Day Two Results
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —A number of South Dakota newcomers rose to the occasion on day two of the Coyote Invitational at the Midco
® Aquatic Center as four individual event victories were captured by freshmen.
South Dakota's Top Performers:
Freshman
Mark Vanderzee made yet another appearance at the top as he captured the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4 minutes, 13.33 seconds and the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:55.77. Freshman
Ben Kopp won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:59.01. In the 200-yard breaststroke, freshman
Elbert Chuang finished first with a time of 2:08.85 with
James Ryan hitting the wall right after Chuang with a finish of 2:10.19.
The 200-yard medley relay team consisting of Kopp, senior
Steve Wascom, junior
Steven Howell and sophomore
Gray Determan won the event with a finish of 1:34.24. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Wascom, Thompson, Determan and Chuang won the event with a finish of 3:09.24.
On the diving board, sophomore
Isaac Morris once more made waves for USD as he swept both dives. Morris took the one-meter dive with a score of 300.90 and his performance on the three-meter dive earned him a score of 314.60.
For the women, both the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay took second place finishes. The team that swam the medley relay consisted of junior
Theresa Godlewski, senior
Kelly Howell, junior
Hannah Gupton and freshman Madison Gallagher finished with a time of 1:49.42. The freestyle relay team of Godlewski, senior Kellee Lekay, freshman
Hannah Tietjen and Gallagher took second with a finish of 3:35.36.
Breaking into the Coyote Top 10:
Vanderzee has entered the Coyote Top 10 list for the first time in his career with his performance in the 200-yard butterfly. His finish of 1:55.77 places him eighth in school history.
Top South Dakota men finishers in each event:
200-yard medley relay: 1
st place, Kopp, Wascom, Howell and Determan, 1:34.24
400-yard individual medley: 1
st place, Vanderzee, 4:13.33
200-yard freestyle: 2
nd place, Thompson, 1:43.80
100-yard breaststroke: 3
rd place, Determan, 1:00.07
100-yard backstroke: 2
nd place,
Nick Gehling, 52.86
100-yard individual medley: 2
nd place,
Eric Erlenmeyer, 54.03
200-yard backstroke: 1
st place, Kopp, 1:59.01
100-yard freestyle: 2
nd place, Determan, 46.75
200-yard breaststroke: 1
st place, Chuang, 2:08.85
200-yard butterfly: 1
st place, Vanderzee, 1:55.77
400-yard freestyle relay: 1
st place, Wascom, Thompson, Determan and Chuang, 3:09.24
One-meter dive: 1
st place, Morris, 300.90
Three-meter dive: 1
st place, Morris, 314.60
Top South Dakota women finishers in each event:
200-yard medley relay: 2
nd place, Godlewski, Howell, Gupton and Gallagher, 1:49.42
400-yard individual medley: 9
th place, Hannah Haley, 4:54.43
200-yard freestyle: 6
th place, Tietjen, 1:57.77
100-yard breaststroke: 5
th place,
Morgan Dickinson, 1:07.81
100-yard backstroke: 2
nd place,
Kathleen Juffer, 58.82
100-yard individual medley: 6
th place,
Abby Hollub, 1:00.75
200-yard backstroke: 9
th place,
Kaitlyn Housenga, 2:18.20
100-yard freestyle: 2
nd place,
Katie Coleman, 52.83
200-yard breaststroke: 2
nd place,
Emma O'Brien, 2:26.15
200-yard butterfly: 3
rd place,
Hannah Beckwith, 2:13.60
400-yard freestyle relay: 2
nd place, Godlewski, Lekavy, Tietjen and Gallagher, 3:35.36
One-meter dive: 2
nd place,
Sarah Schank, 251.65
Three-meter dive: 2nd place, Schank, 254.10
Up Next:
The Coyotes return to the Midco
® Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls Feb. 14-17 to host the Summit League Championships. The meet starts with the diving preliminaries Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 2:30 p.m.
