Final Results
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —South Dakota ends the final day of the Summit League Championships in the Midco
® Aquatic Center Saturday with a number of top-three finishes, broken records and Summit League honors. The men finished runner-up with the women finishing in fourth place.
South Dakota's Top Performers:
Haley Pederson and
Sarah Schank took the top two spots in the three-meter dive finals. Pederson earned the first Summit League champion title of her career with a score of 255.45. Schank secured the silver with a score of 254.40. Both Pederson and Schank earn All-Summit League honors for their performances.
Eric Erlenmeyer claimed the bronze medal in the 100-yard individual medley when he touched the wall in 51.25 seconds. For his top-three finish, Erlenmeyer earned All-Summit League honors.
In the 200-yard breaststroke,
James Ryan claimed third place with a performance of 2:01.52 to earn All-Summit League honors.
Mark Vanderzee captured a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a finish of 1:51.73.
In the women's 200-yard backstroke,
Sabrina Sabadeanu and
Theresa Godlewski took second and third place to earn All-Summit League honors. Sabadeanu finished second with a time of 2:00.54 and Godlewski took third with a finish of 2:01.88.
The men's 400-yard freestyle relay team of
Hunter Padgett,
Steve Wascom,
Gray Determan and Erlenmeyer claimed the silver medal with a finish of 3:00.09.
Summit League Honors:
Men's Diver of the Championship:
Isaac Morris
Final Standings:
| Men: |
Women: |
| 1st place – Denver (1,094) |
1st place – Denver (1,081) |
| 2nd place – South Dakota (695) |
2nd place – Omaha (696) |
| 3rd place – South Dakota State (665) |
3rd place – South Dakota State (619) |
| 4th place – Western Illinois (367.50) |
4th place – South Dakota (593) |
| 5th place – Eastern Illinois (308) |
5th place – Western Illinois (219) |
| 6th place – Valparaiso (241.50) |
6th place – Eastern Illinois (205) |
Record breaker:
Erlenmeyer's finish of 51.25 in the 100-yard individual medley finals broke his previous school record in the event. The old record stood at 51.68.
Ryan's finish of 2:01.52 in the 200-yard breaststroke surpassed the previous record time of 2:01.70.
The men's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Padgett, Wascom, Determan and Erlenmeyer broke the school record by finishing in 3:00.09. The previous record was set with a time of 3:01.92.
Padgett clocked a 45.12 in his first leg of the 400-yard freestyle, which broke the school 100-yard freestyle record previously set at 45.38.
Breaking into the Coyote Top 10:
Pederson's three-meter dive score of 255.45 moves her up to sixth-best score in school history.
Nick Gehling's final time of 1:51.28 in the 200-yard backstroke moved him up to second fastest on the Coyote Top 10 list.
Katie Coleman's time of 52.07 in the prelims of the 100-yard freestyle places her fifth fastest in school history.
Gabi Gilliana's prelim time of 2:24.22 in the 200-yard breaststroke places her eighth in the Coyote Top 10 list for the event.
Wascom's final time in the 200-yard breaststroke of 2:04.84 moves him up to sixth fastest time in school history.
Taylor Kidd's time of 1:44.99 in the 1,650-yard freestyle places 10
th on the Coyote Top 10.
In the 200-yard butterfly, Vanderzee,
Christian Fossum and
Myles Taylor all move up on the Coyote Top 10 list. Vanderzee's final time of 1:51.73 places him third, Fossum's final finish of 1:54.40 moves him to sixth and Taylor's prelim time of 1:55.44 earned him ninth.
Top South Dakota men finishers in each finals event:
100-yard individual medley: 3
rd place, Erlenmeyer, 51.25
1650-yard freestyle: 6
th place,
Josh Sorbe, 16:48.51
200-yard backstroke: 7
th place, Gehling, 1:51.28
100-yard freestyle: 7
th place, Padgett, 45.53
200-yard breaststroke: 3
rd place, Ryan, 2:01.52
200-yard butterfly: 3
rd place, Vanderzee, 1:51.73
400-yard freestyle relay: 2
nd place, Padgett, Wascom, Determan Erlenmeyer, 3:00.09
Top South Dakota women finishers in each finals event:
100-yard individual medley: 6
th place,
Abby Hollub, 59.33
1650-yard freestyle: 6
th place,
Quinn Fawcett, 17.40
200-yard backstroke: 2
nd place, Sabadeanu, 2:00.54
100-yard freestyle: 10
th place,
Katie Coleman, 52.62
200-yard breaststroke: 6
th place,
Kassidie Cornell, 2:22.59
200-yard butterfly: 7
th place,
Hannah Gupton, 2:07.83
Three-meter dive: 1
st place,
Haley Pederson, 255.45
400-yard freestyle relay: 4
th place, Coleman, Fawcett, Sabadeanu and Godlewski, 3:28.67
Up Next:
Schank and Morris will be making an appearance in both the one- and three-meter dives at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships March 5-7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
