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Gabbie Ahrendt
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Ahrendt wins three times; Coyotes split duals with SDSU

01.18.2025

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota men's and women's swimming and diving teams split a pair of dual with rival South Dakota State on Saturday inside Marshall Center Pool. 

South Dakota won the women's dual by a final tally of 174-126 while the Jackrabbits clipped the Coyotes in the men's dual by a score of 155-145. 

Gabbie Ahrendt was a three-time individual winner for a women's team that won 10 of the 16 events contested in the dual. 

Charlie Matthews, Alex Parkinson and Joaquin Contreras-Fallico were each double event winners for the men's team. 

Ahrendt, a sophomore, began her day with a win in the 100 back (59.16) and proceeded to win the 100 fly in 58.66 and the 200 IM in 2:09.49.

The women's squad also received individual wins from Emily DiProspero, Phoebe Paarlberg, Madeline Schrank, Emily Kahn, Mairead Powers and Samantha Mersnick

DiProspero, a freshman, opened the meet with a win in the 1000 free in 10:29.97 while Paarlberg led a 1-2 finish in the 100 breaststroke, touching in 1:08.24 while Madilyn Gehrke was second in 1:08.30.

Schrank, a freshman, led a 1-2 finish in the 200 fly in 2:09.84, just ahead of DiProspero, who clocked 2:09.97.

Kahn, a senior, sprinted to victory in the 50 free in 24.45 while Powers won the 200 backstroke in 2:08.48 and Mersnick the three-meter diving competition with 238.13 points.

South Dakota won the 200 medley relay with the foursome of Grace Schultz, Paarlberg, Sara Mayer and Kahn, timed in 1:48.93.

Matthews, a sophomore, posted personal best scores on both diving board to sweep the competition claiming the one-meter with a point total of 266.70 and three-meter with a point total of 272.85.

Contreras-Fallico, a sophomore, won both backstroke evets while also finishing second in the 200 IM. He was timed in 50.89 in the 100 back, and 1:52.81 in the 200 back. 

Parkinson, a freshman, claimed the 1000 free in 9:48.54 and the 500 free in 4:45.26 while classmate Nick Rounds sprinted to victory in the 50 free in 21.09

The Coyotes won the 200 medley relay with the quartet of Adam Fisher, Jack Berdahl, Grant Wolner and Rounds, clocking 1:33.58.

South Dakota closes its dual season by hosting Omaha on Friday and St. Thomas on Saturday inside the DakotaDome. 
 
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