SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota swimming and diving team members
Cassie Ketterling and
Zachary Kopp have been selected as the TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Performers of the Week the league announced on Tuesday.
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Ketterling, a fifth-year senior, had a hand in six victories out of her seven events as the Coyotes won duals against St. Thomas on Friday and South Dakota State on Saturday.
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The Oak Creek, Wisconsin, native, won the 200 IM (2:26.46) and 100 fly (1:05.48) in a home dual, swam in meters, with St. Thomas while also swimming on a winning 200 medley relay.
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She came back on Saturday to win the 200 fly (2:15.52) and 100 fly (59.32) and finish third in the 200 IM (2:14.90) in a road dual, swam in yards, at South Dakota State. She also contributed to a winning 200 medley relay.
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Kopp, a senior, contributed to a total of seven top two finishes over the two days with two individual wins and three relay wins to go with runner-up efforts in one individual race and one relay.
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The native of Otsego, Minnesota, set the school and DakotaDome pool record in the 50 free twice during Friday's dual with St. Thomas, posting a winning clocking of 23.13 and later contributing a 23.12 relay split to leadoff the winning 200 free relay. Also swam on a winning 200 medley relay.
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He won the 50 free (21.08) against South Dakota State while also finishing second in the 100 free (47.61). He swam on a winning 200 medley relay and runner-up 400 free relay.
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The Coyotes will travel to Omaha for Saturday's 2 p.m. dual with the Mavericks.
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