SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota swimming and diving had five individuals secure race wins during day two Friday of the Augustana Invitational held at Midco Aquatic Center.
 
The Coyotes individual wins came from Taylor Buhr, Sara Mayer, Adam Fisher, Jack Berdahl and Jaoquin Contreras-Fallico while the men's and women's teams combined for 22 top three finishes and eight new entries into the Top 10 all-time charts.
 
South Dakota relay units each came away with a first place and a second-place finish in the two relays contested on day two – the 800 free relay and 200 medley relay.
 
Buhr, winning a race for the second straight night, claimed the 100 breast in 1:03.95 while Mayer touched first in the 100 fly in 55.48.  
 
Contreras-Fallico, a freshman, continues to have a strong first semester as a Coyote, winning the 100 back in 48.75 after posting a personal best 48.60 in the prelims that moved him up to second all-time.
 
Berdahl and Fisher, a pair of juniors, each led Coyote sweeps in winning the 100 breast and 100 fly, respectively.
 
Berdahl actually led a one through four sweep in the 100 breast and five of the top 10 with his win in 55.06. Grant Wolner was second in 55.16, Parker Sonnabend third in 55.22, Mack Sathre fourth in 55.86 and Jackson Nedved 10^th in 58.72.
 
Fisher (48.61) edged out Wolner (48.68) in the finals of the 100 fly while Jacob Carlson was third in 48.77, Aidan Gantenbein seventh in 50.10 and Sathre eighth in 50.28. Wolner's personal best of 48.67 in the morning prelims bumped the senior up two spots to fifth on the all-time charts.
 
Emily Kahn, a junior, paced four Coyotes in the top six in the 200 free with a third-place effort of 1:50.95. Gabbie Ahrendt, a freshman, was third in a personal best 1:51.27 that moved her to fifth on the all-time charts. Skyler Leverenz finished sixth (1:51.88) and Carson White sixth (1:52.95).
 
Phoebe Paarlberg, a freshman, followed Buhr to the wall in the 100 breast for a runner-up time of 1:03.42 that pushes her all the way to third on the all-time charts, one spot behind Buhr.
 
Tatum O'Shea, a sophomore, placed second in the 100 back in 55.73 while Anna Balfanz was fifth in 55.96 and Grace Schultz eighth in 56.91 and Lauren Van Fleet 10^th in 57.32.
 
Ahrendt, Leverenz, O'Shea and Taylor Horan won the 800 free relay in 7:34.60 while the foursome of Schultz, Buhr, Mayer and Kahn placed second in the 200 medley relay in 1:42.61.
 
The men's quartet of Carlson, Berdahl, Sathre and Gantenbein won the 200 medley in 1:28.51 to narrowly edge out the group of Contreras-Fallico, Wolner, Fisher and Kopp who clocked 1:28.80.
 
Matthew Sorbe, Sonnabend, Sathre and Carlson finished second in the 800 free relay in 6:43.28.
 
James Coffey, a freshman, led a trio of Coyotes in the top five of the 400 IM with a third-place 4:06.08 that moves him into ninth all-time. Keegan Henning, a senior, was fourth in 4:06.31 while Sorbe was fifth in 4:08.91.
 
A pair of Coyote newcomers joined the school's all-time Top 10 charts in two events on Friday as Carlson, a senior transfer from Wisconsin, and Anna Balfanz, a freshman, each joined the elite in the 100 fly and 100 back.
 
Carlson moved into sixth on the all-time chart in both events while Balfanz is now ninth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 100 back.
 
Bri Ruark, a freshman, joined the Coyote Top 10 list in the 100 fly where her third place 56.17 pushes her into sixth all-time.
 
Samantha Mersnick, a junior, led the women's divers with a third-place finish on the one-meter board with a final point total of 226.20. Kayla Middaugh and Stella Fairbanks, a pair of seniors, were fourth and fifth, respectively with totals of 222.10 and 220.40.
 
Charlie Matthews, a freshman, placed third on the three-meter board with a season best total of 218.25.
 
The third and final day of the Augustana Invite takes place on Saturday with prelims at 10 a.m. and finals at 530 p.m. There are six individual events plus the closing 400 free relay on Saturday's schedule.