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Cardenas Wins 100 IM B-Final; DU Men Earn Top-10 Finish at NICs

The Pioneer women also finished in the top half of the national meet

DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming programs wrapped up the 2025-26 campaign in the sixth and final session of the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championships on Saturday night at the FAST Facility in Ocala, Florida.
 
Denver's men finished ninth out of 30 scoring teams at the NICs, while the Pioneer women earned 21st out of 52 scoring teams.
 
How it Happened:
After finishing 19th in this morning's prelims, Isa Cardenas won the 100 IM B-Final to score 11th overall in the event with a time of 56.36.
 
Quinn Collins moved up a spot from Saturday morning's prelims, taking 17th in the men's 200 back with his time of 1:48.24.
 
Nico Morton rounded out Denver's individual events in Saturday night's finals session with a 17th place finish in the 200 breast, clocking in at 1:59.89.
 
This weekend's meet ended with a 23rd place (3:24.65) finish for Denver's women in the 400 free relay, while the Denver men finished 16th in the event (2:59.36).
 
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Players Mentioned

Quinn Collins

Quinn Collins

Back/Free
6' 0"
Junior
Nico Morton

Nico Morton

Back/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Isa Cardenas

Isa Cardenas

IM
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Quinn Collins

Quinn Collins

6' 0"
Junior
Back/Free
Nico Morton

Nico Morton

5' 10"
Junior
Back/IM
Isa Cardenas

Isa Cardenas

5' 9"
Freshman
IM