Swimming & Diving | 10/21/2016 11:03:00 PM
Meet Results
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team claimed seven victories in a 149-113 dual meet win over Northern State in the Dragons' home opener Friday night at the Nemzek Pool in Moorhead, Minn.
MSUM is now 3-4 in duals this season with a dual scheduled at Mary on Sunday.
"We moved most of our swimmers around tonight to try some different events and had many surprises," MSUM head coach
Todd Peters said. "Dragons with lifetime bests included Téa Nyland in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.85),
Danica Scheef in the 500 freestyle (5:30.12),
Leticia Rodovalho in the 200 free (2:03.12) and 500 free (5:30.85), and
Danae Scheef in the 200 IM (2:24.88). Both our 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays were significantly faster than last weekend and we had many people on our 'B', 'C' and 'D' relays making upward moves. We're going back to more of our traditional line-up on Sunday at Mary and we expect to put up some good times in a fast pool."
The Dragons won both relays. MSUM's 400 free relay won in 3:39.21. Senior
Ashley Higgins, freshman
Breah Anderson, freshman
Leticia Rodovalho and junior
Erin Sullivan teamed up for that time, which was five seconds faster than last weekend. Sullivan (52.88) and Anderson (52.76) had season-best splits.
MSUM's 200 medley 'A' relay won in 1:48.95, which was two seconds faster than last weekend. That consisted of Sullivan, sophomore
Taylor Beynon, Rodovalho and Anderson. Beynon dropped two seconds on the her breaststroke leg which was a lifetime-best. MSUM's 'B' relay was second in 1:52.64, with senior
Madison Kuznia, freshman
Kayla Andersen, sophomore
Natalie Kampa and Higgins teaming up for that time.
Breah Anderson won the 200 free in 1:59.42. Sophomore
Taylor Beynon was third in 2:01.26 which was a lifetime-best. Anderson added a third in the 100 back (1:04.40).
Beynon won the 500 free in 5:21.54 with senior
Danica Scheef second in 5:30.12, which was a lifetime-best. Beynon added a second-place in the 200 IM with a near-lifetime-best of 2:13.87.
Freshman
Courtney Skarie had a lifetime best 32.69 to win the 50 breaststroke. Freshman Téa Nyland had a lifetime best 1:10.85 to win the 100 breaststroke.
Higgins was first in the 50 fly in 27.56 with senior
Madison Kuznia second in 27.79. Sophomore
Natalie Kampa was third in 27.87.
Sullivan was second in the 100 butterfly in 58.90, which is her best unrested time. She was also second in the 100 free in 54.44. Freshman
McKenna Togstad dropped nine seconds from last weekend to finish second in the 1,650 freestyle in 18:56.99. Senior
Danae Scheef was third in 19:24.50. Sophomore
Sami DuVal was second in the 50 back in 29.62 with sophomore
Josephine Hudoba third in 30.60.
With Northern not fielding a diving squad MSUM's divers competed in an exhibition and performed well. Senior
Amanda Groebner won the 1-meter diving with 221.40 with sophomore
Amber Westereng second with a lifetime-best of 215.80. Westerner won the 3-meter diving with a lifetime-best score of 213.50 with Groebner second at 196.30.
Northern State junior Hannah Kastigar broke three pool records: 100 butterfly (56.57, old record of 57.03), 100 free (53.02, old record of 53.30) and 200 IM (2:04.60, old record 2:11.08).
MSUM is at Mary on Sunday. The dual begins at 1 p.m. in Bismarck, N.D.
