned in a 2:05.46.
Kurt Owens led the Denver men in the 200 with his time of 1:52.53.
Up Next:
Denver will head to Iowa City from February 18-21 when the Pioneers look to continue their dominance at the Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships.
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