Denver vs Colorado School of Mines
- January 3, 2025
- Denver, Colo.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Denver Athletics
DENVER – The University of Denver men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs earned a sweep over Colorado School of Mines to open the 2025 portion of its schedule on Friday afternoon inside El Pomar Natatorium.
Team Scores:
Men:
Denver 164
Mines 41
Women:
Denver 169
Mines 34
Event-by-Event Recap:
Denver opened the meet with a win in the women’s 200 medley relay. Haley Chesno, Jessica Maeda, Mia Moulden and Megan Lucyshyn combined for a time of 1:42.51 to take the top spot
On the men’s side, Dylan Wright, Marco Nosack, Brandon Chapman and Frank Tirone made it a DU sweep in the medley relay with a time of 1:29.24.
In the first distance swim of the afternoon, the Pioneers swept the podium in the women’s 1000 free. Daniela Alfaro led the Pioneer trio with a 10:16.98, Paige Reilly finished second in 10:24.88 and Tessa Lindstrom clocked in at 10:31.47 to finish third.
Kieran Watson led the men’s distance swimmers with a 9:28.65 to win the men’s 1000. Max O’Neil took third in 9:36.56 to round out the podium places in the distance race.
Denver’s women once again swept the podium places in the women’s 200 free. Ines Marin led the field in a time of 1:50.80, Sabrina Rachjaibun clocked in at 1:51.67 to take second and Tenaya Winter reached the wall third in 1:52.58.
The Pioneers took the top four spots in the men’s 200 free. Dylan Mes won the race with an 1:39.24. Tommy Hancock finished second in 1:42.16, Will Melsha took third in 1:42.23 and Brandon Saeedi got to the wall in fourth in 1:42.44.
Lucyshyn won the 50 free sprint on the women’s side with a 23.38, while Tirone completed the sweep with a 20.18 to lead the men’s field. Denver’s women earned four of the top five spots with Mary O’Neil rounding out the podium places with a third-place finish in 23.95. Denver’s men swept the podium with Hamish McLellan (20.43) and Matija Pantic (20.84) rounding out the Pio trio.
In the women’s 400 IM, Denver earned the top six places. Mina Ada Solaker led the Denver group with a 4:22.75 to earn the event win. Peyton Mullowney finished second in 4:28.95 and Lilly Zippel took third in 4:30.17.
The Pioneers also swept the podium in the men’s 400 IM. Nico Morton took the top step with a 3:57.94. Noah Laird finished second in 4:00.39 and Marco Nosack took third in 4:01.32.
In the women’s 200 fly, Moulden reached the wall in first with a 2:01.01. Alfaro finished second in 2:04.29 and Rachjaibun took third in 2:05.07. Chapman led Denver’s men with a 1:48 flat, followed by Watson’s 1:52.56 and Ian O’Neil‘s 1:52.75 to complete another Denver podium sweep.
Kali Metuzals led the field in the women’s 100 free with a time of 50.99. Angie Wyand took second in the final sprint free of the day with a time of 51.31. After taking second in the men’s 50 free earlier in the meet, McLellan won the 100 free with a time of 45.09. Hancock rounded out the podium places in the event with a 45.84.
Denver had three swimmers within a second and a half of each other in the women’s 200 back. Chesno won the race with a 2:03.33. Zippel finished second in 2:04.43 and Darian Koler took third in 2:04.63.
On the men’s side, seven Pioneers improved on their seed time in the men’s 200 back. Wright led the Denver group with a time of 1:45.46 to take first in the race. Quinn Collins finished second in 1:48.89 and Mason Bruhn took the third and final podium place with a 1:49.54.
Rounding out the distance events for Friday’s meet was the 500 free. Winter led the women’s field with a time of 5:03.21. Nika Spehar took second in 5:10.01 and Tessa Lindstrom grabbed third in 5:11.87.
On the men’s side, Finn Holdredge won the 500 free with a 4:35.51 and Connor Hughes finished third in 4:43.56.
In the final individual meets of the day, Jessica Maeda won the women’s 200 breast with a time of 2:13.30, finishing ahead of Mullowney, who took second in 2:16.36.
On the men’s side, Joseph Purdy edged out teammate Luca Foord to win the men’s 200 breast. Purdy clocked in at 2:04.54, just 0.14 seconds ahead of his teammate.
Friday’s Senior Day meet ended with the 400 free relays which Denver swept. Denver’s women’s quartet of Marin, Metuzals, Lucyshyn and Wyand combined for a time of 3:22.76, while Tirone, McLellan, Matija Pantic and Luke Milburn won the men’s race in 2:59.30.
UP NEXT: Denver will hit the road next week to take on Wyoming on Saturday at 11 a.m. MT.
Courtesy: Mines Athletics
DENVER, Colo. – Oredigger freshmen flexed their muscle, and speed, on Friday as the Colorado School of Mines Men’s and Women’s Swimming teams competed at the University of Denver.
On DU’s Senior Day, the Orediggers fell in both duals to their NCAA Division I hosts. The final score on the men’s side was 164-31 while the women went 169-34. Even so, Mines had numerous bright spots across multiple events. While upperclassmen had their moments, an Oredigger youth moment stole the day.
Action began with Mines’ women taking fourth in the 200-medley relay while the Oredigger men grabbed silver. Next was the 1000-free featuring Isabella Bono’s fourth-place finish with true freshman Vladislav Kazakin taking silver for the men. Kazakin churned out a time of 9:36.42 to claim the first individual “medal” of the day. The 200-free followed Kazakin’s highlight and resulted in Maggie Wells in fourth for the women and another true freshman, Brenden Cook, taking fifth for the men in 1:43.32.
The Orediggers found more outstanding performances in the springs. True freshman Jennifer Pierson was second thanks to a season-best 23.80 in the 50-free. Upperclassman Jordan Tierney also had a season-best in the same race after clocking 24.39. The men’s side saw freshman Sawyer Jones go 20.86. Those results brought Friday’s dual to the halfway point with the 400-IM where Isabella Bono and Ronan Lauinger were Mines’ top finishers.
As the dual entered the back half of racing, Savannah Karas and Jaron O’Grady led the Orediggers in the 200-fly. The 100-free was next and saw another top-three finish from Jennifer Pierson while Sawyer Jones once again led Mines on the men’s side. The top Oredigger finishers in the 200-back were Emi Jedryka and Kazakin. Then, in the 500-free, it was Wells and Lauinger with Lauinger racing to silver. The 200-breast was all Jordan Tierney and Lauinger. That brought the final races of the day in the 400-freestyle relay. Pierson and Abby Swanson made the women’s quartet half freshmen as Mines took third. Cook and Kazakin did the same for the men with the Orediggers claiming bronze in that race as well.
Next weekend, Mines heads to Air Force where the men will go head-to-head with the Falcons while the women’s side features Northern Colorado in a tri-meet.
