ELKHART, Ind. – South Dakota swimming snagged three top 20 finishes on Saturday at the National Invitational Championships presented by the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America inside Beacon Health Aquatic Center.
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The Coyotes had a pair of individuals make the finals on the final day of the season while the men's foursome of
Zachary Kopp,
Jacob Won,
Griffin Wolner and
Aidan Gantenbein placed 20
th in the 400 free relay in 3:03.26.
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Mack Sathre, a junior, clocked 50.70 in the evening finals of the 100 IM to place 14
th. The Summit League Champion in that event swam 50.59 in the prelims to earn his finals spot.
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Emily Kahn, a freshman, placed 18
th in the 100 free in 51.11. The school record holder in the event had clocked a 50.96 in the morning prelims.
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The women's quartet of
Sara Mayer,
Christina Spomer,
Maddie Grant and
Mairead Powers placed 31
st in the 400 free relay in 3:34.95.
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Grant, a sophomore, was 26
th in the 1650 free in 17:31.68 while
Parker Sonnabend (51.81) and
Grant Wolner (52.09) were 25
th and 27
th, respectively, in the 100 IM.
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Griffin Wolner (1:53.50) placed 25
th and Won (1:54.55) 28
th in the 200 butterfly.
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Cassie Ketterling closed her fourth season as a Coyote with a 29
th place effort in the 100 IM in 57.86.
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