Swimming & Diving | 10/31/2015 12:03:00 AM

Meet Results
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team won 15 of 16 events on its way to a 198-95 win over the College of St. Catherine in dual meet action Friday in St. Paul, Minn. Junior Ashley Higgins won two events and was part of two winning relays to lead the Dragons.

MSUM is now 4-4 in dual meets this season while St. Catherine's is 0-1.

Higgins won the 50 free with a lifetime-best time of 25.36 and won the 50 fly in 27.64, which was also a lifetime-best.  She was also part of the winning 200 medley relay that won in 1:50.41, just missing the pool record of 1:49.98. That consisted of sophomore Erin Sullivan, freshman Erin Fons, senior Jackie Woods and Higgins.

"This meet was a great opportunity to allow some different athletes to shine," MSUM head coach Todd Peters said. "Ashley Higgins continues to show huge improvements as she swam multiple lifetime-bests tonight. She is developing into one of the best sprinters in the conference."

MSUM's 200 free relay, consisting of Higgins, freshman Natalie Kampa, freshman Linnea Johnson and junior Amber Helgoe, won in 1:41.83.
Sullivan won the 100 free in 55.42 and was second in the 50 free in 25.36. She added a second in the 50 butterfly in 27.71.

Senior Jana Hedstrom won the 1-meter diving with a score of 226.85 with Pascavis second at 218.95. Pascavis won the 3-meter diving at 259.80 – narrowly missing her lifetime best of 262 -- with Hedstrom second at 214.35.

Senior Jackie Woods won the 50 breaststroke in 31.50. Junior Madison Kuznia won the 100 back in 1:00.75 while senior Annika Bordak won the 100 IM in 1:03.35.

Freshman Taylor Beynon won the 1,000 free in 11:09.57 with junior Kelly Engbring in second in 11:25.29.

Linnea Johnson won the 200 free in 2:05.02 and was second in the 100 back in 1:00.75. Sophomore Laura Mitlyng won the 50 back in 29.79 with freshman Marissa Hudoba second in 31.12.

Junior Kelly Engbring won the 500 free in 5:31.12 while Fons won the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.65 and took second in the 50 breaststroke in 32.16.

MSUM returns to action on Nov. 6 at crosstown rival Concordia College. The dual begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Concordia pool.