South Dakota vs Kansas (Women) vs Missouri S&T (Men)
- October 17-18, 2025
- Lawrence, KS
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas swimming and diving showcased a commanding performance in their competition against the South Dakota Coyotes on both days of the dual meet with a final score of 241 – 105.
“This meet is different in that we do more spread out over two days. We added some events that we wouldn’t normally have in a dual meet. So, it’s a little bit longer with more race opportunities, like a championship,” says head coach Clark Campbell.
Friday’s events led to a complete sweep by the Jayhawks and a plethora of personal bests. Gabi Dyer set her personal record in the 200-yard freestyle with a posted time of 1:48.83. Sammy Cummins also had a time 2:00:51 in the 200-yard butterfly, breaking her previous best in the event. And finally, Mia Waldron secured her PR as the first swimmer to take off in the 800-yard freestyle relay on Team C with her personal time being 1:55.38. Coach Campbell said, “They did a really good job. We’re further ahead than we’ve ever been. It was a really good way to kick off our home schedule in Robinson.”
Outside of breaking personal records, Kansas dominated in their respective relays. Starting off strong in the 200-yard medley, Team A composed of senior Lydia Lafferty, junior Ryan Johnston, sophomore Anna Gearhart, and senior Caroline Blake took home first place with a time of 1:41.18. Coming in at runner up closely behind Team A were teammates freshman Hannah Green, senior Aidan Howze, junior Mia Waldron, and sophomore Sophie Wallace on Team C with a combined time of 1:45.09.
The next seven events would lead to all Kansas wins including Ivy Solt in the 1000-yard freestyle, Lydia Lafferty in the 100-yard backstroke, Ryan Johnston in 100-yard breaststroke, Caroline Blake in the 50-yard freestyle, and Maya Lambert in 200-yard IM.
For the final event, senior Hailey Farrell, sophomore Gabi Dyer, freshman Ivy Solt, and freshman Sammy Cummins on Team A would post a winning time of 7:24.26, concluding the first day sweep for the Jayhawks.
It was also a success on the boards with returning Big 12 Diver of the Year, Shiyun Lai claiming first with a score of 382.95 on the 3-meter diving board. Lize van Leeuwen would take runner up with 257.55 points and Grace Zifcak placed 3rd with 234.83 points.
Saturday’s action began with a special ceremony honoring the 7 seniors with the KU swim and dive program before jumping into another win in all 9 events to complete the two-day sweep.
The Jayhawks took home the first win of the day with a combined time of 1:33.51 in the 200-yard freestyle relay courtesy of Ryan Johnston, Ivy Solt, Gabi Dyer, and Taylor Cloutman on Team A.
Hailey Farrell went on to win the 400-yard IM and Caroline Blake would come out on top in the following 100-yard freestyle event. Mia Waldron would also go on to score a lifetime best time of 51:56 during the same event.
The Robinson Pool record would then be shattered by senior Lydia Lafferty, cementing her place in KU swim history with a time of 53.75 in the 100-yard butterfly.
Placing in first, junior Shiyun Lai completed back-to-back victories on the diving board against her opponents this meet after scoring 332.85 on the 1-meter board. Senior Lize van Leeuwen also scored 296.55 points in the event and senior Grace Zifcak scored 232.88.
Tait Haag in the 500-yard freestyle, Ryan Johnston in the 200-yard breaststroke, and Team A with combined effort from members Caroline Blake, Sarah Blake, Ivy Solt, and Gabi Dyer would close out the Jayhawks dual meet victory vs. South Dakota in 400-yard freestyle.
EVENT WINNERS
Friday, Oct. 17th
200 Medley Relay – Lydia Lafferty, Ryan Johnston, Anna Gearhart, Caroline Blake (1:41.18)
1000 Free – Ivy Solt (10:12.64)
200 Free – Gabi Dyer (PR: 1:48.83)
100 Back – Lydia Lafferty (54.79)
100 Breast – Ryan Johnston (1:02.02)
200 Fly – Sammy Cummins (PR: 2:00:51)
50 Free – Caroline Blake (23:59)
200 IM – Maya Lambert (2:05.62)
800 Free Relay – Hailey Farrell, Gabi Dyer, Ivy Solt, Sammy Cummins (7:24:26)
3 Meter Dive – Shiyun Lai (382.95)
Saturday, Oct. 18th
200 Free Relay – Caroline Blake, Sarah Blake, Mia Waldron, Sophie Wallace (1:33.51)
400 IM – Hailey Farrell (4:25.61)
100 Free – Caroline Blake (51.34)
200 Back – Bradie Ward (1:59.36)
100 Fly – Lydia Lafferty (Pool Record: 53.75)
500 Free – Tait Haag (4:59.54)
200 Breast – Ryan Johnston (2:18.17)
400 Free Relay – Caroline Blake, Sarah Blake, Ivy Solt, Gabi Dyer (3:26.81)
1 Meter Dive – Shiyun Lai (332.85)
UP NEXT
The Jayhawks will be back in Robinson on Oct. 31st at 3:30 P.M. CT for their annual Alumni Meet.
