LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 10, 2026) – The Cowboys beat Air Force, 178-122, while the Cowgirls won, 163-137, Saturday at the Wyoming Aquatic Center.

The Pokes broke 18 pool records on the day, including the addition of the 200 Free Relay on the women's side. One record, Carly Borrman's 100 Breast, still holds from the Brown, Gold & Old alumni meet.

After taking second behind Air Force at the Front Range Invite, head coach Dave Denniston spoke on the changes to bounce back as a team. "I think one of the biggest changes across the board was our captain Cameron Knox and a few of the senior girls saying, 'This is out home. We are going to protect it."

He added, "That pride created another level of energy that I haven't seen in a dual meet since I've been a coach here."

COWGIRLS
"We always take for granted how good Macey Hansen and Tara Joyce are," said Denniston. "They are swimming on another level again this year."

Denniston also spoke on freshman Lorelai Frauenfelder's year. "Lorelai is swimming faster than any freshman I've seen in a long time here."

Saturday kicked off with the 200-yard medley relay. The Cowgirls picked up their first of 10 wins with a time of 1:42.11 from senior Tessa Bendokas, senior Taylor Craft, freshman Lorelai Frauenfelder and senior Tara Joyce, a pool record. The "B" relay of sophomore Raiden Harris, freshman Marley Monsen, senior Sophie Nutter and sophomore Ella Lesnever grabbed third with a time of 1:45.41. Wyoming also added a fourth-place finish in the event with the "C" crew of freshman Ava Sims, freshman Cameron House, junior Taylor Cureton and freshman Greta Marcott swimming a time of 1:46.13.

Junior Macey Hansen added another distance victory to her resume in the 1,000-yard freestyle. She swam a time of 10:24.61, improving her pool record from the intrasquad meet. The next finisher for Wyoming was sophomore Isabelle Henderson with a time of 10:52.30 in fourth. Freshman Lillian Borkowski rounded out the team with a sixth-place finish of 11:02.48.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Joyce picked up another win for the Cowgirls with her time of 1:51.83, a new pool record. Junior Avery True touched third with a time of 1:52.92, a time that would have also broken the previous pool record. Sophomore Rose Jones added a sixth-place finish at 1:57.10 while Lesnever swam a time of 2:02.27 for ninth.

Harris won her first individual race of the season in the 100-yard backstroke. She touched the wall with a pool-record time of 56.67. Bendokas followed her in second with a time of 57.69
while Sims touched at 58.40 for fourth. Sophomore Makenna Reiner finished with a time of 1:01.26 for eighth.

Craft led the way for Wyoming in the 100-yard breaststroke with her finish of 1:03.24. he would be followed by two Cowgirls, Monsen and sophomore Sienna Hawbaker in third and fourth. The duo swam times of 1:04.26 and 1:06.28, respectively. House and freshman Taylor Cole wrapped the event in sixth (1:06.79) and seventh (1:06.99).

In the 200-yard butterfly, junior Abigail Bruss picked up a third-place finish at 2:07.18. She was followed by Nutter in fourth, touching the wall at 2:08.82. Senior Katie Ford finished with a time of 2:09.98 for fifth while freshman Cameryn Walkup and sophomore Isla Hardie went 7-8 with times of 2:12.40 and 2:14.88, respectively.

Frauenfelder set the 50-yard freestyle pool record with her first-place time of 23.36. Marcott would take fourth with a time of 24.02 while Cureton and sophomore Emma Aumaugher finished at 24.61 (6th) and 24.82 (8th), respectively.

In diving, senior Lacey Neighbor placed fifth in the 1-meter with a score of 244.35 and fourth in the 3-meter at 257.48 points. Freshman Rylie Pendergrass took sixth in the 1-meter with 236.18 points and sixth in the 3-meter with a score of 230.70.

Joyce broke her pool record in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall first at 51.07. Hawbaker swam to fifth with a time of 53.05 while Jones took sixth at 53.37. Lesnever and Marcott wrapped the event with times of 53.53 for ninth and 53.79 for 10th.

Harris led the Cowgirls in second in the 200-yard backstroke. She touched the wall at 2:03.28. Sims would touch next for Wyoming in fourth with a time of 2:06.03. Sophomore Katherine Beauchene finished in sixth at 2:09.58 while Borkowski swam a time of 2:12.42 for ninth.

In the 200-yard breaststroke, Monsen picked up a pool record with a time of 2:22.56 for first. Cole and Craft completed the 1-2-3 finish with times of 2:23.18 and 2:24.09, respectively. House would finish with a time of 2:33.42 for eighth.

Hansen completed the distance sweep with her victory in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:06.06, a new pool record. True finished third with her time of 5:10.99, picking up crucial points late in the meet. Ford swam to fifth with her time of 5:15.00 while Walkup finished eighth at 5:18.67.

Frauenfelder continued adding freshman names to the pool record board with her victory of 56.84 in the 100-yard butterfly. Nutter swam to second with her time of 57.15 while Bendokas took fourth at 57.60. Cureton and Hardie closed with times of 58.78 (7th) and 59.84 (8th), respectively.

