2025 TOMMIE INVITE
- November 20-22, 2025
- Vermillion, S.D.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results on Meet Mobile: “2025 Tommie Invitational”
Courtesy of South Dakota Athletics:
ST. PAUL, MINN. — USD swim and dive broke five more school records on the final day of the Tommie Invitational as both the men’s and women’s teams finished first in the meet. South Dakota also picked up ten individual wins on the day.
The day started with the 200 back prelims where Grace Schultz, Henley Hatzung, Joaquin Contreras-Fallico, and Trey Smith all made the A finals. Hatzung finished in 1:59.31 to claim first and break the school record while Schultz finished fourth. Contreras-Fallico also broke a school record with a time of 1:44.20 and earned first-place while Smith finished in second.
The 100 free finalists were Madilyn Gehrke, Nick Rounds, David Mayer, and Matthew Sorbe. Gehrke finished third with a time of 51.73 for the women’s team. Rounds swam 43.83 in the preliminary round to set a new school record and then won the final round with a time of 44.03. Sorbe finished third while Mayer took fourth.
In the 200 breast finals it was Taylor Buhr, Quin Mahler-Moreno, and Brock Russell. Buhr swam the race in 2:17.25 to claim first while Mahler-Moreno got fourth. Russel got first for the men’s team with a time of 1:59.51.
Maddie Schrank, Dawsyn Green, and Will Barth made the 200 fly finals for USD. Green took first for the women’s team with a time of 2:03.33 and Schrank took second. Barth finished in third with a time of 1:51.76.
Gabbie Ahrendt was the only Yote to make it to the 100 IM finals and she won the race in 58.10.
Maddox Mork, Mason Evenson, and Charlie Matthews all made it to the men’s 1 meter dive finals. Matthews scored a personal best 284.50 to take first place. Evenson and Mork tied for third.
Emily DiProspero and Alex Parkinson both won the 1650 free for USD and both set school records in the process. DiProspero swam a 16:57.36 and Parkinson swam a 15:18.41.
Both the men’s and women’s team came away with the highest team score and compiled 30 event wins between them.
Coyote Event Wins
| 100 Freestyle | Nick Rounds | 44.03 |
| 1650 Freestyle | Emily DiProspero | 16:57.36 |
| 1650 Freestyle | Alex Parkinson | 15:18.41 |
| 200 Backstroke | Henley Hatzung | 1:59.31 |
| 200 Backstroke | Joaquin Contreras-Fallico | 1:44.20 |
| 200 Breaststroke | Taylor Buhr | 2:17.25 |
| 200 Breaststroke | Brock Russell | 1:59.51 |
| 200 Butterfly | Dawsyn Green | 2:03.33 |
| 1 Meter Dive | Charlie Matthews | 284.50 |
| 100 Individual Medley | Gabbie Ahrendt | 58.10 |
UP NEXT
The Yotes return in January when they travel back to St. Paul for a dual against the Tommie on Friday, January 2 and Saturday, January 3.
Courtesy of South Dakota State Athletics:
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jenna Currier won her second individual event title of the weekend and led off the winning 400-yard freestyle Saturday as the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up competition at the three-day St. Thomas Invite by placing second in the team standings.
A senior from Denison, Iowa, Currier led a 1-2 Jackrabbit individual finish in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall first in 51.29 seconds, as she completed a sweep of the sprint events after winning the 50 freestyle on Thursday. Her 100 freestyle time of 50.98 seconds in the morning prelims put her fourth on the SDSU career charts.
Gigi Hioki placed second behind Currier in the 100 freestyle in 51.53 seconds, while Hannah Miller finished seventh in 51.98 seconds and Sara Juez took eighth in 52.48 seconds.
SDSU’s top four finishers in the 100 freestyle made up the victorious 400 freestyle squad that concluded the meet with a winning time of 3:25.99.
Marissa Branham, meanwhile, completed a solid weekend with her second-place effort in the 200 breaststroke. The senior from Williston, North Dakota, took over fifth place on the SDSU career charts with her time of 2 minutes, 18.23 seconds.
