AMES, Iowa – Taylor Buhr and Stella Fairbanks each recorded a pair of runner-up performances during South Dakota's women's swimming and diving dual meet against Iowa State on Friday inside Beyer Pool.
 
Buhr, a freshman from Bettendorf, Iowa, placed second in the 100 breast in 1:06.17 and in the 200 IM in 2:12.29.
 
Fairbanks, a junior from Highland, Michigan, posted season bests in both diving events, recording 279.9 on the three-meter board and 261.65 on the one-meter board.
 
The Coyotes also received runner-up finishes from Christina Spomer in the 100 free (55.15), Tatum O'Shea in the 200 back (2:08.41), Cassie Ketterling in the 200 breast (2:25.96), Emily Kahn in the 500 free (5:19.81) and Sara Mayer in the 100 fly (59.46).
 
South Dakota's foursome of O'Shea, Camilla Brogger-Andersen, Mayer and Ketterling posted a runner-up finish in the 400 free relay in 3:37.43.
 
Samantha Mersnick posted a career-high on the one-meter diving board, scoring 254.15 points to highlight the third-place finishes for the Coyotes.
 
Brogger-Andersen had a pair of third-place efforts in the meet, clocking 1:56.15 in the 200 free and 2:10.91 in the 200 back.
 
Maddie Katz was third in the 200 fly in 2:16.21 while other third-place performances for South Dakota came from Emily Johnson in the 100 free (55.89), Liv Caldwell in the 200 breast (2:34.71), Mairead Powers in the 500 free (5:22.0), Skyler Leverenz in the 100 fly (1:01.15) and Skylar Well in the 200 IM (2:16.46).
 
The Coyote quartet of Grace Schultz, Buhr, Kahn and Spomer placed third in the 200 medley relay in 1:48.33.
 
South Dakota will host the two-day Coyote Extravaganza inside the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls next Friday and Saturday.