In the final individual event of the dual meet, Sims touched the wall second with a time of 2:09.02 in the 200-yard IM. Aumaugher finished next in third at 2:11.11 while Reiner placed seventh with a time of 2:12.97. Beauchene touched the wall eighth at 2:15.23 while Bruss finished with a time of 2:16.56 for ninth.

The Cowgirls secured the meet win with a 1-3-4 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Harris, True, Frauenfelder and Joyce touched at 3:24.45, a new pool record. The "C" relay finished third at 3:30.87 with performances from Hawbaker, Cureton, Bendokas and Jones. Finally, the "B" crew of Lesnever, Craft, Marcott and Nutter took fourth at 3:31.24.

COWBOYS
"Joey Sudermann is starting to establish himself as somebody who can swim any event like how Jackson Kogler did a year ago as a freshman," said Denniston. "It's also great to have Antonie, Bryan and Luke and their sprinting chops to close races and relays"

The men started with their first of 11 victories with a time of 1:29.16 from sophomore Jackson Kogler, junior Joe Morales, sophomore Bryan Lombardi and junior Luke O'Connor in the 200-yard medley relay. This was a new pool record. The "B" relay of senior Simon Casey, freshman Marcel Jureko, freshman Joey Sudermann and junior Antonie Pieterse finished third with a time of 1:31.01.

The Cowboys saw a new winner in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Freshman Stephen Argabright touched the wall first at 9:46.63. Junior Isaac Lee finished second at 9:54.00, securing 13 points for the team. Junior Andrew Cooper added the final point with his time of 10:11.19 for fifth.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Wyoming finished 1-2-3. Casey finished first with his time of 1:41.28, senior Adam Pannell touched second at 1:41.77 and junior Leo Kurucz swam a time of 1:42.54 for third. Rounding out the heat was junior Gray Sisco with a time of 1:49.58.

Kogler continued to be that guy to send out for a win with his first-place time of 48.54 in the 10-yard backstroke, a pool record. Pieterse and senior Cameron Knox completed the 1-2-3 sweep with their times of 49.95 and 50.55, respectively.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Morales finished second at 56.54. Jureko would take fifth with a time of 57.84 while Argabright touched the wall eighth at 1:00.80.

Sudermann won the 200-yard butterfly with a pool-record time of 1:52.65. Lee touched next at 1:54.09 while sophomore Travis Ayers finished with a time of 1:57.06 for fourth.

Lombardi improved on his pool record time to win the 50-yard freestyle. He touched the wall at 20.07. O'Connor finished with a time of 20.78 for third while sophomore Cade Doherty picked up the final point in fifth at 21.58. Junior Zack Smith finished sixth with his time of 21.77.

Senior Bruno Grau finished with a third-place point total of 322.73 in the 3-meter and took fourth in the 1-meter with 270.60 points. For sophomore Connor Liddle, he placed sixth in the 3-meter at 260.33 points and seventh in the 1-meter with a score of 225.00.

In the 100-yard freestyle, Pieterse placed second with a time of 46.48. In fourth was Pannell with a time of 46.53 while O'Connor touched at 47.05 for fifth. Also swimming was Kurucz in sixth at 47.22 and freshman Archer Sanchez taking eighth with a time of 47.85.

Casey added another first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke. He touched the wall at 1:50.26. Sudermann finished next in second with his time of 1:52.21. Knox added two team points in fourth with his time of 1:57.89 while Ayers touched the wall seventh at 2:02.97.

The top Cowboy in the 200-yard breaststroke was Kogler with his time of 2:02.32. Jureko touched the wall fourth at 2:07.87 and Morales picked up a seventh-place finish at 2:10.91.

Lee extended his pool record in the 500-yard freestyle with his winning time of 4:40.45. Argabright would touch third at 4:48.21 and Cooper added even more points in fourth at 4:49.34. Kurucz closed the event with a time of 5:01.21 in eighth.

Lombardi added another pool record to his name with his finishing time of 48.15 in the 100-yard butterfly. Pannell touched the wall next for second at 50.76. Pokes finished out the event 6-7-8 with times from Ayers (52.56), Smith (53.29) and Sisco (54.17).

Kogler closed his meet with a win in the 200-yard IM. He touched the wall at 1:53.33 for a pool record. Sanchez placed fourth with a time of 1:56.74 while Sudermann added a sixth-place finish at 1:56.83. Knox closed the event in seventh, touching the wall at 1:57.45.

The Cowboys finished 1-3 in the 400-yard freestyle and broke a pool record. The "A" relay of Lombardi, Pieterse, Casey and O'Connor finished with a time of 3:00.15. The "B" team took third at 3:07.49 with swims from Pannell, Kurucz, Sisco and Morales.

Denniston closed, saying, "I could name every guy and every girl on the team as standouts because it's a special year."

UP NEXT
Wyoming will compete next against Utah in an outreach meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 30, at Green River High School in Green River, Wyo.

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