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Swimming and Diving Jason Cowley, USD Sports Information

Buhr sets school record on final day

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota swimming and diving recorded five individual victories for the second straight day as the three-day Augustana Invitational wrapped up on Saturday inside the Midco Aquatic Center.
 
Taylor Buhr, Emily Kahn, Camilla Brogger-Andersen, Mack Sathre and Zachary Kopp all came away with individual wins on Saturday while the men's and women's teams combined for 15 top three finishes and six new entries into the school's Top Ten charts.
 
The Coyote women outdistanced the 10-team field with 1,319 points while the men's team finished second with 1,240 points.
 
Buhr, a sophomore, was an individual race winner on each of the three days, claiming the 100 IM race to begin the evening finals session on Saturday in 57.03.
 
Buhr, who won the 100 breast on Friday and the 200 IM on Thursday, would also place second in the 200 breast on the meet's final day with a school record time of 2:17.01.
 
Kahn, a junior, led four South Dakota athletes in the top seven of the 100 free finals with a first-place time of 49.81. Carson White, a sophomore, was third in 51.04, junior Skyler Leverenz sixth in 51.79 and freshman Gabbie Ahrendt seventh in 51.91. Leverenz swam a personal best 51.70 in the morning prelims to move into 10th on the all-time charts.
 
Brogger-Andersen, a sophomore, claimed the 1650 free race by touching the wall in 17:15.76.
 
Sathre, a fifth-year senior, led a 1-2-3 Coyote sweep in the 100 IM with a 50.10 clocking while senior Grant Wolner was second (50.58) and freshman Jackson Nedved third (53.11).
 
Kopp, a fifth-year senior, swam 44.83 in the finals of the 100 free to win the race and pace five Coyotes in the top nine of the 'A' Final. Jacob Carlson, a senior transfer from Wisconsin, was second in a personal best 45.08 that moved him into fifth on the school's all-time charts. Adam Fisher, a junior, was fifth in 45.88 with senior Caden Feit eighth in 46.66 and sophomore Matthew Sorbe ninth in 47.59.
 
Sara Mayer, Jack Berdahl and Joaquin Contreras-Fallico all posted runner-up finishes on the meet's final day.
 
Mayer, a junior, posted a personal best of 2:04.87 in the 200 fly and remains third on the all-time chart. Bri Ruark, a freshman, was fourth in the 'A' Final in a personal best 2:06.17 and moved into the top ten at fourth all-time.
 
Berdahl, a junior, was second in the 200 breast final in 2:00.50 while teammate Parker Sonnabend placed third in a personal best 2:02.44 that ranks sixth all-time.
 
Contreras-Fallico, a freshman, blazed to a 1:47.72 clocking in the 200 back finals and moved up to second all-time.
 
Sorbe led three Coyotes in the top six of the 1650 free with a third-place 15:56.88 while senior Keegan Henning was fifth in 16:11.09 and freshman James Coffey sixth in 16:35.75.
 
Sathre swam a personal best in the 200 fly prelims with a 1:51.17 that moved him up one spot to fourth all-time. Sathre would place fourth in the finals with a 1:51.89 while freshman Tanner Reed was sixth in 1:54.55. Reed's time from the morning prelims of 1:53.13 moved him into the top ten at seventh all-time.
 
Gabbie Ahrendt moved into the Coyote Top Ten charts in the 100 IM after her 57.79 clocking in the morning prelims.
 
This meet serves as the final competition of the first semester for the Coyotes, who will return to the pool on January 3 in Florida.
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Players Mentioned

Jack Berdahl

Jack Berdahl

Breast-Free
6' 0"
Junior
Camilla Brogger-Andersen

Camilla Brogger-Andersen

Free
Sophomore
Taylor Buhr

Taylor Buhr

Breast-IM
5' 5"
Sophomore
Caden Feit

Caden Feit

Free-Breast
6' 4"
Senior
Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher

Back-Fly
5' 10"
Junior
Keegan Henning

Keegan Henning

Free-IM
6' 1"
Senior
Emily Kahn

Emily Kahn

Free-Fly
5' 8"
Junior
Zachary Kopp

Zachary Kopp

Free-Back
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Skyler Leverenz

Skyler Leverenz

Free-IM
5' 8"
Junior
Sara Mayer

Sara Mayer

Free-Fly
5' 5"
Junior
Mack Sathre

Mack Sathre

IM-Fly
Fifth Year
Parker Sonnabend

Parker Sonnabend

Breast-IM
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jack Berdahl

Jack Berdahl

6' 0"
Junior
Breast-Free
Camilla Brogger-Andersen

Camilla Brogger-Andersen

Sophomore
Free
Taylor Buhr

Taylor Buhr

5' 5"
Sophomore
Breast-IM
Caden Feit

Caden Feit

6' 4"
Senior
Free-Breast
Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher

5' 10"
Junior
Back-Fly
Keegan Henning

Keegan Henning

6' 1"
Senior
Free-IM
Emily Kahn

Emily Kahn

5' 8"
Junior
Free-Fly
Zachary Kopp

Zachary Kopp

6' 5"
Graduate Student
Free-Back
Skyler Leverenz

Skyler Leverenz

5' 8"
Junior
Free-IM
Sara Mayer

Sara Mayer

5' 5"
Junior
Free-Fly
Mack Sathre

Mack Sathre

Fifth Year
IM-Fly
Parker Sonnabend

Parker Sonnabend

6' 0"
Senior
Breast-IM