VERMILLION, S.D. — The University of South Dakota hosted the Coyote Extravaganza in the USD Natatorium and came away with a win on the men's side and a third-place finish for the women's team. The Yotes had 13 individual wins across both teams and a relay win on the men's side. On the meet, South Dakota posted nine new Natatorium pool records.
DAY ONE
Women's Results
On day one, the USD women had one champion in the 100 fly with
Gabbie Ahrendt taking first with a time of 57.17.
Other highlights of day one include
Tatum O'Shea's second place finish in the 200 free in 1:56.56 and
Dawsyn Green's third place finish in the 400 IM in 4:40.71.
Henley Hatzung was also third in the 100 back with a time of 58.03,
Emily DiProspero was third in the 500 free in 5:12.82, and
Taylor Buhr took third in the 100 breast in 1:06.65.
The women's team also had a second-place finish in the 200 free relay with the team of Hatzung,
Anna Balfanz,
Alex Peterson, and
Madilyn Gehrke.
South Dakota ended the day at second in the team standings with 961.5 points.
Men's Results
The men's team came out of day one with five wins, including two by
Nick Rounds in the 100 fly (49.60) and 100 back (48.92). Other champions were
Alex Parkinson in the 500 free with a time of 4:38.68 and
Maddox Mork in the three meter dive with a score of 284.15.
The last win was in the 400 medley relay with the team of
Joaquin Contreras-Fallico,
Ethan LaBounty, Rounds, and
James Schreiber.
Charlie Matthews also had a good day in the three meter dive, as he took second with a score of 271.05.
Will Barth followed up Parkinson in the 500 free for a second place finish in 4:39.62.
Schreiber tied for second in the 50 free with a time of 21.22 and Contreras-Fallico took second in the 100 back in 50.96. The relay team of
Matthew Sorbe,
David Mayer, Schreiber, and Rounds took second in the 200 free relay.
The lone third place finish on the day was Parkinson in the 400 IM in 4:07.43.
After day one, South Dakota led on the men's side with 1016.5 points.
DAY TWO
Women's Results
Ahrendt kept the wins coming on day two as she took first in the 200 fly in 2:09.07 and the 100 IM in 59.52. She was also a part of the second place 400 free relay team with teammates Gehrke, DiProspero, and Hatzung, as well as the third place 200 medley relay team with Buhr, Hatzung, and
Madeline Schrank.
The other day two champions were
Camilla Brogger-Andersen and Hatzung. Brogger-Andersen took first in the 1000 free with a time of 10:45.43 while Hatzung won the 200 back in 2:04.38.
Peterson took a second place finish in the 50 free with a time of 24.51. Buhr swam the 200 IM in 2:11.94 for a seond place finish. Schrank was also second when she finished the 200 fly in 2:09.56. and lastly Hatzung was second in the 200 back with a time of 1:47.37.
DiProspero picked up a third place in the 200 free with a time of 1:56.53. Madysen Schmidt was the lone top-three diver for USD with a third place finish in the three meter dive.
The Coyotes compiled 1909 team points for a third place finish out of five teams.
Men's Results
Parkinson got another win on day two as he took the 1000 free in 9:30.78. Contreras-Fallico won the 200 back with a time of 1:52.46, and
Brock Russell took the 200 IM in 1:54.02.
Rounds picked up his third win of the meet when he swam the 50 free in 20.31.
Barth had two more second place finishes, one in the 200 free in 1:44.41 and one in the 200 fly in 1:54.47. Schreiber also got his second runner up in the 100 free in 46.17.
Mork was the high scoring Coyote in the one meter dive. His score of 279.15 gave him second place in the event. Matthews was once again close behind with a third place finish and a score of 267.25.
The 200 medley relay team of Contreras-Fallico, LaBounty,
Dylan Alt, and Rounds took second with a time of 1:31.75. The 400 free relay team of Schreiber, Rounds, Barth, and Mayer took second in 3:05.50.
South Dakota stayed on top with 2044.5 team points to give them first out of the four attending teams.
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UP NEXT
The Yotes will conclude their fall season later this month when they travel to the St. Thomas Invite in St. Paul, Minn. This will be a three day event starting on Thursday, November 20 and going until Saturday, November 22.
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