MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSU Moorhead swimming & diving won its fifth consecutive dual on Saturday evening, topping Concordia, St. Paul 128-114. MSUM had seven event wins in the dual.
Isabelle Johnson would lead the Dragons in diving throughout the meet, placing runner-up in both 1-meter and 3-meter competition. Johnson scored a 216.80 in 1-meter and 225.95 in 3-meter.
Zoe Bjerke earned a pair of third place marks with scores of 206.40 (1-meter) and 209.20 (3-meter).
Ruth Guy placed fifth in both events with marks of 185.70 (1-meter) and 185.45 (3-meter).
MSUM would win the 400-yard medley relay for valued team points as the squad of
Kelsey Jackson,
Rose Urick,
Fernanda Leon and
Sophia Verke would clock a 4:03.54. Leon and Verke were particularly speedy in the back half of the race clocking 59.11 (Leon) and 53.39 (Verke). The Dragon team of
Lacie Stark,
Iris Diaz,
Ruth Pavelski and
Joanna Phillips were right behind at 4:13.04. Pavelski was swift in her fly portion, marking a 59.31 split. In the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, MSUM's squad of Verke, Pavelski,
Demi-Lee Carlisle and
Maggie Moore won with a time of 3:38.36. Verke anchored with a 53.15 in the final 100 yards.
Cami Mayo had a strong day in distance swimming, earning a victory in the 1000-yard freestyle. Mayo grabbed the win with a time of 11:25.52 while teammate
Taylor Cook placed third with a mark of 11:46.27. Mayo was runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:36.05 while Cook placed fourth at 5:40.87.
Maggie Moore would turn in another strong showing, winning the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.15. Moore also placed runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 1:59.06.
Verke and Carlisle would finish first and second respectively in the 50-yard freestyle. The sophomore Verke (25.04) narrowly edged Carlisle, who finished at 25.06.
Lily Lengerich would turn in a 26.60 to place fifth in the same event. Carlisle would be runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.80 while teammate
Kelsey Jackson was right behind Carlisle at 1:00.98.
Leon would collect another pair of event wins in the 400-yard IM and the 100-yard fly. The true freshman dominated the individual medley, winning behind a time of 4:38.91, almost 16 seconds faster than the runner-up. The time is now the fourth-fastest 400-yard IM in program history. Leon would swim a 58.80 in the 100-yard fly to win while Pavelski placed runner-up with a time of 1:00.60.
Up Next
MSUM will have next week off before hosting the University of Jamestown on Saturday, November 23. Events from Nemzek Pool are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
