SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota women's swimming team members Gabbie Ahrendt and Taylor Horan swam to victories on day one of the Coyote Invitational held Friday inside Midco Aquatic Center. 

The women's team had eight top five finishes while the men's squad saw six top five finishes during a lite five event -- two relays, three individual events -- first session of the seven-team meet.

Horan, a sophomore from Fayetteville, Arkansas, led a 1-2 finish in the 500 freestyle, clocking 5:03.21 while teammate, freshman Emily DiProspero, was second in 5:04.50. It was a season best and less than a second off a personal best for Horan. 

Dylan Hogenson, a freshman, was fifth in the event with a season best of 5:12.92. 

Ahrendt, a sophomore, led the Coyote chargs in the 200 IM, touching the wall first in 2:06.46.

Ahrendt swam the opening leg of the 400 medley relay, teaming with Taylor Buhr, Alexa Van Dyne and Madilyn Gehrke for a runner-up 3:58.10. The quartet of Tatum O'Shea, Liv Caldwell, Madeline Scrank and Carson White was third in 4:00.01 and the foursome of Anna Balfanz, Shannon Banark, Sara Mayer and Grace Schultz placed fourth in 4:00.18.

Mayer, a senior, opened the 200 free relay that finished third where she was joined by Skyler Leverenz, Schultz and Emily Kahn in clocking 1:36.19.

Jackson Nedved, a sophomore, had the highest individual finish for the men's team with a third-place showing of 1:54.63 in the 200 IM. 

Will Barth, a sophomore, turned in a fourth-place finish in the 500 free in 4:45.47.

The men's foursome of Adam Fisher, Grant Wolner, Jacob Carlson and James Schreiber placed second in the 400 medley relay in 3:24.47. The quartet of Joaquin Contreras-Fallico, Jack Berdahl, Alex Landmark and David Mayer were fourth in 3:27.66 and the team of Jordan Hogue, Nedved, Xander Taylor and Matthew Sorbe finished fifth in 3:32.91.

The second and final day of the Coyote Invitational begins Saturday at 10 a.m. with the diving at 1 p.m. and the final session at 4 p.m.

South Dakota will honor its 16 seniors in a ceremony to begin the morning.