LARAMIE, Wyo. – Oredigger backstroker Luca Burns had a big day Saturday against NCAA Division I Wyoming despite a pair of dual losses for the #22-ranked Colorado School of Mines Men's and Women's Swimming teams.
 
While the women fell by a score of 137-81, and the men dropped a 138-82 margin, the Orediggers still found highlights in four event wins. Luca Burns accounted for two of those wins. Burns won the 50-back straight up with time of 23.63. He also won the 200-back in 1:56.14. Tierney made it back-to-back gold for Mines as she won the 200-breast in 2:28.34. Jorie Selig rounded out first-place finishes for the Orediggers by winning the 50-fly in a time of 26.57. That finish did not include exhibition performances.
 
Mines also had a slew of second-place finishes. All four relays including the 400-medley and 200-freestyle grabbed silver. Julie Gill touched second in the 1650-free. Tierney added silver in the 50-breast as well. Ronan Lauinger was runner-up in the 200-breast. The 50-fly, 200-free, and 100-IM all featured Orediggers scoring second-place points as Wyoming exhibitioned its swimmers for the final portion of the meet.

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