DENVER (Feb. 7, 2026) – Wyoming swim and dive saw eight personal bests and broke a pool record on several Pokes first chance at competition to close the DU First Chance Meet, Saturday.

"We looked really sharp and all of the swims were filled with little victories along the way," said head coach Dave Denniston. 

COWGIRLS
Sophomore Ava Salverson was the first Cowgirl in action on day two. She would race in the 200-yard Breast with a time of 2:26.20 for fifth. With altitude conversions, she swam a time of 2:25.00, a personal best.

Senior Savannah McVey and freshman Emma Aumaugher would follow Salverson in seventh and eighth with times of 2:27.33 and 2:28.27, respectively.

In the 200-yard IM, sophomore Taylor Cureton led the Cowgirls with a fourth-place finish at 2:06.42.

Freshman Katherine Beauchene finished in 10th, touching the wall at 2:08.82, while Aumaugher would take 12th with a time of 2:10.38.

COWBOYS
On the Cowboys' performance Denniston said, "Great sprints from our men, but Alex Metzler really showcased his talent with three new pool records and top conference times."

Junior Adam Pannell began Wyoming's day with a win in the 100-yard Free. He swam a time of 44.91, and after altitude conversions, was a personal best at 44.81. Sophomore Gray Sisco would take sixth in the event at 45.71 followed by freshman Edward Rhoe in seventh with a time of 45.75 and freshman Cade Doherty in eighth at 46.01.

Doherty would also swim in the 100-yard Fly and pick up a fourth-place finish. His time of 49.11, after conversions, was a personal best.

Freshman Travis Ayers finished right behind Doherty in the 100 Fly with a time 49.16, an altitude converted personal best, for fifth. Rhoe would take sixth at 49.82.

Senior Alex Metzler added another DU pool record with his first-place finish of 1:47.30 in the 200-yard IM. His time broke the previous record set in 2024 and moves him to No. 4 in program history at 1:46.10 after altitude adjustments. This is Metzler's third pool record and third Top 10 program time at the meet.

DIVING
In the women's 1-meter board, senior Natalie Six took first with a score of 282.55. Six would then finish ninth in the 3-meter board with a total of 248.00 points.

On the men's side, sophomore Kael Kropf won the 1-meter dive with his score of 324.80, an NCAA standard and No. 8 in school history.

Junior Bruno Grau would take third in the 1 meter with a point total of 277.50. He followed up this performance with a score of 321.65 for second in the 3 meter. Both scores were personal bests for the junior.

Sophomore Jonah Mann would finish third in the 3 meter with a score of 311.10, a personal best.

Looking ahead to conference championships, Denniston added, "We are looking great and feeling strong headed ito conference. It's just time for us to execute what we are capable of doing as a team."

UP NEXT
The Cowgirls will kick off conference championship action when they travel to Houston, Texas, for the Credit Union 1 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships, Feb. 18-21. Tickets for the conference championship can be found here.

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