MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSU Moorhead swimming & diving returns to the pool following a week off from competition as the Dragons will travel to dual Concordia, St. Paul on Saturday. Events are scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. from Mendota Heights, Minn.

The last competition for the Dragons came on October 21 and 22, a two-day quad meet hosted by the University of Sioux Falls. MSUM captured team wins over Northern State on both days while the Dragons fell to the Cougars and Augustana at the meet.

MSUM was paced on day one by freshmen Sophia Verke and Ruth Pavelski with Verke placing runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.37. The mark is now the seventh-fastest time in MSUM history. Pavelski clocked a 1:00.36 in the 100-yard IM to register a top ten time in school history. Her mark is the fourth-quickest 100-yard IM in school history. Demi-Lee Carlisle would finish fourth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.8 with freshman Kelsey Jackson finishing fifth with a time of 1:00.87. In relay action, the team of Pavelski, Verke, Carlisle and Maggie Moore would register a 1:38.9 in the 200-yard freestyle relay to finish third. 

On day two, Verke would again pace the Dragons with a solid performance in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.69. Cami Mayo would turn in a 5:28.33 in the 500-yard freestyle to finish fourth overall in the race. Moore and Taylor Cook would also have strong times in the 100-yard freestyle with Moore swimming a 56.06 and Cook a 56.28. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Carlisle, Verke, Pavelski and Moore swam a time of 3:38.09. 

In diving, Isabelle Johnson paced MSUM on both days with a score of 195.55 on day one and a 200.45 to conclude the meet.

Charlie King is in his sixth season as MSUM's head coach. 

Event Schedule

1650-yard Freestyle
200-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Backstroke
100-Yard Breaststroke
200-Yard Fly
50-Yard Freestyle
3-Meter Diving
100-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard Backstroke
200-Yard Breaststroke
500-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Fly
1-Meter Diving
100-Yard IM
400-Yard Freestyle