Minnesota Kicks Off Season With Sweep of South Dakota, Win Over Nebraska Women
The Minnesota men's program picked up a 196-47 win over USD, while the women's program collected a 198-44 win over USD and a 189-53 win over UNL. Current photo via Bjorn Franke
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota swimming and diving programs opened up the 2025-26 season hot, swimming to victories over the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers and the University of South Dakota Coyotes. The men’s program picked up a 196-47 win over USD, while the women’s program collected a 198-44 win over USD and a 189-53 win over UNL.
“This is a really nice start to the year on both sides,” said Minnesota swimming and diving director Kelly Kremer. “Women and men, swimming and diving, it was a really good start to the year. I was particularly happy for our first year students, it seemed they really had their feet on the ground and handled their first meet with a lot of poise. Our leaders and returners did a good job as well, and all in all it was a great meet and I’m happy with the start to the season.”
Minnesota took the gold in all 26 events tonight, sweeping the medal podium in the men’s 200 medley, the men’s 1000 free, the men’s 200 free, the women’s 50 free, the men’s 200 IM, the men’s 100 free, the men’s 500 free, the women’s 200 breast, the men’s 200 breast, and the women’s 200 free relay.
Katie McCarthy led the way for the Gophers on the women’s side, collecting three individual wins in the 1000 free, the 200 IM, and the 500 free. Ryan Slonac led the way on the men’s side with two individual wins in the 50 free and the 200 back.
Gopher newcomers John Watson, Finnly Jollands, and Ethan Schutten had strong outings in their debut for the maroon and gold. Watson collected an individual win in the 200 IM with a time of 1:49.81, while Jollands collected a win in the 200 back with a time of 2:00.15. Schutten collected his individual win in the 500 free with a time of 4:32.17.
The Golden Gophers return to action next weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, where they will take on The Dual Meet Tournament, hosted by Georgia Tech on Friday, Oct. 17, and Saturday, Oct. 18.
Courtesy: Nebraska Athletics
Minneapolis, Minn. – The Nebraska swimming and diving team added its ninth consecutive win over the South Dakota Coyotes with a 182-60 performance and a loss to the No. 24 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 189-53 in a tri-meet at the Dorothy L. Sheppard Pool on Friday evening.
The two-time All-American Gena Jorgenson highlighted the Huskers’ efforts with a duo of second-place swims in the 1,000 free (4:59.22) as well as the 500 free (4:51.88). She also swam in the 200 back with a 2:02.28, in fifth position.
Riley Miklos, a Richmond, Va. native, made her way to a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:52.27) and sixth in the 500 free. Fellow sophomore Jazmyn Lunn swam to a seventh-place position (1:57.89) and fourth-place in the 200 fly (2:06.34).
Sophomore Marissa Laurin notched a pair of third-place finishes. Hailing from Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, she swam to a 2:05.24 in the 200 IM and later a 2:02.15 in the 200 back. Newcomer Aurora Zanin locked a bronze finish in the 200 fly (2:05.36) and a sixth in the 200 free (1:54.32).
Beatrix Tanko notched third in the 100 free (51.71). She took fourth in the 50 free through a 23.80 performance. Other entries in the 50 free included freshman Dunaway (seventh, 24.30), Amelia Riggott (ninth, 25.53) and Jenna Brown (10th, 25.64).
True freshman Alaira Hadford notched a sixth-place finish in the 1,000 free with a 10:30.53 and was tenth in the 100 free (56.75). Giulia Marchi finished fourth in the 100 free (57.82) and fifth in the 200 free (1:53.26).
Abby Baxter claimed third on both the one- and three-meter boards, notching a 279.80 and 308.95. Senior Kelsey Clairmont added fourth on the one-meter board through a 263.15 performance.
Nebraska will travel to Ames, Iowa, for a battle against the Cyclones on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. (CT).
Courtesy: South Dakota Athletics
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — The Coyotes competed in 26 events in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center but ultimately came up short for both the men’s and women’s teams.
Nick Rounds had the highest placed finish for the Yotes with his second place performance in the 50 free with a time of 20.44.
Camilla Brogger-Andersen came in fifth in the women’s 1000 yard freestyle for the first top-five individual finish of the meet. Soon after, Alex Parkinson took fourth in the men’s 1000 yard freestyle while Luke Kelley came in fifth.
James Schreiber had a fifth place finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.58, and later finished fourth in the 100 free with a time of 46.15 along with Matthew Sorbe who finished fifth with a time of 46.97.
Brock Russell finished fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.23, as well as swimming the 200 breast in 2:06.18 to earn fourth. Ethan LaBounty also placed in the 200 breast, taking fifth place with a time of 2:06.74.
Will Barth got third in the 200 butterfly in 1.55.22 while Mason Turner got fifth in 1:58.61. Joaquin Contreras-Fallico was third in the 200 back with a time of 1:49.63 and Xander Taylor came in fifth with a time of 1:53.87. Alex Parkinson also finished in fifth in the 500 free with a time of 4:35.74.
For the women’s team, Henley Hatzung was fifth in the 50 free in 23.91 and Madilyn Gehrke was fifth in the 100 free in 53.66.
For the diving events, Maddox Mork came in third in the one meter dive and fourth in the three meter dive, while Teague Bates was third in the three meter dive and fourth in the one meter dive.
The men’s team had a third place relay finish in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:23.07. The relay members were Rounds, Schreiber, Jordan Hogue, and David Mayer. The men also had a fourth place relay team of Rounds, Hogue, LaBounty, and Dylan Alt that finished fourth in the 200 medley relay in 1:31.26.
The Coyotes swimming and diving team will next travel to Lawrence, Kan. for a Friday-Saturday meet on October 17-18. The men’s team will take on Missouri S&T while the women compete against Kansas.
