MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSU Moorhead swimming & diving claimed its eighth straight dual victory on Friday afternoon. The Dragons defeated Concordia College, 167-52.
Isabelle Johnson would look strong in diving events again on Friday, winning both 1-meter and 3-meter diving. Johnson scored a 239.90 in 1-meter and 260.40 in 3-meter for the pair of wins.
Zoe Bjerke (231.60) would finish runner-up in 1-meter as well as 3-meter with a score of 232.65.
Ruth Guy would place third in 1-meter action with an overall score of 204.05.
In relay action, the Dragon team of
Demi-Lee Carlisle,
Rose Urick,
Cami Mayo and
Joanna Phillips would win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:55.29. MSUM would claim the top three places in the event with the team of
Kelsey Jackson,
Linnea Edgren,
Ruth Pavelski and
Haley Stainbrook finishing second behind a time of 1:55.83. The Dragons would also grab the top two spots in the 400-yard freestyle relay with the squad of Pavelski,
Fernanda Leon,
Lily Lengerich and
Sophia Verke winning with a mark of 3:47.7. The team of Phillips, Mayo,
Taylor Cook and
Maggie Moore finished second with a time of 3:54.61.
Distance swimming saw Mayo win the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:41.42 while Cook finished runner-up with a time of 12:04.44. Cook would win the 500-yard freestyle behind a time of 5:38.42 with Jackson not far behind in second (5:39.07).
In the 200-yard freestyle, Carlisle would win the event with a time of 2:05.13 with Jackson claiming runner-up again, touching the wall at 2:10.05. Carlisle would also win the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.39) as Verke placed runner-up with a 1:02.29 finishing time.
Moore would win the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.44 with Phillips earning a runner-up mark at 26 seconds flat. Moore would also win the 100-yard freestyle behind a time of 54:86. Leon would claim a victory in the 100-yard fly with a solid 58.57 time. Pavelski would win the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:16.35.
Urick would win the 200-yard IM with a winning time of 2:16.35 with Edgren clocked a 2:25.20 to place third in the same event. The freshman Urick also won the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking a 1:11.93 with Edgren placing runner-up (1:14.06).
Up Next
MSUM get set for the final two meets of the 2024-25 regular season. The Dragons will take on Minnesota State on February 1 at 1 p.m. while MSUM's divers will compete at the St. Cloud State Diving Invite on the same day.
