LARAMIE, Wyo. (May 29, 2026) – Wyoming Swimming & Diving Head Coach Dave Denniston has announced the signing of five transfers for the 2026-27 season.

"Once again, Coach Jonathan Reeder has worked his transfer portal magic to get an incredibly talented group to join the team for next year," said Denniston.

Transfers calling Laradise their new home have proved to be a cut above the rest with NCAA zone experience, NCAA Division II All-America honors and personal best times that would litter the Wyoming record book.

"I'm really excited about how each individual is going to enrich our team culture as we prepare both our men's and women's programs to be leaders of the Mountain West," said Denniston. "We are ready to have our best season yet!"

GAGE JOHNSON (Back | Purdue | Roger, Ark.)
Johnson joins Wyoming swim from Purdue, where he swam as a sophomore in the 2025-26 season. Highlights from last year include an eighth-place finish at the 2025 USA Swimming Futures Championship and leading off the 200-yard Medley Relay that finished third at the Michigan Be Better Invitational. Overall, he holds top times of 22.72 in the 50-yard Back, 48.34 in the 100-yard Back and 1:46.37 in the 200-yard Back.

LEO KURUCZ (Mid-Distance Free | Missouri | Lee's Summit, Mo.)
Kurucz enters Wyoming as a redshirt-sophomore after breaking his back as a freshman at Missouri in 2024. After returning from injury last season and swimming with the Summit Surge Swim Club, he posted some of the best times of his life. At the Speedo Sectionals in Columbia, Mo., he swam to second in the 100- and 200-yard Free. Kurucz boasts personal bests of 44.28 in the 100-yard Free and 1:36.68 in the 200-yard Free, both set last season.

BRYAN LOMBARDI (Free/Fly | Louisville | Bologna, Italy)
Lombardi hails from Bologna, Italy, and comes to Wyoming from Louisville. Swimming primarily in dual meets as a freshman, he posted some of his best times at Louisville's First and Last Chance Meets. He holds personal bests of 20.22 in the 50-yard Free, 43.57 in the 100-yard Free, 21.51 in the 50-yard Fly and 46.52 in the 100-yard Fly.

LACEY NEIGHBOR (Diving | Grand Canyon | Alburnett, Iowa)
Neighbor joins Wyoming as a senior from the newly added Mountain West member Grand Canyon after also competing at Cincinnati as a freshman. She qualified for the 2025 NCAA Zone E Championships in the 1- and 3-meter dives.

ANTONIE PIETERSE (Free/Fly | Robert Weslayan | Pretoria, South Africa)
Continuing Wyoming's South Africa connection, Pieterse will join the team from Robert Weslayan University. At the 2026 NCAA Division II Championships, he repeated as a First-Team All-American in the 100-yard Fly after finishing sixth in 2025 and earned Second-Team honors in the 100-yard Free with a 15th-place finish. Pieterse also won the 50-yard Free at the Speedo Sectionals in Buffalo, N.Y. He holds top times of 19.91 in the 50-yard Free, 43.79 in the 100-yard Free, 21.51 in the 50-yard Fly and 46.66 in the 100-yard Fly.

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