DENVER (Feb. 6, 2026) – Wyoming breaks two pool records and sets six personal bests on day one of the DU First Chance Meet, Friday.

"Today was a really fun day to get into the meet," said assistant coach Jonathan Reeder.

"Between a number of personal bests, two pool records being broken and great energy from the smaller group we brought to the meet, it makes me excited for what else may come tomorrow."

COWGIRLS
The Cowgirls kicked off the meet with the 200-yard Medley Relay. The team of sophomore Taylor Cureton, senior Savannah McVey, freshman Emma Aumaugher and sophomore Ava Salverson would take fourth with a time of 1:44.69. This squad would see much more action across the day.

Freshman Katherine Beauchene swam to fourth in the 400-yard IM with her time of 4:37.57, her first of the season. She would then race in the 100-yard Back and finish 13th, touching the wall at 59.93.

Salverson would also swim in the 100-yard Back and take 16th with a time of 1:03.36, a personal best.

McVey swam a personal best time in the 100-yard Breast with her fourth-place finish of 1:05.31.

Aumaugher finished in fifth with a major season-best time in the 200-yard Fly. She shaved off over six seconds with her finish of 2:08.98.

In the 50-yard Free, Cureton led Wyoming with a fourth-place finish of 23.66 while Salverson took 15th with a time of 24.34.

COWBOYS
Senior Alex Metzler broke his first of two pool records on the day with his time in the 200-yard Free. He would win the event and touch the wall at a personal best 1:35.82, breaking the record time of 1:36.06 set in 2022 by Air Force.

Metzler would grab another pool record in the 200-yard Fly with a time of 1:46.97 for first. He broke the previous record of 1:47.05 set in 2024 by BYU.

Freshman Cade Doherty would finish eighth in the 200 Fly, touching the wall at 1:52.25, a personal best by nearly three seconds.

Freshman Travis Ayers added a Top 3 finish for the Pokes with his third-place finish of 49.49 in the 100-yard Back, a personal best. Ayers would also finish 10th in the 200 Fly with a time of 1:52.52.

Sophomore Gray Sisco closed out the men's 200 Fly for the Cowboys with a time of 1:59.56 for 12th overall, his first under two minutes.

Freshman Edward Rhoe won the 50-yard Free for the Pokes with his finishing time of 20.05. He would be followed by junior Adam Pannell with a season-best time of 20.67 for third.

UP NEXT
Pokes will return to the pool tomorrow at 10 a.m., to wrap the DU First Chance Meet.

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