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Three broken records on day two of Championships

Three broken records on day two of Championships

Day Two Results

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —South Dakota brings home three broken records and two top-three finishes Wednesday at the Summit League Championships at the Midco® Aquatic Center.
 
South Dakota's top performers:
Both 200-yard freestyle relays finished in the top-three of the finals. The men's team consisting of Hunter Padgett, Steve Wascom, Gray Determan and Eric Erlenmeyer finished with a time of 1 minute, 21.78 seconds to claim second place. Each of them receives All-Summit League honors.

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The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Theresa Godlewski, Sabrina Sabadeanu, Kathleen Juffer and Katie Coleman finished with a time of 1:34.42 to capture third place. By placing in the top-three, each member receives All-Summit League honors.

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Team standings:
After day two, the South Dakota men sit in second place with 289 points. Denver leads with 410 points.
 
For the women, the Coyotes sit in fourth place with a score of 206. Denver leads with 430 points, Omaha is in second with 275 and South Dakota State is in third with 235.
 
Record breaker:
The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Godlewski, Sabadeanu, Juffer and Coleman swam a 1:34.42 to break the previous school record set at 1:34.96.
 
In the 200-yard individual medley, Sabadeanu broke her own record set last year at 2:05.78. In the prelims with a time of 2:04.50, then went on and broke her prelims time with a final finish of 2:04.42.
 
Padgett broke his previous record (4:32.30) in the 500-yard freestyle with a finish of 4:32.28.
 
Breaking into the Coyote Top 10:
In the 200-yard individual medley, Wascom, Elbert Chuang, Kenny Austin and Tanner Espersen moved up the Coyote Top 10 list.

Chuang's final time of 1:52.90 places him third, Wascom's final time of 1:53.09 moves him to fourth place, Espersen's final time of 1:53.89 places seventh and Austin's prelim time of 1:55.03 places him tenth.
 
In the 50-yard freestyle, Godlewski tied her previous fourth-place mark on the Coyote Top 10 list with a time of 23.66. Coleman's prelim time of 23.84 in the 50-yard freestyle places her fifth.
 
Nick Gehling performance of 50.36 in the 100-yard butterfly places seventh in school history.

Padgett's time of 20.70 in the first leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay earns him the fifth fastest time in the 50-yard freestyle.

Mark Vanderzee's finish of 4:37.10 in the 500-yard freestyle places him sixth on the Coyote Top 10 list in the event.
 
Top South Dakota men finishers in each final event:
200-yard freestyle relay: 2nd place, Padgett, Wascom, Determan and Erlenmeyer, 1:21.78
 
500-yard freestyle: 5th place, Padgett, 4:32.28
 
100-yard butterfly: 7th place, Gehling, 50.36
 
200-yard individual medley: 5th place, Chuang, 1:52.90
 
50-yard freestyle: 5th place, Erlenmeyer, 20.62
 
Top South Dakota women finishers in each final event:
200-yard freestyle relay: 3rd place, Godlewski, Sabadeanu, Juffer and Coleman, 1:34.42
 
500-yard freestyle: 5th place, Quinn Fawcett, 5:00.23
 
100-yard butterfly: 8th place, Hannah Gupton, 57.43
 
200-yard individual medley: 4th place, Sabadeanu, 2:04.42
 
50-yard freestyle: 8th place, Godlewski, 23.79
 
One-meter dive: 7th, Haley Pederson, 221.05
 
Up Next:
The Coyotes return to the Midco® Aquatic Center Friday for day three of the Summit League Championships. Prelims start at 10 a.m. with the women's 400-yard individual medley. Finals for swimming events start a 7 p.m. The men are back in action on the diving board with the one-meter dive prelims starting at 1:30 p.m. and finals starting at 5 p.m.
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