LAWRENCE, Kan. – The South Dakota men's and women's program competed in the Kansas Tri-Dual on Friday and Saturday at the Robinson Natatorium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The men's team dominated Missouri S&T with a 207-140 while the women's team fell to the host Jayhawks 241.105.

FRIDAY EVENING
In their first meet of the new season, the South Dakota men's team began with a bang in the 200 Medley with a first-place finish in the evening's opening event.

The team's success continued in the 200 Free as James Schreiber, Will Barth and David Mayer finished 1,2 and 3 in the event to earn the team 17 points.

Summit League athlete to watch Nick Rounds won his first event of the season with a first-place time of 47.10 in the 100 Back as well as the 50 Free

A couple of events later, Luke Kelley made it to the wall first in the 100 Breast to tally nine more points for the Coyotes while Barth placed first in the very next event in the 200 Fly.

Heley Hatzung placed third in the 50 Free with a time of 24.35 to earn three points for the women's team as the Yotes trailed the Jayhawks 156-30.

The men's team ended the evening with a 109-74 lead over the Miners.

SATURDAY MORNING
Saturday started well for the Coyotes as the 200 Freestyle Relay teams placed second and third while the Yotes picked up first and third in the same event on the men's side.

Elsie Boettcher and Dawsyn Green finished in second and third while Emily DiProspero finished just behind in fourth in the 400 IM.

Rounds picked up his third victory of the weekend with a resounding victory in the 100 Free.

The 400 Freestyle relay ended the Tri-Dual with the women's relay teams finishing second and third and the men's team finishing in first to close the weekend.

JOAQUIN'S WEEKEND
Joaquin Contreras-Fallico had himself an impressive start to his senior season in the red and white.

On the backs of an impressive junior season with the Coyotes, The Wheat Ridge, Colorado native won four events, scoring a team-high 22 points in the season-opening victory over Missouri S&T.

Contreras-Fallico was a member of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished first with his 23.13 50 back splits at the beginning of the race.

A couple of events later, he finished in second in the 100 Back with a time of 48.30 and finished Friday with a first-place finish in the 200 Individual Medley.

He wasn't done there.

The 5-foot-10 back-fly took home the top spot in the 200 Back for his third and final finish at the top of the podium.

NEXT UP
A two-weekend homestand greets the Coyote swim and dive program as the team returns back to the USD Natatorium for a meet with Minnesota and Nebraska on Friday afternoon.

The meet will begin at 4:00 p.m.