Falcons succeed mightily to open First Chance Invite

DENVER, Colo.- Kick-starting Air Force's final regular season meet, the Falcons roared to a number of individual successes on Friday.

Ava Hutcherson began the afternoon for Air Force with a win in the 400 IM, as the freshman won the race with a time of 4:28.55. Ella Rudik (4:32.86) and Olivia Boulware (4:39.64) placed third and fifth, respectively.

With the 1650 Free seeing both the men and women compete simultaneously, Gina Jenkins was the first woman to reach the finish line after a time of 17:47.86.

Maeve Linscott edged out Denver's Zoe Lynch by a nose to win the 100 Breaststroke following a winning time of 1:04.35. Audrey Hines placed third in the same race after touching out at 1:06.35.

Abigail Hardy was the victor in the 200 Fly after finishing the race with a time of 2:04.59, nearly three seconds ahead of the next swimmer. Boulware finished third with a time of 2:08.45.

Ayame Castel finished second in a hotly-competitive 50 Free, clocking in at 23.85.

The Falcons will conclude the First Chance Invitational following a 10:00 am MT start at El Pomar Natatorium on Saturday, February 11.

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