Cowgirls Dominate the Utes in Green River - University of Wyoming Athletics

Friday, October 30

Green River, Wyo.

2 p.m.

University of Wyoming

University of Utah

Results

Taylor Craft swimming the breaststroke in the Utah duel

Photo by: Sariah Orocu

10/30/2026 8:50:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Results

By: Colton Merritt

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (Oct. 30, 2026) – The Cowgirl swim team defeated Utah, 179-83, while the Cowboys fell 141-121, Friday in Green River, Wyo.

COWGIRLS
Wyoming's dual with Utah began with the 400-yard medley relay where the Cowgirls picked up a first- and third-place finish. The winning team of sophomore Raiden Harris, senior Taylor Craft, freshman Lorelai Frauenfelder and senior Tara Joyce swam a season-best time of 3:42.39. In third place with a time of 3:46.19 was the crew of senior Tessa Bendokas, freshman Marley Monsen, senior Sophie Nutter and junior Avery True.

Junior Macey Hansen remained undefeated in the 1,000-yard freestyle with her 10:09.52. She finished more than 13 seconds ahead of the field. Freshman Lillian Borkowski swam her best time in the event at 10:29.39 for third. Freshman Cameryn Walkup picked up the last point in the 1,000 Free with her time of 10:36.60 for fifth overall.

In the 200-yard freestyle, the Cowgirls had the first four finishers and gained 16 points. Joyce swam a time of 1:49.16, a season best. True touched next with a time of 1:50.97, a season best, while Frauenfelder finished third at 1:52.47. While not scoring points, sophomore Ella Lesnever grabbed a fourth-place time of 1:52.66, also a season best.

Bendokas led the way for Wyoming in the 100-yard backstroke with her second-place time of 55.77, a season best. She was followed by freshman Greta Marcott in third with a time of 56.26.

Craft and Monsen went 1-2 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Touching first with a time of 1:01.40, an improvement from 1:03.09 from the last dual against Air Force. Monsen finished with a season-best time of 1:03.09.

In the 200-yard butterfly, the Cowgirls once again swept the top 4 places. Nutter swam a time of 2:04.63 for first, a season best, and first 200 Fly win of the year. Junior Abigail Bruss took second at 2:05.02 and sophomore Emma Aumaugher touched at 2:05.64 for third. Senior Katie Ford took fourth with a time of 2:06.95.

Harris won the 50-yard freestyle sprint with a time of 23.06, the top Cowgirl time of the season. Lesnever picked up her first points with a fourth-place finish of 23.89, a season best.

Joyce added another Cowgirl victory in the 100-yard freestyle. Her time of 50.18 is a season best and No. 3 in the Mountain West. Nutter finished in third at 51.60 while Marcott added two more points in fourth at 51.73.

In the 200-yard backstroke, Harris won with a time of 2:01.91. She was followed by freshman Ava Sims, who touched the wall third at 2:05.23.

Monsen won the 200-yard breaststroke in back-to-back meets with her touch at the wall of 2:18.71. Craft finished next in second at 2:19.25 while freshman Taylor Cole added her first points in fourth with a time of 2:19.76.

Hansen went 2-for-2 with her victory in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:56.91. True swam to third with her time of 5:01.80, a season best.

Frauenfelder swam a personal best in the 100-yard butterfly at 55.62 for first. Aumaugher touched next for Wyoming in fourth with a time of 55.98 while Bendokas added one more point in fifth at 56.19.

Cole won her first collegiate event in the 400-yard IM. She touched the wall at 4:29.69, a personal and Cowgirl season best. Ford finished fourth with a time of 4:35.35 while Sims picked up the last point with her touch of 4:35.70 for fifth.

The Cowgirls capped their dominant meet over Utah with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The "A" team of Harris, Frauenfelder, Lesnever and Joyce swam a time of 1:30.68 for 11 team points. The "B" relay of sophomore Rose Jones, Craft, Aumaugher and sophomore Isla Hardie added the final two points with their time of 1:35.40 for third.

COWBOYS

Like the women, the Cowboys finished 1-3 in the 400-yard medley relay. In first was the team of sophomore Jackson Kogler, junior Joe Morales, junior Antonie Pieterse and sophomore Bryan Lombardi with a time of 3:12.83, a season best. The "B" squad of senior Simon Casey, freshman Marcel Jureko, senior Adam Pannell, and junior Luke O'Connor finished in third with a time of 3:16.17.

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, junior Isaac Lee grabbed a second-place finish of 9:28.95 to add four team points. He swam a season best by nearly seven seconds. Freshman Stephen Argabright touched the wall fourth at 9:35.54, adding another two points.

Casey was the top finisher in the 200-yard freestyle with his third-place time of 1:39.78 for three points. Sophomore Leo Kurucz added another team point with his time of 1:42.02 for fifth.

Kogler picked up his third 100-yard backstroke victory of the season with his time of 48.47, a season best. Senior Cameron Knox finished in fourth with a time of 49.43 and adding 2 points for the Cowboys.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Jureko led the Pokes with a time of 55.89 for third and three team points. Morales added another point with his time of 56.02 for fifth.

Freshman Joey Sudermann and sophomore Travis Ayers picked up three points in the 200-yard butterfly. Sudermann placed fourth with a time of 1:50.98 while Ayers touched at 1:52.24 for fifth.

In the men's 50-yard freestyle, Lombardi swam a time of 20.10 for first and nine team points. O'Connor finished third at 20.74, a season best, to wrap the scoring in the sprint.

Pieterse won his first individual event of the meet with his finishing time of 44.33 in the 100-yard freestyle. He now leads the team with the best 100 Free time. Kurucz added to the team point total with his time of 46.11 for fourth.

Kogler continued his backstroke dominance on the year with a first-place finish of 1:47.86 in the 200-yard backstroke. Knox would finish in fifth, where he added one point with his time of 1:49.80.

Jureko won his first collegiate event in the 200-yard breaststroke. He swam a time of 2:00.56 to lead Wyoming on the year. Morales rounded out the Cowboy swimmers with a time of 2:04.79 in fourth.

In the 500-yard freestyle, Casey picked up a third-place finish at 4:34.76, his first collegiate 500 Free race. Lee touched next in fourth with his time of 4:35.18.

Cowboys went 1-2 in the 100-yard butterfly as Pieterse and Lombardi pushed one another for some big points late in the meet. Pieterse won with a time of 47.32 while Lombardi swam a time of 47.47 for second, both season bests.

Kogler dropped his first IM race of the year when he finished second in the 400-yard IM. His time of 3:56.25 was still a season best. Sudermann added points as well with his fifth-place time of 4:07.29.

The Cowboys closed the meet with 13 points from the 200-yard freestyle relay. In first was Pieterse, Lombardi, Kurucz and O'Connor with a time of 1:19.38 in first. The "B" relay for Wyoming touched third with a time of 1:22.25 from junior Gray Sisco, Pannell, Morales and Casey.

UP NEXT
Next up for the Cowgirls is a dual against Colorado State on Nov. 6 at Moby Pool in Fort Collins, Colo. The men and women will compete again on Nov. 17-21 at the Mizzou Invite in Columbia, Mo.

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