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Swimming and Diving Jason Cowley, USD Sports Information

Coyotes win 11 events on day two

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota closed out the Coyote Invite swim and dive meet with 11 victories on Saturday inside the Midco Aquatic Center.
 
Taylor Rau, a sophomore from Maple Grove, Minn., touched home first in three individual events while double winners included divers Stella Fairbanks and Hudson Wilkerson. Also earning individual wins on Saturday were Aidan Gantenbein, Carter Anderson and Mack Sathre.
 
Rau swam season bests in all three of her wins, clocking 1:05.57 in the 100 breast, 1:00.82 in the 100 IM and 2:23.25 in the 200 breast. She moved into the Coyote Top 10 at seventh in the 200 breast.
 
Fairbanks, a freshman from Highland, Mich., earned her eighth and ninth wins of the season by sweeping the two diving events, scoring 273.35 on the three-meter board and 249.85 on the one-meter board.
 
Wilkerson, a junior from Powell, Wyo., posted season bests on both boards, winning both events with point totals of 284.95 in the three-meter event and 280.20 in the one-meter event.
 
Gantenbein, a sophomore from Valley Center, Kan., posted a season best 52.59 to win the 100 backstroke.
 
Anderson, a freshman from Oviedo, Fla., also swam a season best of 16:56.74 in the 1,650 freestyle.
 
Sathre, a sophomore from Sartell, Minn., swam 1:58.66. a season best, in the 200 butterfly.
 
The Coyote foursome of Brady Torborg, Jake Leichner, Zachary Kopp and Charlie Bean won the 200 medley relay in 1:34.24.
 
Individual runner-up finishes came from Isabelle Davenport in the 100 breaststroke and Gantenbein in the 200 backstroke.
 
Third-place finishes came from Malaina Fragnito (200 breast), Jacob Won (100 free), Caleb Swanson (200 back), Lizzie Hunt (100 IM), Wyatt Thompson (1650 free), Kara Owens (100 back), Ben Kopp (100 back) and Bean (200 free).
 
South Dakota will compete in the Summit League Championships in Fargo, N.D., on April 15-17.
 
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Players Mentioned

Charlie Bean

Charlie Bean

Sprint
Junior
Isabelle Davenport

Isabelle Davenport

Breast
Junior
Malaina  Fragnito

Malaina Fragnito

Breast
Sophomore
Lizzie Hunt

Lizzie Hunt

Back
Sophomore
Ben Kopp

Ben Kopp

Back
Senior
Zachary Kopp

Zachary Kopp

Free
Sophomore
Jake Leichner

Jake Leichner

Free/Breast
Junior
Taylor Rau

Taylor Rau

Free
Sophomore
Mack Sathre

Mack Sathre

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Wyatt Thompson

Wyatt Thompson

Free
Senior
Brady Torborg

Brady Torborg

Sprint
Junior
Hudson Wilkerson

Hudson Wilkerson

Diving
Junior

Players Mentioned

Charlie Bean

Charlie Bean

Junior
Sprint
Isabelle Davenport

Isabelle Davenport

Junior
Breast
Malaina  Fragnito

Malaina Fragnito

Sophomore
Breast
Lizzie Hunt

Lizzie Hunt

Sophomore
Back
Ben Kopp

Ben Kopp

Senior
Back
Zachary Kopp

Zachary Kopp

Sophomore
Free
Jake Leichner

Jake Leichner

Junior
Free/Breast
Taylor Rau

Taylor Rau

Sophomore
Free
Mack Sathre

Mack Sathre

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Wyatt Thompson

Wyatt Thompson

Senior
Free
Brady Torborg

Brady Torborg

Junior
Sprint
Hudson Wilkerson

Hudson Wilkerson

Junior
Diving