SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota swimming and diving team celebrated its 16 seniors on Saturday during a Senior Day ceremony ahead of the completion of the two-day Coyote Invitational held inside Midco Aquatic Center.

The morning ceremony proceeded a three-session final day to the meet as some of the seniors were competing in a Coyote uniform for the final time. 

The men's and women's teams combined for 23 top three finishes on Saturday which included five first-place efforts, seven runner-up finishes and 11 third-place finishes in individual events.

Gabbie Ahrendt, Mady Schmidt, Charlie Matthews, Teague Bates and Alex Parkinson secured race victories during the final day of competition. 

Ahrendt, a sophomore, won the 400 IM, for her second win of the meet, while she was also third in the 100 IM.

Schmidt, a junior, won the one-meter diving competition with a 235.95 point total for her second individual win of the season while she also placed second on the three-meter board with a 237.30.

Matthews, a sophomore, had a personal best 275.80 on the one-meter board to capture his eighth individual win of the season. He finished second on the three-meter board with a 251.10.

Bates, a redshirt freshman, earned his first collegiate victory with his personal best 258.70 on the three-meter board. He was second on the one-meter board with a 254.45. 

Parkinson, a freshman, led a 1-2 finish in the 1650 free where he clocked 16:04.35 while junior Matthew Sorbe touched in 16:37.61.

Jacob Carlson (100 fly), Madeline Schrank (200 fly) and Nick Rounds (100 back) also swam to runner-up finishes. 

Grace Schultz, a junior, had a trio of third-place efforts, in the 100 back, 200 back and 400 IM. 

Nellie Dalsin, a freshman, placed third in both diving events while Jackson Nedved, a sophomore, was third in the 100 breast and 200 breast. 

Taylor Horan (200 free), Parker Sonnabend (100 IM) and Joaquin Contreras-Fallico (200 fly) also earned third-place finishes.

South Dakota has one final tune-up meet, next week's Minnesota First Change Meet, before the Summit League Championships, which run Feb. 19-22 in Iowa City, Iowa.