ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Minnesota State Moorhead swimming & diving secured its third consecutive dual victory in convincing fashion on Saturday afternoon. The Dragons did not surrender an event in a 150-53 domination of Northern State.
Moorhead would open the dual with the top two positions in the 400-yard medley relay. The Dragons quartet of
Isabel Koch,
Rose Urick,
Ruth Pavelski and
Sophia Verke would clock a winning time of 4:04.44. Pavelski marked a 59.02 time in the fly portion while Verke clocked a 54.18 freestyle to anchor. The team of
Brooke Ruoff,
Lauren Phillips,
Fernanda Leon and
Maggie Moore would place runner-up at 4:05.77. Moore marked a blazing 53.45 split to anchor the squad.
The Dragons would also secure two of the top three positions in the dual's final relay, the 200-yard freestyle. Moore,
Ella Ritz, Pavelski and Verke would win with a time of 1:40.82, paced by a 24.89 split from Pavelski. MSUM's team of
Amelia Kober,
Anika Grunenwald,
Haley Stainbrook and
Joanna Phillips placed third at 1:44.60. Phillips marked an impressive 24.30 50-yard split.
Grunenwald would pace the Dragons in distance freestyle events, beginning with a win in the 1000-yard freestyle. The sophomore clocked an 11:30.11 winning time to secure nine team points for MSUM.
Danielle Hintz would place runner-up at 12:12.15 for Moorhead. Grunenwald also claimed victory in the 500-yard freestyle behind a mark of 5:38.04. Hintz (5:55.31) would place third in the same event for MSUM.
Leon would collect another individual victory, winning the 200-yard freestyle at 2:02.39. Ritz (2:04.92) and
Sarah Coe (2:09.44) would collect team points as well, placing runner-up and fourth respectively. Leon would win her second event of the afternoon in the 200-yard fly, securing a time of 2:14.54.
Cami Mayo (2:27.11) and
Katie Rucci (2:35.29) placed third and fourth for the Dragons in the event as well.
In sprint freestyle, it was Verke who commanded the pool again on Saturday. The senior won the event, touching the wall at 24.99. Fellow senior
Joanna Phillips would not be far behind Verke, placing runner-up at 26.11. Kober (26.47) collected a team point for MSUM as well, placing fifth. Moore would lay claim to the 100-yard freestyle, turning in a winning time of 55.31. Ritz would also see a strong race, placing second at 55.84 while Phillips (57.97) would place fourth.
Pavelski would grab winning honors in the 200-yard IM, scoring a time of 2:17.52 to win by over four full seconds. Pavelski opened her race with a 27.55 in the butterfly leg, closing with a 31.35 freestyle split.
Lauren Phillips would earn the runner-up position, touching the wall at 2:21.55. Phillips would win the 200-yard breaststroke later in the meet, securing a time of 2:30.10. Urick (2:35.36) and
Marian Martin (2:38.85) placed third and fourth respectively for Moorhead in the same event.
Isabel Koch would notch another backstroke event win on Saturday as well. The true freshman won the 200-yard ideation at 2:14.05. Teammate Ruoff collected a time of 2:16.65 for third-place marks and three team points for the Dragons.
Up Next
MSUM is set to take on Jamestown after a week away from competition this coming week. The Dragons and Jimmies are set to dual on Saturday, November 7 at 2 p.m.
