PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs closed out the 2022 Big Al Invite with six NCAA B Standards, highlighted by
Mia Moulden's victory in the women's 200 fly on Sunday night.
Women's Scores
- Princeton – 1080.5
- Utah – 999
- George Washington – 655.5
- Denver – 654
- Cal Baptist – 280
- Columbia - 66
Men's Scores
- Princeton – 1178.5
- Utah – 875
- Columbia – 601.5
- Denver – 451
- George Washington – 448
- Cal Baptist - 308
Nika Spehar led Denver in the first event of the night, taking sixth in the mile race with a time of 16:53.41.
Angie Lindsay finished 11
th with a 17:14.45 and
Olivia Porter clocked in at 17:17.35 to take 14
th.
In the men's mile,
Kieran Watson gave Denver its first NCAA B-Standard of the night, taking third with a 15:13.97.
Joseph Hancock took seventh with a 15:29.10 and
Riley Babson rounded out a top-10 in an event that saw Denver score six different swimmers overall, clocking in at 15:40.23.
In the first event that had a prelim this morning, Arky took fourth in the 200 back with her 1:57.49. On the men's side,
Dylan Wright finished in 1:45.01 to round out the top five in the 200 back.
Denver's women had two swimmers in the 100 free A-Final.
Kali Metuzals improved on her time by more than a tenth to take third with a 50.51.
Erika Remington clocked in at 50.80 to take sixth in the freestyle race.
Ines Marin won the B-Final with a 50.61.
Frank Tirone won the B-Final of the men's 100 free with his 44.65.
Jessica Maeda joined the group of Pioneers with NCAA provisional times on Sunday, clocking in at 2:13.27 in the women's 200 breast to earn a tie for second in the event.
Alex Lynch backed up his NCAA B-Standard in the men's 200 breast prelims with a 1:57.44, improving his time by 0.28 seconds to earn a spot on the podium.
Drew Grespin did his work in the morning prelims session to earn an eighth-place finish in the event.
Mia Moulden gave Denver its first win of the weekend with an exceptional swim, improving on her prelim time by over two seconds and out-racing the field by more than 3.5 seconds, cruising to victory with an NCAA B time of 1:57.97.
Daniela Alfaro finished fifth for the Pioneers with a 2:03.28.
Denver had two men's swimmers earn NCAA B-cuts in the men's 200 fly.
Brandon Chapman took fourth with a 1:45.40 and
Dan Kunin finished seventh with a 1:45.76.
The 2022 Big Al Invite ended with the 400 free relay on Sunday night. Denver's women grabbed fourth as Remington, Marin,
Megan Lucyshyn and Metuzals combined for a 3:23.33.
2022 Big Al Invite Event Wins
Women's 200 Fly –
Mia Moulden – 1:57.97
NCAA B Standards – Sunday Night
Kieran Watson – Men's 1650 Free – 15:13.97.
Jessica Maeda – Women's 200 Breast – 2:13.27
Alex Lynch – Men's 200 Breast – 1:57.44
Mia Moulden – Women's 200 Fly – 1:57.97
Brandon Chapman – Men's 200 Fly – 1:45.40
Dan Kunin – Men's 200 Fly – 1:45.76
NCAA B Standards – Sunday Morning
Natalie Arky – Women's 200 Back – 1:56.41
Alex Lynch – Men's 200 Breast – 1:57.72
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