Swimming prepares for final regular season appearance at Denver

This weekend, both the men's and women's swimming programs at Air Force are slated to travel north on Interstate 25 to compete at the First Chance Invitational hosted by Denver University. The Falcons will compete both Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 at El Pomar Natatorium. The event begins at 3:00 pm MT on Friday and 10:00 am MT on Saturday.

Last Time Out (Women's)
-The Falcons, facing a dangerous Pioneer squad at the Colorado Sprint Championships, were defeated by a score of 290-88 on January 28.
-Ayame Castel, Corbyn Cormack, Kara Gavin, and Abby Turner swam to a win in the 200 Free Relay. The foursome triumphed with a time of 1:33.91.
-The Falcons "C" team placed second, as Shea Burcham, Jessica Loyd, Kai-Min Tsuei, and Annie Webber clocked in at 1:33.56.
-The team of Anna Ashley, Corbyn Cormack, Abby Turner, and Kimmy Woolfenden began the day with a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay, as the group managed a time of 1:42.74.
-Ashley also placed third in the 50 Back after touching out at 25.90.
-Turner managed a second-place finish, as the sophomore's 23.47 in the 50 Free was .02 seconds behind Denver's Eri Remington.
-Castel placed fourth in the finals of the 50 Free with a time of 23.86.
-Grace Treanor and Gabrielle Peltier finished second and third, respectively, in the 3-meter dive. Treanor was awarded a score of 301.43, while Peltier was given a score of 301.05.
-Allana Clarke qualified for the final race in the 50 Fly where she finished in fourth with a time of 25.40.

Last Time Out (Men's)
-On Senior Day, the Falcons gave their C1C's a proper farewell, as Air Force bested Denver 236.5-141.5.
-The Falcons afternoon began fast and furious, all thanks to three of the program's four seniors. The group of Gabriel Bartolomei, Tory Bartlett, Matthew Lattin, and Grant Afman swam to a first-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay, posting a time of 1:30.24.
-Air Force's "B" team of Joseph Moore, Tommy Nagle, Andy Armbruster, and John Plutt finished just behind their teammates, placing second with a time of 1:30.90.
-Wen Zhang continues to torment his opponents in the pool, as the senior clinched a victory in the 200 Free. Zhang swam to a winning time of 1:39.97. Zhang also claimed a win in the 50 Free after racing to a time of 20.30 while also coming out victorious in the 50 Back (22.85).
-Zhang, Afman, Plutt, and Lattin also swam to a winning time in the 200 Free Relay, winning the race after clocking in at 1:21.79.
-Alex Kenyon performed mightily in the 1-meter dive, as his score of 324.60 awarded him a first-place win.
-Lattin's afternoon extended to the 50 Fly, where the senior was victorious with a time of 22.03. Afman placed second after touching out at 22.12.
-Joshua Kim made an impression in the 50 Breaststroke, as the freshman triumphed to a win with a time of 25.14.

Order of Events
Friday, February 10
400 IM
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
1650 Free

Saturday, February 11
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
200 IM

Current Top 10 Times (Women's)

Fr. Katelyn Andrist
-500 Free: 4:52.06 (3rd in MW)
-1000 Free: 10:04.54 (2nd in MW)
-1650 Free: 16:39.54 (2nd in MW)

Fr. Zoe Bresnahan
-500 Free: 4:56:15 (10th in MW)
-1000 Free: 10:13.05 (10th in MW)
-1650 Free: 16:51.91 (6th in MW)
-400 IM: 4:23.49 (6th in MW)

Jr. Allana Clarke
-50 Fly: 25.40 (6th in MW)

So. Corbyn Cormack
-50 Fly: 25.43 (7th in MW)
-100 Fly: 54.35 (6th in MW)
-100 IM: 58.93 (7th in MW)
-200 IM: 2:01.50 (4th in MW)

Fr. Hanani Dona
-200 Fly: 2:01.98 (9th in MW)
-400 IM: 4:23.82 (7th in MW)

So. Abby Turner
-50 Free: 23.18 (10th in MW)
-100 Free: 50.40 (5th in MW)
-200 Free: 1:49.03 (4th in MW)

Jr. Corinne Yorkman
-200 Back: 2:00.30 (9th in MW)

Current Top 10 Times (Men's)

Jr. Grant Afman
-50 Fly: 22.12 (5th in WAC)
-100 Fly: 47.78 (5th in WAC)
-200 Fly: 1:49.77 (8th in WAC)

So. Andrew Armbruster
-200 Fly: 1:49.87 (10th in WAC)

Sr. Tory Bartlett
-50 Breast: 25.61 (5th in WAC)
-100 Breast: 54.99 (8th in WAC)

Sr. Gabriel Bartolomei
-100 Back: 49.25 (7th in WAC)

Fr. Louis Body
-200 Back: 1:48.77 (8th in WAC)

So. Gharret Brockman
-200 Back: 1:48.28 (6th in WAC)
-400 IM: 3:57.57 (7th in WAC)

Fr. Joshua Kim
-50 Breast: 25.06 (3rd in WAC)

Sr. Matthew Lattin
-50 Fly: 21.89 (1st in WAC)

Jr. Chris Lindley
-1650 Free: 16:01.10 (8th in WAC)

Jr. Joseph Moore
-50 Back: 23.03 (10th in WAC)
-200 Fly: 1:49.86 (9th in WAC)
-200 IM: 1:49.23 (9th in WAC)
-400 IM: 3:58.30 (9th in WAC)

So. Thomas Nagle
-50 Breast: 25.64 (7th in WAC)
-100 Breast: 54.86 (7th in WAC)

So. John Plutt
-50 Fly: 22.16 (6th in WAC)
-100 Fly: 48.20 (10th in WAC)

Fr. Anthony Sebastian
-200 Breast: 1:59.47 (7th in WAC)
-400 IM: 4:01.22 (10th in WAC)

Fr. Camden Swigart
-500 Free: 4:33.04 (10th in WAC)
-400 IM: 3:56.03 (6th in WAC)

Fr. Jack VanValkenburg
-1000 Free: 9:38.59 (9th in WAC)
-1650 Free: 15:54.40 (7th in WAC)

Sr. Wen Zhang
-50 Free: 20.14 (T8th in WAC)
-100 Free: 42.80 (1st in WAC)
-200 Free: 1:31.99 (1st in WAC / 5th in NCAA)
-500 Free: 4:24.42 (4th in WAC)
-1000 Free: 9:33.46 (5th in WAC)
-50 Back: 22.85 (6th in WAC)
-100 Back: 49.21 (6th in WAC)

Coming Up
Next, both swimming and diving programs will prepare for their respective conference championships. The women will travel to Houston, Texas for the Mountain West Championships starting February 15, while the men are scheduled to head to Pharr, Texas for the WAC Championships, beginning February 22.

Swimming prepares for final regular season appearance at Denver

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Players Mentioned

Grant Afman

Katie Andrist

Andrew Armbruster

Anna Ashley

Tory Bartlett

Gabriel Bartolomei

Louie Body

Zoe Bresnahan

Gharret Brockman

Shea Burcham

Ayame Castel

Allana Clarke

Corbyn Cormack

Hanani Dona

Kara Gavin

Alex Kenyon

Joshua Kim

Matthew Lattin

Chris Lindley

Jessica Loyd

Joseph Moore

Tommy Nagle

Gabrielle Peltier

John Plutt

Anthony Sebastian

Camden Swigart

Grace Treanor

Kai-Min Tsuei

Abby Turner

Jack VanValkenburg

Kimmy Woolfenden

Corinne Yorkman

Wen Zhang

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