SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Individual wins from Jake Leichner and Brady Torborg highlighted the opening day of the Coyote Invitational swimming and diving meet Friday at Midco Aquatic Center.
 
The Coyote men also won a pair of relays, part of four total wins on the opening day of the final regular season meet of the season.
 
Leichner, a junior, swam 4:53.85 to win the 500 free while Torborg, a junior, touched first in the 50 free in 21.36, narrowly edging Charlie Bean who swam 21.37.
 
Bean and Torborg joined Mack Sathre and Wyatt Thompson on a victorious 400 medley relay unit that touched first in 3:32.66.
 
Sathre and Torborg were part of the foursome, including Zachary Kopp and Henry Simpson, that raced to first in the 200 free relay in 1:25.11.
 
Runner-up performances on the opening day came from Taylor Rau in the 50 free (24.22) and Carter Anderson in the 500 free (4:54.16).
 
The foursome of Bean, Thompson, Jacob Won and Aidan Gantenbein were second in the 200 free relay in 1:25.53.
 
The quartet of Grace Johnson, Lauren Van Fleet, Maddie Gallagher and Madilyn Sindelar were third in the 200 free relay in 1:39.79. Simpson, Caden DeLay, Stephen Johnson and Griffin Wolner placed third in the 400 medley relay in 3:39.96.
 
Jacob Won touched third in the 100 butterfly in 51.90.
 
Saturday's final day includes three different sessions with swimming finals taking place at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and the diving finals at 1 p.m.