SDSU vs USD Pentathlon
- September 19th, 2025
- San Diego, CA
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Meet Results
- Team Scores
- SDSU 33 — USD 24
Courtesy: San Diego State Athletics
SAN DIEGO – It was business as usual for the San Diego State swim and dive program, which turned in another dominating performance on Friday in a 33-24 triumph over the University of San Diego in the annual season-opening pentathlon meet between the two schools at USD Sports Center Pool.
With their victory, the Aztecs have captured all 14 meetings against the Toreros in pentathlon competition dating back to 2011.
SDSU boasted the top 11 pentathlon swimmers, including freshman Roni Black, who claimed the individual title with a combined time of 4:59.01, edging defending champion Reka Nyiradi (4:59.50) and sophomore Liv Peebles (4.59.81) by less than one second, while freshman Sierra Tallman (5:01.35) and sophomore Alli Mann (5:02.60) rounded out the top five.
Elsewhere, freshman Melanie Quinto (5:04.78) was slotted sixth in the final standings, while senior Moa Bergdahl (5:05.28) took seventh, followed by sophomore Kaydence Bispo (5:07.78), fellow classmate Elisa Branca (5:08.31), freshman Amber Janky (5:10.06) and junior Charlotte Sevin (5:11.81).
Mann emerged victorious in a pair of pentathlon events, including the 100 free, where she touched the wall at 50.96, topping Bispo, who clocked in at 51.60, while senior Alyssa Schlller took third at 52.06.
An Orange County native and five-time all-Mountain West honoree in 2025, Mann also bested the field in the 100 fly with a time of 56.62, while Nyiradi (57.27) edged Sevin (57.98) for second place.
Other pentathlon event winners included Bergdahl in the 100 breast (1:03.53), where she finished ahead of Black (1:04.80) and Branca (1:06.05), while Tallman (59.89) was triumphant in the 100 individual medley, where she nipped Peebles (59.95) at the wall in a thrilling finish.
In head-to-head scoring, points were awarded to only to the top three finishers from each squad on a 12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
The teams swam additional races at USD on Friday. These events were not scored in the final results but gave both the Aztecs and Toreros benchmarks to continue their early season training with.
Mann sprinted to a winning time of 23.88 in the 50 freestyle, besting Camille Seiley (24.45), while Quinto took third (24.82).
Similarly, Tallman was a narrow winner in the 50 butterfly, touching the wall at 26.78, while Sevin (26.85) was a close second.
In addition, Storm recorded the fastest time in the 50 back, clocking in at 26.89, while Peebles (27.09) and Alex Downing (27.91) were slotted second and third, respectively.
As the meet progressed, Bergdahl took home her second crown of the day thanks to a winning effort of 29.69 in the 50 breast, with Black (30.63) and Branca (30.81) following in succession.
Rounding out the day’s festivities, Nyiradi captured the 500 freestyle with a victorious swim of 5:11.05, while Bispo completed the race in 5:14.87 to finish second.
San Diego State returns to USD Sports Center Pool on Friday, Sept. 26, when it renews acquaintances with the Toreros in another dual meet, starting at 1 p.m. PT.
Courtesy: University of San Diego Athletics
SAN DIEGO — Getting back in the water for the first time this fall, the San Diego swimming and diving team were in action on Friday afternoon as they raced against crosstown foe San Diego State in the pentathlon at the USD Sports Center Pool.
USD had 21 student-athletes racing on Friday as the Toreros and Aztecs competed in all five strokes with 11 total events on the docket. San Diego received a strong performance from freshman Alison Diehl in her first collegiate meet as she turned in a 12th place overall performance with a total time of 5:12.92 in her five races on Friday.
Sydney Wilson put together a strong debut in her first Torero meet as she came in 17th place with a time of 5:19.80, and Skylar Bruner got her new season off to a strong start as she finished with a time of 5:23.15 on Friday good for 18th place.
The full list of Torero student-athletes who competed in the season opener are as follows:
Olivia Anfinson
Milan Bever
Haley Borja
Skylar Bruner
Ava Craig
Ashley Deabler
Ava Delaney
Alison Diehl
Claudia Dumais
Bethany Garcia
Amalia Guerra
Chloe Howell
Erin Kau
Alexandra Ostrom
Mallory Paine
Elle Ramos
Gwendolyn Smith
Elise Sullivan
Anna Vermeulen
Emma Welch
Sydney Wilson
To view the post meet interview with San Diego head swimming and diving coach Mike Keeler, please click here.
To view the full results from Friday’s season opening meet, please click here.
USD swimming and diving will be back in action next week against the Aztecs as they will compete in a distance competition on Friday, September 26. The meet will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the USD Sports Center Pool, every Torero home meet is free and open to the public.
To keep up to date with San Diego swimming and diving, please follow our social media channels on Twitter/X and Instagram ‘@USD.Swim.Dive’, or please check the team’s schedule page.
