Day Three Results
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —South Dakota is bringing home one gold medal, three third-place finishes and five broken records Friday after day three of the Summit League Championships at the Midco
® Aquatic Center.
South Dakota's top performers:
Isaac Morris claimed his second championship title on the diving board by winning the one-meter dive with a score of 316.50.
Both the men and women's 400-yard medley relay teams claimed bronze medals. The men's team of
Eric Erlenmeyer,
James Ryan,
Nick Gehling and
Hunter Padgett touched in a time of 3 minutes, 20.21 seconds. The women's team consisting of
Sabrina Sabadeanu,
Kelly Howell,
Hannah Gupton and
Theresa Godlewski finished with a time of 3:45.74. By placing third each member receives All-Summit League honors.
Ryan's individual performance in the 100-yard breaststroke earned him third place with a finish of 54.68.
Team standings:
Following day three, the South Dakota men sit in second place with 472 points. Denver leads with 751 points and South Dakota State is in third with 456.
The women's team currently sit in fourth place with 354 points. Denver leads with 720 points, Omaha is in second with 418 and South Dakota State sits in third with 375 points.
Record breaker:
Both 400-yard medley relay teams broke school records. The men's relay team of Erlenmeyer, Ryan, Gehling and Padgett broke the previous record of 3:21.19 by finishing in a time of 3:20.21. The women's 400-yard medley relay team of Sabadeanu, Howell, Gupton and Godlewski broke the previous record of 3:49.72 with a finish of 3:45.74.
Ryan's prelim finish broke the 100-yard breaststroke school record with a time of 54.94, a NCAA B Cut time. Ryan bested his record in the finals with another NCAA B Cut time of 54.68.
Sabadeanu's prelim performance of 55.11 in the 100-yard backstroke broke her last year's record of 55.62. Sabadeanu's final time of 55.01, an NCAA B Cut time, bested her previous record from prelims.
With
Mark Vanderzee's final time of 4:03.77 in the 400-yard individual medley, he broke the previous school record that was set at 4:04.02.
Breaking into the Coyote Top 10:
Gabi Gilliana and Howell's performances in the 100-yard breaststroke places them in the Coyote Top 10. Howell's prelim time moved her up to second-fastest time in school history with a time of 1:04.35 and Gilliana's prelim time of 1:06.31 places her ninth.
Steve Wascom swam the 100-yard breaststroke in 56.19, which places him third on the Coyote Top 10.
Kathleen Juffer's final time of 56.71 in the 100-yard backstroke places her with the third-fastest time in school history as
Katie Coleman's time of 58.46 places her seventh.
Abby Hollub's time of 4:34.00 in the 400-yard individual medley finals places her sixth on the Coyote Top 10 list.
Elbert Chuang's time of 56.65 in the 100-yard breaststroke final places fourth fastest in school history.
In the 100-yard backstroke prelim's, Erlenmeyer,
Ben Kopp and Gehling took the fourth, fifth and sixth fastest times in school history. Erlenmeyer now places fourth (50.50), Kopp sits in fifth (50.64) and Gehling is in sixth (50.98).
Top South Dakota men finishers in each finals event:
400-yard medley relay: 3
rd place, Erlenmeyer, Ryan, Gehling and Padgett, 3:20.21
400-yard individual medley: 4
th place, Vanderzee, 4:03.77
200-yard freestyle: 5
th place,
Hunter Padgett, 1:39.47
100-yard breaststroke: 3
rd place, Ryan, 54.68
100-yard backstroke: 12
th place, Erlenmeyer, 51.26
One-meter dive: 1
st place, Morris, 316.50
Top South Dakota women finishers in each finals event:
400-yard medley relay: 3
rd place, Sabadeanu, Howell, Gupton and Godlewski, 3:45.74
400-yard individual medley: 6
th place, Hollub, 4:34.00
200-yard freestyle: 11
th place,
Quinn Fawcett, 1:54.06
100-yard breaststroke: 7
th place,
Kassidie Cornell, 1:04.98
100-yard backstroke: 4
th place, Sabadeanu, 55.01
Up Next:
The Coyotes return to the Midco
® Aquatic Center Saturday for the final day of the Summit League Championships. Prelims start at 10 a.m. with the women's 100-yard individual medley. Finals for swimming events start at 7 p.m. The women are back on the diving board with the three-meter dive prelims starting at 2:30 p.m. and finals starting at 5 p.m.
