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Denver Extends Leads on Friday at the Summit League Championships
2024 SUMMIT LEAGUE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- Jean J. Freeman Aquatic Center
- SCY (25 yards)
- Teams: Denver, Eastern Illinois, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State, St. Thomas, Lindenwood, Southern Indiana
- Defending Champion: Denver women (10x), Denver men (2x) – [results]
- Meet Central
- Live Results
- Live Stream ($)
- Day 2 Finals Results (PDF)
- Day 3 Finals Results (PDF)
Courtesy: The Summit League
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The 2024 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships concluded its third night at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn., with Denver leading both the men’s and women’s team standings.
Denver junior Zyad Morsy earned the Summit League 3-meter dive title with a score of 379.75. Lindenwood’s Bennet Loving (355.75) and David Molina-Fregenal (391.95) placed second and third, respectively.
In the lone relay event of the evening, South Dakota walked away victorious on the women’s 400-yard medley relay. The Coyotes took the title with a time of 3:40.32. Their winning team consisted of Anna Balfanz, Taylor Buhr, Sara Meyer and Emily Kahn. The Lindenwood men’s squad took the crown for the second straight season with a time of 3:10.33, which is the fifth-fastest time in league history. Their winning team was made up of Piotr Kowalczyk, Johan Cue Carrillo, Elliott Irwin and Ondrej Dusa.
The individual events got started with the women’s 100-yard butterfly. Denver’s took home the crown with a time of 54.27. Beay was joined on the winners stand by Annika Bussinger of Omaha (54.68) and Erika Remington of Denver (55.23). Lindenwood’s Elliott Irwin took home his second straight men’s 100 butterfly title with a time of 46.37. The top three were rounded out by Patryk Winiatowski of Lindenwood (47.41) and Jacob Carlson of South Dakota (47.97).
In the women’s 400 IM, Mina Ada Solaker of Denver walked away victorious, posting a time of 4:17.89. Lindenwood’s Lyssa Wood (4:20.15) and Denver’s Sabrina Rachjaibun (4:20.43) finished the race second and third, respectively. In the men’s 400 IM, Lindenwood’s Matheo Mateos-Mongelos took home the top spot with a winning time of 3:48.84, an NCAA B Cut time and the second fastest time in league history. Joining Nosack on the podium was Denver’s Marco Nosack (3:50.70) and Noah Laird (3:54.48).
Denver looked strong in the 200 free on Friday night. Pioneer senior Ines Marin took the event in back-to-back championships with a winning time of 1:47.26. Marin was joined on the podium by her teammate Kali Metuzals (1:49.23) and South Dakota’s Emily Kahn (1:49.75). In the men’s 200 free, it was Denver’s Kieran Watson who swam away with a victory, posting a time of 1:37:07. He was joined by South Dakota State’s Samuel Johnson (1:38.20) and Lindenwood’s Adam Szczerba (1:378.74).
In the women’s 100-yard breaststroke, Jessica Maeda gave the Pioneers another victory, winning the event for the third straight year with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:01.00. She was joined in the top three by Grace Urkiel of St. Thomas (1:01.38, NCAA B Cut) and Taylor Buhr of South Dakota (1:01.47).
On the men’s side, Lindenwood’s Johan Cue Carrillo collected her second straight crown in the event after swimming in a time of 52.38. He was joined on the podium by teammate Mattia Giurgevich (53.33) of and Donat Fabian of Denver (53.69).
In the 100-yard backstroke, the final individual race of the evening, Lindenwood’s Stephanie Marks crown, posting a time of 53.99. She was joined on the podium by Denver’s Ali Beay (55.09) and South Dakota State’s Sianne Downes (55.10).
On the men’s side, Adam Fisher of South Dakota claimed the title with a time of 47.58. He was joined on the podium by Piotr Kowalczyk of Lindenwood (47.85) and Denver’s Dylan Wright (47.93).
