ROCHESTER, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team finished first at the Rochester Invite.
The Mavericks won a total of nine events as they tallied 817.5 points. St. Cloud State finished second in the team standings with 705.5 points, while UW-La Crosse finished third with 503 points. Truman State took fourth place with 405 points also.
"We looked sharp today and performed much better than last week," head coach
Nathan Owens said. "It was good to see so many swimmers step up and post really good early season times, especially in the longer 200 races. There were two relay events that we posted some fast times in. Across the board, it was great to see a lot of strong racing.
"Our divers also had a good day on the boards competing in La Crosse against a strong field of divers. The goal will be to build on these performances week to week. We've got another fun meet next week in Marshall, Minn. vs. Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia St. Paul."
The Mavericks finished first in both relay events at the Rochester Invite. In the 200 medley relay the team of
Abby Gronholz,
Megan Schultz,
Claudia Schwartz and
Averi Larsen posted a time of 1:47.45, while the quartet of Larsen,
Maija Carriveau,
Kolby Schendel and
Elise Mishmash turned in a time of 1:37.33 in the 200 freestyle relay.
In the diving events,
Natalie Freeman took first place in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 249.0.
Aspen Warnygora paced the Mavericks in the 3-meter diving event as she finished third with a score of 236.20.
Alexandra Gorecki won a pair of individual events, including the 200 freestyle (1:57.92) and the 200 IM (2:12.95).
Savannah Acker won the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.28, with Gronholz following in second with a time of 58.51.
Ellie Ricken won the 200 backstroke event with a time of 2:10.41 also. Schultz took first in the 200 breaststroke vent with a time of 2:28.59, while Schwartz won the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.39.
Minnesota State continues its season on Saturday, Oct. 19, as it takes on Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul in Marshall, Minn. The duals are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
