Omaha vs South Dakota State
- Saturday, November 13, 2021
- Omaha, Neb.
- Results
Courtesy: Omaha Athletics
OMAHA, Neb. – Both the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams took down South Dakota State Saturday afternoon in their first conference dual meet of the season. The Maverick men took a 148-133 win, while the women cruised to a 170-105 win.
It marked the first win against a Division I opponent in program history on the men’s side.
“What a great night tonight! Our team dove and swam great against South Dakota State,” said head coach Todd Samland. “Our staff also put together a great lineup for today’s meet that was then executed to its fullest potential by our athletes. I was so happy to see our team perform well against a quality program. In battles like this, it is quality and depth that get you the win, and we showed up across the board today.”
Between the two teams, Omaha raked in 20 first-place finishes, 16 second-place finishes, and 12 third-place finishes.
For the men, Luke Asbury, Brandon Cheong, Elijah Clements, and Logan Kempf swam a time of 1:35.22 in the 200-medley relay to place first. Kempf swam the fourth leg and the fastest time for the Mavericks at 21:58.
Kody Hollingsworth followed up the medley win with a win in the 100-back for Omaha. He swam a time of 49.37. Hollingsworth also placed first in the 100-free with a time of 46.30.
Cheong and Asbury recorded the next two first place times. Cheong swam a time of 58.74 in the 100-breast, while Asbury recorded a time of 1:57.70 in the 200-fly.
Daniel Young earned three first-place swims. His first came in the 50-free with a time of 21.51. He then swam 2:06.26 in the 200-Back. He capped the meet with a 1:56.56 time in the 200-IM.
Isaac Fletcher added a first-place finish in the 200-back swimming a time of 1:55.96, while Clements tallied his second with a 50.05 performance in the 100-fly.
The Maverick women opened the meet with a 200-medley relay first place win. Gracie Streblow, Caroline Gardner, Annika Harthoorn, and Payton Easley combined for a time of 1:45.27. Easley’s time of 23.91 in the final leg led Omaha to the win.
Haarthorn added two more first place tallies for Omaha. She swam a time of 57.58 in the 100-back and a time of 57.71 in the 100-fly.
Hailey Matthews and Gardner were the only other Omaha women to record multiple first-place times. In the 200-free, she swam a time of 1:54.54, while later posting a time of 2:05.06 in the 200-back. Gardner earned her second in the 100-breast with a time of 1:06.39.
Carina Monroe led the Mavericks in the distance with a first-place finish in the 1,000 free. She posted a time of 10:51.97.
Sadie Khalil, Annie Leinart, Rylee Trojan, and Reece Cooper rounded out the first-place finishes on the women’s side. Khalil posted a time of 2:18.05 in the 200-fly, while Leinart swam a time of 2:25.92 in the 200-breast. Trojan swam the 500-free in 5:15.46. In the 1M-dive, Cooper posted a score of 239.33.
“We have a few more weeks of hard work to do in the pool, and then it’ll be a trip to Rochester, Minnesota for another exciting meet for these two teams.”
The Mavericks return to action Dec. 3-5 at the Rochester Invite in Rochester, Minnesota.
Courtesy: South Dakota State Athletics
OMAHA, Neb. — The South Dakota State swimming and diving teams came up on the short end against Omaha in Summit League dual action Saturday at H&K Pool. The host Mavericks posted a 170-105 victory in women’s action and completed the sweep with a 148-133 victory on the men’s side.
MEN’S RECAP
Alex Kraft paced the Jackrabbits with two of their individual victories in the swimming events, claiming both the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events. The senior from Shakopee, Minnesota, won the 200 in 1 minute, 43.96 seconds and the 500 in 4:50.28.
SDSU swimmers also posted runner-up finishes in both of Kraft’s victories as Eric Anderson was second in the 200 (1:44.32) and Damon Venner placed second in the 500 (4:50.28). Anderson added second-place times of 21.37 seconds in the 50 freestyle and 46.87 seconds in the 100 free. Venner also was second in the 200 butterfly, 1:57.73.
Kraft also was a member of the Jackrabbits’ winning 400 freestyle relay, teaming with Charles Sieglaff, Sam Johnson and Anderson for a time of 3:06.79.
Parker Brown added a victory in the 1,000 freestyle, clocking a season-best time of 10:10.13.
Freshman Austin Smith a trio of top-three individual finishes for SDSU, including runner-up finishes in the 100 backstroke (:53.13) and 200 individual medley (1:58.03). He closed the meet third-place effort in the 100 butterfly (:52.61).
The Jackrabbits’ other individual victory was turned in by Spencer Fritze, who won the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 272.93 points. Teammate Erik Thompson took second with 265.20 points.
WOMEN’S RECAP
Elisabeth Timmer continued her winning ways and Kelsey Kocon added an individual victory to lead the Jackrabbit women’s squad.
A junior from Savaneta, Aruba, Timmer remained undefeated in five starts this season in the 50-yard freestyle by winning the event in 24.04 seconds. She also claimed the 100 freestyle in 52.02, but had her bid for three individual titles come up short in the 100 butterfly. Omaha’s Annika Harthoorn won the 100 fly in 57.51 seconds, followed by Timmer in 58.51 seconds.
Timmer rounded out her afternoon by swimming on the Jackrabbits’ winning 400 freestyle relay. She teamed with Emma Walz, Emma Bachelder and Kocon for a victorious time of 3 minutes, 32.32 seconds.
Kocon’s victory came in the 200 individual medley, posting a time of 2:15.00. She also placed third in the 100 back (:59.66).
Bachelder notched a pair of top-three efforts individually, placing second in the 200 freestyle (1:57.18) and third in the 50 free (:25.08). Leticia Mendes added a runner-up finish in the 200 butterfly (2:18.86).
UP NEXT
Both Jackrabbit squads are scheduled to compete in the Augustana Invitational Nov. 18-20 at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls. Thursday’s morning session starts at 9:30 a.m., with the evening session starting at 6 p.m.