Courtesy: South Dakota Athletics
LAWRENCE, KAN. — South Dakota competed in a pair of two-day duals while in Kansas, with the men winning 193-154 to Missouri S&T and the women falling to Kansas 105-241. The men’s team posted seven individual wins, as well as three relay wins.
Two Coyotes had multiple individual wins in the meet. Joaquin Contreras-Fallico won both the 100 and 200 back (51.05 and 1:51.05), while Nick Rounds won the 50 free and 100 fly (20.45 and 49.42).
Other wins came from Alex Parkinson in the 500 free (4:38.57), Charlie Matthews in the three meter dive (265.73), and Maddox Mork in the one meter dive (279.75).
The men’s team also took the win in the 200, 400, and 800 free relays. Rounds, Matthew Sorbe, James Schreiber, and Jordan Hogue made up the 200 team and won in 1:23.56. Rounds, Sorbe, Schreiber, and David Mayer won the 400 in 3:05.66. Sorbe, Schreiber, Mayer, and Will Barth won the 800 in 6:57.41.
The women’s team posted multiple second place finishes on the day. Gabbie Ahrendt was second in the 100 fly with a time of 58.49. Taylor Buhr was second in the 200 breast in 2:22.04. Emily DiProspero swam the 500 free in 5:18.78 for a second place finish.
Mady Gehrke took second in the 100 free with a time of 53.44. Madysen Schmidt was second in the one meter dive with a score of 221.03. Emerson Smith was second in the 200 back in 2:08.10.
The relay team of Gehrke, Alex Peterson, Lauren Eschmeyer, and Henley Hatzung were second in the 200 free relay. Ahrendt, Peterson, Gehrke, and Hatzung were second in the 400 free relay.
UP NEXT
The Coyotes swimming and diving team will be back in action on Friday, October 24 at 3 p.m. when they return home to the USD Natatorium to take on Iowa State University in a dual.
Courtesy: Missouri S&T Athletics
LAWRENCE, KS — Missouri S&T narrowly fell 193-154 against South Dakota while competing at the University of Kansas this weekend. The team took home 8 golds, with Connor Bichsel (Lee’s Summit, MO/Lee’s Summit West) accounting for half of them.
Bichsel’s first place finish in the 200 yard breast was good enough to earn him a Division II B-Cut Time, opening the door to a potential invitation to the national meet. Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe) and Jordan Christensen (Coralville, IA/Iowa West) were S&T’s other individual medalists, with Wiedemeier taking two. The relay team of Christensen, Wiedemeier, Oscar Iden (Oslo, Norway/Oslo Private Gymnasium), and Oskar Fridsell (Solna, Sweden/Solna Gymnasium) also picked up gold, touching first in the 200 yard medley relay.
Top Individual Finishers
Colin Shaffer (Ballwin, MO/Parkway South)
– 1000 Yard Free (9:56.79) – 3rd
– 500 Yard Free (4:50.25) – 3rd
Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe)
– 200 Yard Free (1:41.75) – 1st
– 50 Yard Free (21.31) – 2nd
– 100 Yard Free (45.90) – 1st
Oskar Fridsell (Solna, Sweden/Solna Gymnasium)
– 100 Yard Back (51.77) – 2nd
Jordan Christensen (Coralville, IA/Iowa West)
– 100 Yard Breast (56.47) – 1st
– 200 Yard Breast (2:04.99) – 2nd
Nicholas Mahlerbe
– 200 Yard Breast (57.72) – 3rd & Personal Best
Connor Bichsel (Lee’s Summit, MO/Lee’s Summit West)
– 200 Yard Fly (1:52.25) – 1st
– 200 Yard IM (1:53.47) – 1st
– 400 Yard IM (4:05.48) – 1st
– 200 Yard Breast (2:00.11) – 1st
Nathan Butler (Lee’s Summit, MO/Lee’s Summit)
– 200 Yard Fly (1:55.96) – 3rd
Oscar Iden (Oslo, Norway/Oslo Private Gymnasium)
– 50 Yard Free (21.58) – 3rd
– 100 Yard Fly (50.71) – 2nd
– 200 Yard Free (1:45.93) – 5th & Personal Best
JP McCann (Houston, TX/Westside)
– 200 Yard IM (1:54.95) – 3rd
– 200 Yard Breast (2:07.83) – 3rd
Bryce Naquin (Thibodaux, LA/Thibodaux)
– 100 Yard Free (46.59) – 3rd
Top Relay Times
200 Yard Medley: Fridsell, Christensen, Iden, Wiedemeier (1:31.18) – 1st
200 Yard Medley: McCrary, Malherbe, Butler, Ashley (1:34.46) – 3rd
800 Yard Free: Naquin, McCann, Cunningham, Peragallo (7:04.35) – 2nd
200 Yard Free: Iden, Ashley, Christensen, Naquin (1:24.74) – 2nd
200 Yard Free: Cottrell, Becker, Bichsel, Panci (1:27.05) – 3rd
400 Yard Free: McCann, Fridsell, Peragallo, Wiedemeier (3:09.93) – 2nd
400 Yard Free: Cunningham, Butler, McCrary, Wetzel (3:11.01) – 3rd
What’s Next
The Miners next meet will be November 7th at the Drury Invite.
