VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota hosted their first meet of the season and walked away with a win for both the women's and men's teams.  The Coyotes had a first place finish in every event but three, and six athletes won multiple individual events. 
 
The women's team was competing against Minnesota State and won with a score of 218.5-81.5. The men's team was competing against Augustana and won with a score of 224-74.
 
Senior Taylor Buhr was the champion of the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.37 and the 200 breast with a time of 2:26.00. Fellow senior Tatum O'Shea took the 200 back in 2:07.79, while another senior, Mady Schmidt, won the three-meter diving event with a score of 240.70.
 
Juniors Joaquin Contreras-Fallico and Gabbie Ahrendt also secured multiple wins on the day. Contreras-Fallico won the 100 back in 51.36 and the 200 back in 1:52.67. Ahrendt took the 200 free in 1:56.74 and the 200 Individual Medley in 2:10.74. 
 
Sophmore Alex Parkinson claimed multiple wins in the 1000 free (9:30.06) and the 500 free (4:37.88). Other sophomores with first place finishes were Emily Diprospero in the 1000 free (10:40.70), Will Barth in the 200 free (1:44.09), Maddie Schrank in the 200 fly (2:08.98), Nick Rounds in the 50 free (20.42), Madilyn Gehrke in the 100 free in 53.99, and David Mayer in the 100 free in 47.93.
 
Six freshmen earned their first wins of their career, with Brock Russell and Maddox Mork claiming multiple events. Russel in the 100 breast (57.79), the 200 breast (2:06.67) and the 200 individual medley (1:53.67), and Mork in the one-meter and three-meter diving events. 
 
Joining them is Henley Hatzung who took the 50 free in 24.16, Quin Mahler-Moreno who won the 500 free in 5:15.37, Lauren Eschmeyer with the win in the 100 fly in 58.80, and Dylan Alt who won the 100 fly with a time of 50.47.
 
Both teams won both of the relays in the meet, the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay.
 
Mahler-Moreno and Schrank were a part of the women's 200 medley team, along with Anna Balfanz and Alex Peterson. Hatzung, Gehrke, and Ahrendt swam the 400 free relay with Carson White. 
 
For the men's team, Rounds and Alt were joined by Ethan LaBounty and Jordan Hogue to win the 200 medley. Rounds, Mayer, and Hogue were on the winning 400 free relay with James Schreiber. 
 
The Coyotes swimming and diving team will be back in action on Friday, October 10 in Minneapolis, Minn. when they take on Minnesota and Nebraska in a tri-dual.
 
 
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