Freshman Lucia Lopez surged into fourth place on the SDSU career leaderboard in the 200 backstroke with her runner-up time of 2:01.63.
The Jackrabbits also featured a pair of A finalists in the 200 butterfly as Emma Ingalls placed third in 2:07.21 and Poppy Mead came in fourth in 2:10.20. Isabella Gnewuch contributed a seventh-place time of 2:11.31.
South Dakota placed first out of four teams with 1,726 points, followed by the Jackrabbits with 1,239.
UP NEXT
The SDSU women will be off from competition until returning to the Twin Cities for a tri-dual Jan. 17 against Minnesota and St. Thomas in Minneapolis.
SATURDAY EVENT WINNERS
200 Backstroke: Henley Hatzung, South Dakota, 1:59.31
100 Freestyle: Jenna Currier, SDSU, :51.29
200 Breaststroke: Taylor Buhr, South Dakota, 2:17.25
200 Butterfly: Dawsyn Green, South Dakota, 2:03.33
100 Individual Medley: Gabbie Ahrendt, South Dakota, :58.10
400 Freestyle Relay: SDSU (Currier, Sara Juez, Hannah Miller, Gigi Hioki), 3:25.99
WOMEN TEAM SCORES
1. South Dakota – 1,726
2. South Dakota – 1,239
3. St. Thomas – 1,046
4. Green Bay – 825
Braxton McGrath lowered his own school-record time en route to victory in the 200-yard butterfly Saturday to help lead the South Dakota State men’s swimming and diving team to a second-place finish in the three-day St. Thomas Invite.
A senior from Amana, Iowa, McGrath clocked a time of 1 minute, 48.09 seconds to better his previous Jackrabbit standard set two seasons ago by .11 seconds. Teammate Kolden Kringen also competed in the four-person A final, placing fourth in 1:52.48, while four other SDSU swimmers swam in the B final. Freshman Landon Schemel placed sixth overall in 1:52.19 and Bryan Wong took seventh in 1:53.24. Hayden Tellier (ninth, 1:53.84) and Owen Byrd (10th, 1:54.81) rounded out the contingent.
SDSU also claimed a title in the final event of the meet as the 400 freestyle relay team of Colby Williams, Colt Frein, Eric Anderson and Zavier Kranz combined for a winning time of 3:00.45.
Earlier in the session, Kranz turned in a runner-up finish in the finals of the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.33 seconds to move into second place on the SDSU career leaderboard.
In the 200 breaststroke, Nik Keuser led a 2-3 Jackrabbit finish as he clocked a runner-up time of 2:00.34, followed by Cody Vertin in 2:00.65. Freshman Aidan Jackson placed ninth in 2:05.47, earning a spot in the Jackrabbit career top 10 in the process.
The Jackrabbits also had a pair of freshmen reach the A final in the 200 backstroke as Evan Schott placed third in 1:47.80 and Williams finished fourth in 1:48.11. Schott’s time put him third on the SDSU career leaderboard, with Williams taking over the fourth spot.
In addition, Deshawn Campbell notched his second runner-up finish of the weekend in diving, scoring 274.65 points over six divs on the 1-meter board.
South Dakota claimed team title with 1,538.5 points, followed by the Jackrabbits in the four-team race with 1,451.
UP NEXT
SDSU will be away from competition until a Jan. 16 dual at St. Cloud State.
SATURDAY EVENT WINNERS
1-Meter Diving: Charlie Matthews, South Dakota, 284.50 points
200 Backstroke: Joaquin Contreras-Fallico, South Dakota, 1:44.20
100 Freestyle: Nick Rounds, South Dakota, :44.03
200 Breaststroke: Brock Russell, South Dakota, 1:59.51
200 Butterfly: Braxton McGrath, SDSU, 1:48.09
100 Individual Medley: Jensen Richard, St. Thomas, :51.19
400 Freestyle Relay: SDSU (Colby Williams, Colt Frein, Eric Anderson, Zavier Kranz), 3:00.45
MEN TEAM SCORES
1. South Dakota – 1,538.5
2. South Dakota State – 1,451
3. St. Thomas – 1,045.5
4. Green Bay – 600
