Denniston Declares Incoming Switch Class

“Once again, Coach Jonathan Reeder has worked his transfer portal magic to get an incredibly talented group to join the team for next year,” stated Denniston.

Transfers calling Laradise their new house have proved to be a reduce above the remaining with NCAA zone expertise, NCAA Division II All-America honors and private finest occasions that might litter the Wyoming document ebook.

“I’m really excited about how each individual is going to enrich our team culture as we prepare both our men’s and women’s programs to be leaders of the Mountain West,” stated Denniston. “We are ready to have our best season yet!”

GAGE JOHNSON (Back | Purdue | Roger, Ark.)

Johnson joins Wyoming swim from Purdue, the place he swam as a sophomore within the 2025-26 season. Highlights from final yr embody an eighth-place end on the 2025 USA Swimming Futures Championship and main off the 200-yard Medley Relay that completed third on the Michigan Be Better Invitational. Overall, he holds high occasions of twenty-two.72 within the 50-yard Back, 48.34 within the 100-yard Back and 1:46.37 within the 200-yard Back.

LEO KURUCZ (Mid-Distance Free | Missouri | Lee’s Summit, Mo.)

Kurucz enters Wyoming as a redshirt-sophomore after breaking his again as a freshman at Missouri in 2024. After getting back from damage final season and swimming with the Summit Surge Swim Club, he posted a number of the finest occasions of his life. At the Speedo Sectionals in Columbia, Mo., he swam to second within the 100- and 200-yard Free. Kurucz boasts private bests of 44.28 within the 100-yard Free and 1:36.68 within the 200-yard Free, each set final season.

BRYAN LOMBARDI (Free/Fly | Louisville | Bologna, Italy)

Lombardi hails from Bologna, Italy, and involves Wyoming from Louisville. Swimming primarily in twin meets as a freshman, he posted a few of his finest occasions at Louisville’s First and Last Chance Meets. He holds private bests of 20.22 within the 50-yard Free, 43.57 within the 100-yard Free, 21.51 within the 50-yard Fly and 46.52 within the 100-yard Fly.

LACEY NEIGHBOR (Diving | Grand Canyon | Alburnett, Iowa)

Neighbor joins Wyoming as a senior from the newly added Mountain West member Grand Canyon after additionally competing at Cincinnati as a freshman. She certified for the 2025 NCAA Zone E Championships within the 1- and 3-meter dives.

ANTONIE PIETERSE (Free/Fly | Robert Weslayan | Pretoria, South Africa)

Continuing Wyoming’s South Africa connection, Pieterse will be part of the staff from Robert Weslayan University. At the 2026 NCAA Division II Championships, he repeated as a First-Team All-American within the 100-yard Fly after ending sixth in 2025 and earned Second-Team honors within the 100-yard Free with a Fifteenth-place end. Pieterse additionally gained the 50-yard Free on the Speedo Sectionals in Buffalo, N.Y. He holds high occasions of 19.91 within the 50-yard Free, 43.79 within the 100-yard Free, 21.51 within the 50-yard Fly and 46.66 within the 100-yard Fly.

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