SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota men's and women's swimming and diving posted a combined 12-4 dual record during the two-day Coyote Extravaganza held at the Midco Aquatic Center on Friday and Saturday.
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The Coyote women posted a 9-1 mark taking part in the six-team event as a 5-0 day one was followed by a 4-1 day two. The Coyote men, meanwhile, evened out at 3-3 after going 2-1 on Friday and 1-2 on Saturday.
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Jacob Won,
Jack Berdahl and
Mairead Powers were each double individual winners for South Dakota during the meet.
Cassie Ketterling and
Emily Kahn also earned individual victories in a women's meet that included Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, St. Cloud State, Sioux Falls and St. Thomas.
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Won, a senior, won the 100 fly in 51.40 and took the 500 free in 4:48.69, narrowly edging out teammate
Keegan Henning, who was second in 4:49.36.
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Berdahl, a freshman, won the 100 breast in 57.48 and came back to claim the 200 breast in 2:10.26, nipping teammate
Jake Leichner (2:10.72) at the wall.
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Powers, a freshman, won the 400 IM in 4:36.69 and had a strong victory in the 500 free in 5:12.32.
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Ketterling, a senior, swam to a win in the 100 IM in 1:00.33 while Kahn, a freshman, triumphed in the 100 free in 52.89.
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The Coyote women won two of the four relays contested, taking the 200 free with the foursome of
Christina Spomer,
Sara Mayer,
Shannon Banark and Kahn. The quartet of
Emma Clark,
Meghan Atwell, Ketterling and Kahn claimed the 200 medley relay in 1:48.72.
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South Dakota men, competing against South Dakota State, St. Cloud State and St. Thomas, posted a victory in the 400 medley relay behind the quartet of
Adam Fisher, Berdahl,
Aidan Gantenbein and
Charlie Bean in 3:27.43.
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Kahn had a pair of runner-up showings individually, clocking 24.14 and 24.63 on consecutive days in the 50 free. Ketterling was second in the 100 fly (58.20) while other runner-up performances came from Gantenbein in the 100 fly (51.58), Bean in the 100 free (47.25), Fisher in the 100 back (52.50), Davenport in the 100 breast (1:07.25), Mayer in the 200 free (1:56.98) and Won in the 200 fly (1:56.59).
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The Coyote men posted three second-place finishes out of the four relays contested as
Brady Torborg,
Mack Sathre and
Griffin Wolner joined Leichner on the 400 medley relay team. Bean, Sathre, Torborg and Kopp closed the meet with a narrow loss in the 400 free relay, while Torborg, Sathre, Kopp and Bean were second in the 200 medley relay.
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South Dakota women had two runner-up finishes in the four contested relays as
Lucie Anderson, Atwell, Ketterling and Mayer teamed for a second in the 400 medley relay. Kahn, Mayer, Atwell and
Hannah Aitkin finished second in the 400 free relay.
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Third-place individual efforts came from
Hudson Wilkerson (1M Diving),
Kayla Middaugh (3M Diving),
Stella Fairbanks (1M Diving), Henning (1000 free),
Stephen Johnson (200 free),
Griffin Wolner (400 IM),
Zachary Kopp (50 free), Clark (100 back), Gantenbein (100 free), Anderson (200 back), Won (200 free),
Isabel Fairbanks (100 IM), Bean (50 free) and Leichner (100 IM).
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South Dakota will close its first semester schedule in two weeks with the three-day Augustana Invitational, also at Midco Aquatic in Sioux Falls.
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Friday's Team Scores
Men
South Dakota 115, St. Cloud State 107
South Dakota State 121, South Dakota 103
South Dakota 157, St. Thomas 63
Women
South Dakota 124.5, South Dakota State 98.5
South Dakota 136, St. Cloud State 88
South Dakota 120, Northern Iowa 104
South Dakota 155, St. Thomas 68
South Dakota 145, Sioux Falls 75
Saturday's Team Scores
Men
St. Cloud State 111, South Dakota 104
South Dakota State 121, South Dakota 99
South Dakota 143, St. Thomas 68
Women
South Dakota 121, South Dakota State 102
South Dakota 129, St. Cloud State 95
Northern Iowa 118, South Dakota 106
South Dakota 151, Sioux Falls 66
South Dakota 152, St. Thomas 71
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