Morgan McCormick set a pool record as she helped Denver to a victory against Colorado State on Saturday.
Denver Press Release
DENVER – The University of Denver women’s swimming team won 11 of 14 events en route to a 159-101 victory over Colorado State Saturday afternoon at El Pomar Natatorium.
“It was an overall team effort and it was great to see the women coming together and racing for team points in our win today,” associate head coach Alicia Franklin said. “CSU handed us some good racing today and we accepted the challenge well. Morgan McCormick swam outstanding and I thought Karly Haraden came out racing in the 1000 Freestyle in a strong field and kept her intensity up through the entire race. I was impressed with Amanda Sanders, Heidi Bradley and Maddie Myers today as well with their two wins each. It was also fun to see Annelyse Tullier and Josie Valette move up in scoring in their events. This was a great overall win for our team today.”
Junior Morgan McCormick (Golden, Colo.) broke the pool record and earned an NCAA B Standard in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.6, one of her three individual wins to go along with a relay win in the 200 medley relay.
Senior Amanda Sanders (Superior, Colo.) and juniors Heidi Bradley (Victoria, B.C.) and Maddie Myers (Arvada, Colo.) all finished with two individual event wins each for the Pioneers. Senior Johanna Roas (Munich, Germany) also chipped in a victory in the 100 free to round out Denver’s winners on Saturday.
Sophomore All-American Bailey Andison (Smiths Falls, Ontario) joined McCormick, Roas and freshman Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) in the 200 yard medley victory to open up the afternoon.
Colorado State Press Release
DENVER – The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad experienced their first loss of the 2016-17 season against the University of Denver with a final score of 155-101. The event was held on Saturday afternoon in Denver and was the Rams first away meet of the season.
The Rams were able to come away with three wins during the event. Haley Rowley won the 1000 Yard Free with a time of 10:22:46, winning by three seconds.
Katie Kicklighter was also able to give the Rams a boost with a narrow victory in the 50 Yard Free, with a time of 23:90.
The final victory of the afternoon for the Rams came during the 400 Yard Free Relay. Katie Kicklighter, Rowan Hauber, Carmen Mand, and Teagan Griffith finished the race in the top spot with a combined time of 3:30:50. Denver’s swimmers all raced the 400 Free Relay as an exhibition.
CSU is now 1-1 on the season and will return home to face Idaho on Friday at Moby Pool. The event will begin at 5 p.m. MT.
