Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women’s swimming and diving team tied UNO-Omaha Saturday afternoon 147-147 in the Highland Pool on the campus of Minnesota State University.
Leading the Mavericks was senior Janel Duffy winning the 1M and 3M diving event with a score of 256.3 and 270.75 respectively. Both of her scores established new school and pool records.
Junior Emily Timm won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:17.48 and the 100-yard fly with a time of 59.63. Timm also finished third in the 200-yard fly with a time of 2:17.55. Freshman Ashley Ahn won the 200-yard fly with a time of 2:10.58.
Other Mavericks finishing in the top-five include: sophomore Marissa Reeve (second, 1650-yard free, 18.22.55; 4th, 500-yard free, 5:31.27), sophomore Kelsea Smith (fifth, 1650-yard freestyle, 19:20.42; 5th 500-yard freestyle, 5:33.42), senior Kristin Hayes (second, 200-yard freestyle, 1:58.68; 3rd, 100-yard freestyle, 55.07; 4th, 200-yard IM, 2:20.69), junior Stefanie Edwards (third, 200-yard free, 2:01.55; 2nd, 500-yard freestyle, 5:24.82), freshman Nicole Bennett (fifth, 200-yard freestyle, 2:03.02; fourth, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:35.63; second, 200-yard IM, 2:15.36), sophomore Tabatha Temperley (first, 100-yard backstroke, 1:01.90; third, 200-yard IM, 2:15.94), senior Chelsea Chapman (third, 100-yard backstroke, 1:02.14; second, 50-yard freestyle, 25.14), senior Heather Schulz (third, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:09.53; third, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:34.68), sophomore Amber McHugh (fourth, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:10.82; fifth, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:35.72), senior Claire Bergman (fifth, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:11.79), freshman Alyssa Larson (fourth, 200-yard fly, 2:22.23; fourth, 100-yard fly, 1:04.02), freshman Rachel Rubatt (fifth, 200-yard fly, 2:27.40; third, 100-yard fly, 1:03.60), junior Megan Pickert (third, 50-yard freestyle, 25:39; fifth, 100-yard freestyle, 56.24), freshman Nora Stauber (fifth, 50-yard freestyle, 25.76; fourth, 100-yard freestyle, 55.98), junior Beth Keskey (second, 1M diving, 201.80; second, 3M diving, 201.49), sophomore Christen Norman (third, 1M diving, 182.25; third, 3M diving, 172.05) and sophomore Sarah Iannacone (fifth, 200-yard backstroke, 2:27.67).
Chapman, McHugh, Timm and Pickert turned in a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley with a combined time of 1:51.39, while Edwards, Bergman, Ahn and Stauber placed fourth in the same event with a time of 1:53.97. The team of Pickert, Stauber, Edwards and Chapman finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:39.38 and the team of Smith, Hayes, Bergman and Ahn finished third in the same event with a time of 1:43.56.
The Maverick swimmers are off until Dec. 3 and 4 when they travel to the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The two-day long event will be held at the University of Minnesota. The divers return to the boards on Dec. 4, at the St. Cloud State Diving Invitational.
To view the match results, click HERE
Janel Duffy's comments following the meet:
