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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Coyote women's squad placed second in both relays contested, the 200 medley and 400 free.
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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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