Day One Results
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —
Isaac Morris made a splash from the diving board for South Dakota on day one of the Summit League Championships Wednesday at the Midco
® Aquatic Center. He captured the first Summit League championship title of his career in the three-meter dive.
South Dakota's Top Performers:
Morris advanced to the finals with a score of 347.35 in the prelims. He became the Summit League's 2018 three-meter dive champion with a winning score of 340.60. By claiming the title, he also earned All-Summit League honors for the second time in his career.
Hunter Padgett,
Elbert Chuang,
Nathan Spencer and
Josh Sorbe swam the 800-yard freestyle relay that captured second place with a finish of 6:42.70. For finishing second in the relay, each of the four members earned All-Summit League honors.
The men's 200-yard medley relay team consisting of
Ben Kopp,
Steve Wascom,
Jared Thorson and
Eric Erlenmeyer captured third place with a time of 1:32.15. By placing third, they each received All-Summit League honors.
Breaking records:
The women's 200-yard medley relay team consisting of
Sabrina Sabadeanu,
Kassidie Cornell,
Hannah Gupton and
Theresa Godlewski broke the school record (1:44.53) with a finish of 1:44.28 while placing fourth in the event.
The men's 800-yard freestyle relay team of Padgett, Chaung, Spencer and Sorbe touched in 6:42.70, which broke the previous school record of 6:42.87.
Padgett's lead off split time for the 800-yard freestyle relay (1:37.80) broke his previous 200-yard freestyle record time of 1.38.99.
Team standings:
After day one, the South Dakota men currently sit in third place with a score of 111. South Dakota State leads the men's side with 127 points as Denver sits in second with 114.
For the women, the Coyotes sit in fourth with a score of 60. Denver leads the women with 80 points, South Dakota State sits in second with 68 and Omaha in third with 64.
Top South Dakota men finishers in each event:
Three-meter dive: 1
st, Morris, 340.60
200-yard medley relay: 3
rd, Kopp, Wascom, Thorson and Erlenmeyer, 1:32.15
800-yard freestyle relay: 2
nd, Padgett, Chuang, Spencer and Sorbe, 6:42.70
Top South Dakota women finishers in each event:
200-yard medley relay: 4
th, Sabadeanu, Cornell, Gupton and Godlewski, 1:44.28
800-yard freestyle relay: 4
th,
Quinn Fawcett,
Taylor Kidd,
Charlie Mechling and
Jordan Thielbar, 7:40.98
Up Next:
The Coyotes return to the Midco
® Aquatic Center Thursday for day two of the Summit League Championships. Prelims start at 10 a.m. with the women's 500-yard freestyle.
