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Swimming and Diving Jason Cowley, USD Sports Information

Coyotes fall to Omaha

OMAHA, Neb.  – South Dakota men's and women's swimming and diving team closed out its dual season by suffering a pair of Summit League setbacks to Omaha on Friday inside H&K Pool.
 
Omaha won the men's dual by a narrow 121-119 margin and took the women's dual by a final score of 134-109.
 
Taylor Buhr, a sophomore, was a double individual winner for the Coyotes in the meet, winning the 400 IM (4:38.07) and the 100 breast (1:06.46).
 
Buhr accounted for two of the four individual victories by the women's team while the men's squad had five individual race winners from five different individuals.
 
Camilla Brogger-Andersen, a sophomore, won the 1000 free in 10:37.25 while Anna Balfanz, a freshman, captured the 100 back in 58.59.
 
Securing first-place finishes for the men's team were Keegan Henning, Zachary Kopp, James Coffey, Joaquin Contreras-Fallico and Matthew Sorbe. The Coyote foursome of Contreras-Fallico, Jack Berdahl, Adam Fisher and Jacob Carlson won the 200 medley relay in 1:32.79.
 
Henning, a senior, touched the wall first in the 1000 free (10:06.11) while Kopp, a fifth-year senior, won the 50 free in 21.22.
 
Coffey, a freshman, earned his first collegiate race victory with a triumph in the 400 IM (4:18.99) while classmate Contreras-Fallico won the 100 back in 51,25, Matthew Sorbe, a sophomore, won the 500 free in 4:44.71.
 
Coffey placed second behind Henning in the 1000 free, Sorbe was second in the 200 free, Kopp second in the 100 free and Henning second in the 500 free. Meanwhile, runner-up performances from the men's squad also came from Mack Sathre in the 400 IM, Fisher in the 100 fly, Carlson in the 100 back and Berdahl in the 100 breast as well as the 400 free relay.
 
Gabbie Ahrendt, a freshman, had a pair of runner-up finishes during the meet coming in the 50 free and 100 fly. Brogger-Andersen placed second in the 500 free, Grace Schultz was second in the 100 back, Skylar Welle runner-up in the 100 breast and Skyler Leverenz placed second in the 100 free.
 
The Coyote women's squad placed second in both relays contested, the 200 medley and 400 free.
 
South Dakota will host the two-day Coyote Invite inside the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2-3. The meet will mark the final regular season competitions for the Coyotes prior to the Summit League Championships.
 
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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
Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher

Back-Fly
5' 10"
Junior
Keegan Henning

Keegan Henning

Free-IM
6' 1"
Senior
Zachary Kopp

Zachary Kopp

Free-Back
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Skyler Leverenz

Skyler Leverenz

Free-IM
5' 8"
Junior
Mack Sathre

Mack Sathre

IM-Fly
Fifth Year
Grace Schultz

Grace Schultz

Back-Free
5' 6"
Sophomore
Matthew  Sorbe

Matthew Sorbe

Free-IM
6' 2"
Sophomore
Gabbie Ahrendt

Gabbie Ahrendt

Free
5' 9"
Freshman
Anna Balfanz

Anna Balfanz

Back-Free
5' 10"
Freshman

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
Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher

5' 10"
Junior
Back-Fly
Keegan Henning

Keegan Henning

6' 1"
Senior
Free-IM
Zachary Kopp

Zachary Kopp

6' 5"
Graduate Student
Free-Back
Skyler Leverenz

Skyler Leverenz

5' 8"
Junior
Free-IM
Mack Sathre

Mack Sathre

Fifth Year
IM-Fly
Grace Schultz

Grace Schultz

5' 6"
Sophomore
Back-Free
Matthew  Sorbe

Matthew Sorbe

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free-IM
Gabbie Ahrendt

Gabbie Ahrendt

5' 9"
Freshman
Free
Anna Balfanz

Anna Balfanz

5' 10"
Freshman
Back-Free