Wednesday, March 11
Ocala, Fla.
All Day
University of Denver
vs
NIC Championships
Photo by: Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative Photography
Cardenas Wins 100 IM B-Final; DU Men Earn Top-10 Finish at NICs
3/14/2026 7:29:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
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.
Â
Denver's men finished ninth out of 30 scoring teams at the NICs, while the Pioneer women earned 21st out of 52 scoring teams.
Â
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.
Â
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.
Â
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.
Â
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).
Â
DENVER'S HOME FOR COLLEGE SPORTS
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of DU's NCAA Division I sports. Â
Like DU Swimming & Diving on Facebook
Follow DU Swimming & Diving on Twitter at @DU_SwimDive
Follow DU Swimming & Diving on Instagram
Â
Â
Denver's men finished ninth out of 30 scoring teams at the NICs, while the Pioneer women earned 21st out of 52 scoring teams.
Â
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.
Â
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.
Â
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.
Â
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).
Â
DENVER'S HOME FOR COLLEGE SPORTS
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of DU's NCAA Division I sports. Â
Like DU Swimming & Diving on Facebook
Follow DU Swimming & Diving on Twitter at @DU_SwimDive
Follow DU Swimming & Diving on Instagram
Â
Players Mentioned
IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Men's Swimming & DivingFriday, February 06
Sunday, January 18
Saturday, January 10
Friday, January 09