Team Standings
Men
1. Denver – 606
2. Lindenwood – 588
3. South Dakota – 349
4. South Dakota State – 273
5. Omaha – 271
6. St. Thomas – 166
7. Southern Indiana – 135
8. Eastern Illinois – 62
Women
1. Denver – 650
2. South Dakota – 468.5
3. Lindenwood – 319.5
4. Omaha – 310
5. South Dakota State – 220
6. Southern Indiana – 117
7. Eastern Illinois – 110
8. St. Thomas – 100
Champions
Swimming
Women’s 100 Yard Butterfly – Alison Beay, Denver (54.27)
Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly – Elliott Irwin, Lindenwood (46.37)
Women’s 400 Yard IM – Mina Ada Solaker, Denver (4:17.89)
Men’s 400 Yard IM – Matheo Mateos-Mongelos, Lindenwood (3:48.84, NCAA B Cut)
Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle – Ines Marin, Denver (1:47.26)
Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle – Kieran Watson, Denver (1:37.07)
Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke – Jessica Maeda, Denver (1:01.00)
Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke – Johan Cue Carrillo, Lindenwood (52.38, NCAA B Cut)
Women’s 100 Yard Backstroke – Stephanie Marks, Lindenwood (53.99)
Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke – Adam Fisher, South Dakota (47.58)
Women’s 400 Yard Medley Relay – South Dakota (3:40.32)
Men’s 400 Yard Medley Relay – Lindenwood (3:10.33)
Diving
Men’s 3-meter – Zyad Morsy, Denver (379.75)
Up Next
Day four of the Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships begins tomorrow with prelims at 10 a.m. CT followed by finals at 6 p.m. CT. The entire championships can be live streamed here and followed via Twitter @thesummitleague.
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Colorado boasts two of the best coffee shops in the Americas, according to new ranking
Denverites looking for a stellar cup of Joe don’t need to travel far to savor the flavor of excellent coffee.
That’s according to The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops, a website that rates global hospitality establishments where coffee lovers can find better brew. The website recently announced its 2026 list of the best coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean and two local companies made the list.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters came in at No. 43, while Queen City Collective Coffee ranked No. 61. Not bad for a list that includes must-hit destinations in places like Guatemala and Costa Rica, which are known for their exports of coffee beans.
The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops decided the ranking through a mix of nominations and voting by both the public and experts. Places were evaluated based on the quality of coffee served, barista expertise, ambiance, sustainability practices, and innovation among other criteria, according to the website.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, which came on the scene in 2013, helped usher the so-called fourth wave of coffee locally, which focuses on honoring the beans’ agricultural roots and using techniques like pour-over to extract more flavor from each brew. The company started with a wholesale roastery and retail shop in Lakewood before expanding to Arvada through a merger with another company called Two Rivers, and later to Westminster. In 2022, Food and Wine magazine named Sweet Bloom’s Westminster locale the best coffee shop in Colorado.
Queen City Collective has certainly earned the popular vote among Mile High City coffee drinkers if the company’s expansion is an indication. Since opening its first retail location in 2018, in a spot shared with Novel Strand Brewing Co., Queen City has expanded to seven locations between Denver and surrounding suburbs, including Wheat Ridge and Aurora.
To see the full list of must-hit coffee shops across the globe, visit theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For additional recommendations, check out our list of Colorado’s best coffee shops with picturesque patios and views.
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Denver beekeeper says swarm season came a month early this year thanks to warm weather
DENVER (KDVR) — With the mild winter and warm start to spring, beekeepers are seeing swarms earlier in the year and expect the season to be longer than usual.
Gregg McMahan is a dispatcher for the Colorado Swarm Hotline. It’s usually his job to send a beekeeper to collect a swarm when someone calls, but on Sunday afternoon, he decided to handle one himself.
“Nice little swarm,” McMahan said. “It’s tricky, though, because it’s hanging on a fence.”
A warm winter and spring mean swarm season has begun four weeks early.
“Never seen it like this ever,” McMahan said.
This call is to a house on Denver’s east side. When McMahan arrived, he saw a swarm had taken up residence on the fence.
“Absolutely typical, it is on the small side,” McMahan said.
He got to work, first luring them into a box when he spotted a good sign.
“See all these girls, they got their butts up, they’re fanning their wings. That’s telling us the queens in here,” McMahan said.
With the queen in hand, the rest began to follow her into the box.
McMahan said two years ago, he had 400 calls like this. Last year, only 100, the Swarm Hotline was as unpredictable as the weather, which has caused bee activity earlier in the year than ever.
“It makes it hard on the bees, you know? Two days ago, I’m collecting swarms in the snow,” McMahan said.
Rescuing them is integral to Colorado’s ecosystem. McMahan hopes people give a beekeeper a call instead of spraying them or harming them in any other way.
“They do a phenomenal amount of pollination within this state. Not only our native flowers but all the other flowers that people bring in,” McMahan said.
Slowly but surely, the swarm left the fence and moved into the box. McMahan loaded them into his truck to deliver them to their new home.
“Westminster to the Stanley Lake Wildlife Refuge, so these girls will have lakefront property tonight,” he said.
As he wrapped up, McMahan’s phone was buzzing more than the bees. Just another call to start a swarm season, he thinks, could be a long one.
“This year I’m already 20 swarms deep, so I’m expecting way more than 100 this year,” McMahan said.
To have a bee swarm removed for free from your property anywhere statewide, the Swarm Hotline number is 1-844-SPY-BEES.
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