MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota –
Joaquin Contreras-Fallico moved into the Coyote Top 10 in two different events and South Dakota swimming and diving teams combined for 13 top three finishes in a double dual with Minnesota and Nebraska on Friday inside Freeman Aquatic Center.
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Contreras-Fallico, a freshman, moved into the Top 10 in the 100 back and 200 back following fourth-place finishes in each event. He now sits fifth all-time in the 200 back at 1:51.30 and eighth all-time in the 100 back in 50.23.
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Taylor Buhr, a sophomore, placed second in the 200 breast in 2:18.49, a time that is a little over a second slower than her school record. She added a third-place finish in the 100 breast in 1:05.50.
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South Dakota school record holders
Emily Kahn and
Zachary Kopp each finished second in the 50 free as Kahn touched in 23.76 and Kopp finished in 20.76. Both swimmers came back in the very next event the 100 free as Kopp, a fifth-year senior, was third in 46.53 and Kahn, a junior, fourth in 52.70.
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Jacob Carlson, a newcomer to the Coyotes this season, posted a runner-up finish in the 100 fly in 51.03. The senior also placed fourth in the 100 free in 47.19.
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Jack Berdahl, the school record holder in the 100 breast, placed second in the event in 56.83 seconds. He was fourth in the 200 breast in 2:07.35.
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Keegan Henning, a senior, was third in the 1000 free in 9:58.74 and
Gabbie Ahrendt, a freshman, was third in the 200 free in 1:54.54.
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The South Dakota foursome of
Adam Fisher, Berdahl, Carlson and Kopp placed third in the 200 medley relay in 1:30.56.
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The Coyote women quartet of
Sara Mayer, Kahn, Ahrendt and
Skyler Leverenz finished second in the 400 free relay in 3:29.78.
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Mayer, a sophomore, was fourth in the 100 fly (56.65) while
Matthew Sorbe, a fellow sophomore, was fourth in the 500 free in 4:46.51.
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Freshman diver
Charlie Matthews recorded third-place finishes in both diving events, scoring 212.35 on the one-meter board and 209.70 on the three-meter board.
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The Coyotes stay in Minnesota for Saturday's Summit League dual against St. Thomas, staring at 10:30 a.m. inside Anderson Poll in St. Paul.