Lopes leave Riverside with 2 dual meet victories

Saturday, January 17

Riverside, Calif.

Grand Canyon

194.50

104.50

California Baptist

1/17/2026 8:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

GCU turns attention to home finale for Senior Day

By: Nathan Peters

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Grand Canyon men's and women's squads delivered commanding performances Saturday at California Baptist. The Lopes men claimed a 194.5–104.5 win while the women defeated the Lancers 191–108.

On the women's side, GCU freshmen set the tone in the freestyle events.

Lopes freshman Sara Mendoza won the 100-yard freestyle in 51.25 seconds and followed that with a victory in the 200 freestyle at 1:50.47.

Sara Mose and Katelyn Huffman, also GCU freshmen, captured first and second place in the 50 freestyle with respective times of 22.67 and 23.58.

Lopes junior Vivi Criscione dominated the distance races, winning the 1,650 freestyle in 17:25.88.

Summer Dean, a junior, finished second in the 1,650 freestyle and placed second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:05.73.

GCU senior Marta Guasp swept the backstroke events, winning the 100 in 56.20 and the 200 in 2:02.63.

Lopes sophomore Luna Ayala earned a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.17.

Taylor Stasny, also a GCU sophomore, claimed victories in both breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 1:02.38 and the 200 in 2:14.88.

Lopes senior Hailey Sears finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.51.

Elisa Corradi, also a senior, placed second in the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.81 and won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:02.34.

GCU senior Paula Martinez Moreno led the butterfly events, winning the 100 in 54.04 and the 200 in 2:02.05.

The Lopes' relay squads added key points with wins in the 400 freestyle relay at 3:23.48 and the 200 medley relay at 1:41.63.

The GCU men matched that dominance with consistent top finishes throughout the meet.

Lopes senior Mario Perez swept the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 in 19.78 and the 100 in 45.11.

GCU sophomore Trypp Duarte won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.51.

Jacob Pins, a sophomore, captured the 500 freestyle title in 4:28.15 and finished second in the 1,650 freestyle.

Lopes senior Alex Volkov won the 100 backstroke in 47.73.

GCU senior Mohamed Mohamady claimed first place in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:48.23.

Carter Dooling, also a senior, delivered a standout performance by winning the 100 breaststroke in 53.78, the 200 breaststroke in 1:58.65 and the 200 IM in 1:52.55.

Lopes junior Ian Hirota placed second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke races.

GCU senior Tim Koza earned a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:53.02.

On the 3-meter diving board, Lopes sophomore Omar Elsayed recorded a second-place finish with a score of 316.28.

The Lopes closed the meet with victories in the 400 freestyle relay at 2:58.55 and the 200 medley relay at 1:28.21.

Behind strong individual efforts and relay depth across all strokes and distances, GCU secured comprehensive team victories and capped a dominant showing at California Baptist.