Swim and Dive Wraps Up Air Force Invite
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (10/5/24) – The University of Wyoming swimming and diving team concluded the Air Force Front Range Invite Saturday afternoon.
The Cowgirls finished in second place with a total of 837 points while the Cowboys took third with 918.50 points. Several individuals and a pair of relay teams registered first place performances on day 2 of the meet.
“We exceeded expectations both days,” head coach Dave Denniston said. “Andrew Ravegum and Tara Joyce won several events each in a dominant fashion. Our relays looked the best I’ve seen, especially this early in the season.”
The men’s 200-yard IM relay team—comprised of Collin Davis, Christian Louie, Gavin Smith and Quinn Teller—finished with a time of 1:33.05. The women’s 400-yard freestyle relay team—made up of Rachael Horne, Abigail Bruss, Kali Franckowiak and Tara Joyce—logged a time of 3:28.07.
“Freshman Macey Hansen had two wins in the 500 and the mile as did Andrew Cooper for the men’s mile. Alicia Gonzalez was dominant on all three boards,” Denniston said.
Macey Hansen had herself another first place performance today, this time in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17.34.44. Fellow freshman Andrew Cooper also came in first for the 1650-yard freestyle, logging a 16:36.01.
Alicia Gonzalez finished her sweep of the diving events after having taken first place in the 3-meter dive yesterday. She also took first in the 1-meter and platform dives today, scoring a 283.55 and 206.35 respectively.
Wyoming took first in both the men’s and women’s 200-yard freestyle, with Adam Pannell having swam a 1:43.29 and Tara Joyce a 1:52.94.
In the 400-yard individual medley, Andrew Ravegum went 4:07.34 to take first place. Gavin Smith won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.05. To round it out, Brynlee Busskohl took home first place in the 100-yard breaststroke after registering a time of 1:04.80.
“We feel like we had a great couple days of racing to build the rest of the season on,” Denniston said.
The Cowgirls are back in the pool at home against New Mexico on Saturday, October 19. The meet will start at 10 a.m. at Laramie High School.