GCU falls on road at Northern Colorado

Saturday, February 8

Greeley, Colo.

Grand Canyon

128

169

Northern Colorado

Photo by: Jayden Todd

2/8/2025 6:04:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Lopes turn attention toward WAC Championships less than 1 month away

By: Nathan Peters

GREELEY, Colo. — The Grand Canyon women's swimming and diving team fought hard on the road before ultimately falling 169-128 to host Northern Colorado on Saturday.

The GCU 200-yard medley relay opened the meet with a victory, posting a time of 1 minute, 42.59 seconds. The team included junior Marta Guasp, graduate Raphaela Nakashima, junior Paula Martinez Moreno and senior Maria Brunlehner.

Guasp placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.77 seconds.

GCU freshman Beth Young (1:03.20) took first with Nakashima (1:03.36) placing second in the 100 breaststroke.

Martinez Moreno touched second in the 200 butterfly at 2:03.41, along with a 100 butterfly finish of 55.36 seconds for second.

Brunlehner won the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.85 seconds while also taking first in the 100 freestyle at 51.72 seconds. Chatzi took second with a time of 52.57 seconds.

Lopes senior Fruzsi Macsok closed the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.78 to earn second and followed that performance with a 4:30.85 winning mark in the 400 Individual medley.

GCU senior Aleksandra Wegrzynowska placed second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:09.76.

In diving, Lopes sophomore Lacey Neighbor won the 3-meter competition with 275.03 points while freshman Brooke Woeslaw placed third with 258.90 points.

Neighbor placed second in the 1-meter competition at 294.60 points.

The Lopes will now put all attention toward the WAC Championships, which will be Feb. 26 to March 1 in Houston.

Full results can be found here.