COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 16, 2021) – The Wyoming men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up the weekend with duals against Air Force and BYU on Saturday in Colorado Springs. The Cowgirls earned 150-93 win over Air Force and dropped the contest 146-96 against the Cougars. The men dropped both its duals, 147-96, against Air Force and BYU, 157-83.
In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of
Max DeYoung,
Mitchell Hovis,
Austin Crump and
Grant Sloan placed fourth in a time of 1:32.65. The women placed third with a season-best time of 1:44.74 with
Emily Giles,
Rylie Pilon,
Kira Crane,
Sani Carsrud.
The 1000 free featured
Harry Tjaden who went a career-best time of 9:59.74 to place second.
Andrew Columbus posted a career-best time of 10:17.08.
Sage Morton recorded a time of 10:46.31 to place second followed by
Maggie Clerkin who touched the wall in 10:49.49.
Crump posted a time of 1:41.50 in the 200 freestyle.
Ryan Netzel touched the wall 1:42.54 for a season-best time while
Reilly Gilbert went 1:43.79.
Katelyn Blattner placed first in the event with a season-best time of 1:50.35 while
Lainee Jones was second with a season-best time of 1:51.87.
Sloan had the best time of 21.21 in the 50 freestyle for a fifth place spot.
Kellen Chadderdon swam a career-best time of 22.09 followed by
John Wargin with a time of 22.13.
Kali Franckowiak was third in the event in a time of 23.91 while Crane recorded a mark of 23.98.
In the 400 IM,
Thomas Diaz placed sixth in a time of 4:11.26. He was followed by
Cameron Murphy who touched the wall in 4:16.21 and
Luke Walker with a mark of 4:16.56.
Erin Eccleston was third in a time of 4:37.06 followed closely by
Roxanna Ramirez who posted a time of 4:39.65.
Gilbert was the top finisher in the 100 butterfly with a season-best 51.09. Tjaden went 51.12 and Hovis recorded a number of 51.62.
Hannah Mclean-Leonard had the top time on the day touching the wall in 54.38
The 100 freestyle had Crump going 46.36 to place sixth.
Jakob Borrman swam a career-best time of 47.79, while Chadderdon went 48.03. Carsrud posted the third best time, 52.15, while
Kylee Theiler was behind her in fourth, 53.47.
In the 100 backstroke, the Cowboys went fifth, sixth and seventh. DeYoung was the top finisher in a time of 51.86. Browne followed with a mark of 52.03 and
Andrew Rodriguez recorded a time of 52.38. Giles placed fifth with a time of 57.22.
Netzel posted a second place finish with a time of 4:43.72 while
Daniel Cumnock-Francois and Walker went 4:45.84 and 4:46.86, respectively. Blattner posted her second first place finish with a time of 4:59.00.
Hovis finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.12 while Wargin went 57.45 for a fifth place spot.
Isabel Rich went 1:05.42 for a third place finish while Pilon was fifth in a time of 1:05.83.
In the final event for the men, the team of Sloan, Borrman, Chadderdon and DeYoung went a season-best time of 1:25.89 in the 200 freestyle. The team of Blattner, Franckowiak, Mclean-Leonard and Jones went 1:34.83 to finish second.
On the boards, three Cowboys placed in the top five of the 1-meter and 3-meter.
Juan Gonzalez scored 317.30 in the 3-meter for a second place finish followed by a fourth place spot in the 1-meter with a score of 297.05.
Brendan Byrnes was second in the 1-meter with a score of 302.05 while
Elijah Chan completed his six dives with a combined score of 286.26. For the women, the top finisher was
Melissa Mirafuentes who placed third in both events with scores of 281.20 and 247.30.
McKenna Houlihan was fourth in the three meter with a score of 270.00 and fifth in the one-meter with a mark of 236.15.
Both squads will be back in the pool on Friday, January 22 against the Denver Pioneers. The meet is scheduled at 3 p.m. MT at the El Pomar Natatorium in Denver.
