LAWRENCE, Kansas – South Dakota swimming and diving teams fell short to both Kansas (261-87) and Missouri State (461-237) at the Kansas Tri-Duals held Friday and Saturday inside the Robinson Natatorium.
 
Cooper Fuchs, a freshman, captured the lone individual victory over the two-day meet for the Coyotes when he touched first to the wall in the 50 freestyle in 21.37.
 
Fuchs also teamed with Zachary Kopp, Jake Leichner and Charlie Bean as the foursome won a pair of relays for South Dakota, swimming to wins in the 200 free and 400 free relays.
 
The quartet of Bean, Wyatt Thompson, Jacob Won and Leichner would finish second in the 800 free relay while a third-place effort came from the 200 medley relay team of Brady Torborg, James Ryan, Won and Fuchs.
 
Individually, the Coyote men's squad had seven runner-up finishes and nine third-place efforts over the course of the two-day meet.
 
Bean recorded a second-place finish in the 100 free and a third-place effort in the 200 free. Leichner had a runner-up finish in the 200 breast and a third in the 100 breast while diver Seth O'Dea finished second on the three-meter board and third on the one-meter board (235.9).
 
Runner-up finishes also came from Jose Sorbe (400 IM), Ben Kopp (200 back), Stephen Johnson (100 fly) and Cory Jacocks (500 free).
 
Third-place efforts for the men's team came from Jack Lawrence (400 IM), Zachary Kopp (100 fly), Tanner Espersen (200 back), Caden DeLay (100 fly), Elbert Chuang (200 breast) and Seth Jones (500 free).
 
Taylor Rau led the women's team with a pair of third-place finishes as the freshman touched the wall in 2:29.53 in the 200 breast and 1:07.17 in the 100 breast. Sabrina Sabadeanu posted a third-place finish in the 200 back while the 400 free relay quartet of Meghan Atwell, Emily Johnson, Jordyn Schnell and Rau finished third in 3:38.91.
 
The Coyotes are back in the pool to take part in the Fargo Tri-Duals on Oct. 18-19.