2021 Denver Relays (Denver, Wyoming)
- Saturday, October 2, 2021
- Denver, CO
- Results (PDF)
- Scores
- Men: Denver 254, Wyoming 140
- Women: Denver 232, Wyoming 188
Courtesy: Denver Athletics
DENVER – The University of Denver Swimming team set the tone in its first home meet of the season on Saturday, sweeping both the men’s and women’s relays against Wyoming at the Denver Relays. The Pioneers posted 16 total wins out of 21 events on the day in El Pomar Natatorium.
The men’s side dominated against the Cowboys, cruising to a 254-140 victory, winning eight events, while the women captured seven titles on their side en route to a 232-188 win.
Saturday Event Wins
Women’s 200 Medley – Natalie Arky, Jessica Maeda, Ines Marin, Aysia Leckie – 1.43.92
Men’s 200 Medley – Ryan Catron, Marco Nosack, Brandon Chapman, Darragh Mahns – 1:33.39
Men’s 3×500 Freestyle – Connor Hughes, Dylan Wright, Joseph Purdy – 14:05.16
Women’s 3×100 Butterfly – Natalie Arky, Daniela Alfaro, Chrysten Pacheco – 2:53.73
Men’s 3×100 Butterlfy – Brandon Chapman, Knox Williams, Zachary Bayler – 2:33.64
Men’s 3×100 Backstroke – Ryan Catron, Dylan Wright, Will Melsha – 2:34.18
Women’s 3×100 Breaststroke – Jessica Maeda, Sophia Remington, Sophia Bricker – 3:15.14
Men’s 3×100 Breaststroke – Marco Nosack, Alex Lynch, Kelby Modene – 2:53.27
Mixed 200 Freestyle- Erika Remington, Darragh Mahns, Frank Tirone, Aysia Leckie – 1:29.15
Women’s 100 Freestyle – Aysia Leckie, Erika Remington, Mary O’Neil, Sophia Bricker– 44.60
Women’s 400 4×100 – Jessica Maeda, Peyton Mullowney, Mia Moulden, Natalie Arky
Men’s 500 50-100-150-200 – Frank Tirone, Darragh Mahns, Marco Nosack, Riley Babson – 4:09.30
Women’s 100 4×25 – Natalie Arky, Jessica Maeda, Erika Remington, Aysia Leckie – 47.86
Men’s 100 4×25 – Ryan Catron, Marco Nosack, Brandon Chapman, Darragh Mahns – 42.88
Women’s 400 4×100 – Kali Metuzals, Ines Marin, Erika Remington, Aysia Leckie – 3:31.31
Men’s 400 4×100 – Darragh Mahns, Frank Tirone, Daniel Pineiro, Marco Nosack – 3:09.23
Diving Intrasquad
The Pioneers hosted their intrasquad meet prior to the relays. Denver competed against itself in the 3m and 1m. Ammar Hassan winning the men’s 1m (312.30 pts) and Jon Brouillette taking it in the 3m (270.68 pts) on the men’s side. In the women’s dives, Maya Belanger won the 1m championship (292.05) and Zora Opalka finished first in the 3m championship (273.75).
Opalka and Belanger both broke the current 1m record with their scores.
Quote from Coach Aaron D’Addario
“The divers have been working hard the past few weeks and today they showed the hard work pays off. Performers this consistent at the start of the season makes me so excited to see them develop and improve throughout this year.”
Denver returns to action on Oct. 15 at Colorado State.
Courtesy: Wyoming Athletics
DENVER, Colo. (10/2/21) – University of Wyoming swimming & diving head coach Dave Denniston hopes that his team’s performance at DU Relays on Saturday is a microcosm of what the season will entail as a whole. The Cowboys and Cowgirls finished strong in numerous races, and that’s hopefully a sign of things to come.
“I thought the way we swam the second half of the meet and the way we were finishing our races says a lot about how the season is setting up,” Denniston said. “Overall, I thought the team did a great job, especially coming off probably the hardest training week they’ve had in a long time.”
Denver won the women’s side, collecting 232 points to Wyoming’s 188 points. The Pioneers defeated the Cowboys 254-140.
Wyoming won five races Saturday. The women touched first in three relays, while the men claimed first in a pair of relays.
The women’s 1,500-meter relay team – comprised of Roxy Ramirez, Maggie Clerkin and Sage Morton – highlighted the first portion of the meet. The distance trio topped the field with a time of 15:44.19.
The women’s 300-yard backstroke relay – of Emily Giles, Andrea Niemann and Katelyn Blattner – maintained some of that momentum. Those three won, clocking in at 2:54.70.
The men’s 100-yard freestyle relay – made up of Matt Lang, Jakob Borrman, Quinn Teller and Grant Sloan – jumpstarted the Cowboys. The quartet touched first in a time of 38.20.
The men’s 400-yard IM relay – comprised of Miller Browne, Cameron Murphy, Thomas Diaz and David Mihalic – followed suit with a victory of their own. The group of four claimed first with a time of 3:35.16.
The women’s 500-yard crescendo relay – Kira Crane, Sani Carsrud, Lainee Jones and Blattner – bookended the meet in style for the women. They took first, recording a time of 4:33.31.
“When we were in position to win a race, especially on the final leg, we had a lot of people step up,” Denniston said. “A lot of really good races, where it came down to the end, we were able to get our hand on the wall.”
Wyoming takes a couple weeks off from competition before returning to the state of Colorado. UW participates in a quad meet at Air Force, featuring the Falcons, Denver and LSU on Oct. 22-23.
“We are going to put in a really hard week of training, and leading into Colorado Springs, we are going to take some time to hone the details,” Denniston said. “I imagine we’ll see a lot of best times at Air Force. We are going to race, and it’s an opportunity to get our hand on the wall and see what we can do early in the season.”