Aztec Swimmers Dominate Season-Opening Pentathlon Meet at USD

SAN DIEGO – It was enterprise as standard for the San Diego State swim and dive program, which turned in one other dominating efficiency on Friday in a 33-24 overcome the University of San Diego within the annual season-opening pentathlon meet between the 2 colleges at USD Sports Center Pool.

With their victory, the Aztecs have captured all 14 conferences towards the Toreros in pentathlon competitors relationship again to 2011.

SDSU boasted the highest 11 pentathlon swimmers, together with freshman Roni Black, who claimed the person title with a mixed time of 4:59.01, edging defending champion Reka Nyiradi (4:59.50) and sophomore Liv Peebles (4.59.81) by lower than one second, whereas freshman Sierra Tallman (5:01.35) and sophomore Alli Mann (5:02.60) rounded out the highest 5.

Elsewhere, freshman Melanie Quinto (5:04.78) was slotted sixth within the ultimate standings, whereas senior Moa Bergdahl (5:05.28) took seventh, adopted by sophomore Kaydence Bispo (5:07.78), fellow classmate Elisa Branca (5:08.31), freshman Amber Janky (5:10.06) and junior Charlotte Sevin (5:11.81).

Mann emerged victorious in a pair of pentathlon occasions, together with the 100 free, the place she touched the wall at 50.96, topping Bispo, who clocked in at 51.60, whereas senior Alyssa Schlller took third at 52.06.

An Orange County native and five-time all-Mountain West honoree in 2025, Mann additionally bested the sphere within the 100 fly with a time of 56.62, whereas Nyiradi (57.27) edged Sevin (57.98) for second place.

Other pentathlon occasion winners included Bergdahl within the 100 breast (1:03.53), the place she completed forward of Black (1:04.80) and Branca (1:06.05), whereas Tallman (59.89) was triumphant within the 100 particular person medley, the place she nipped Peebles (59.95) on the wall in an exciting end.

In head-to-head scoring, factors have been awarded to solely to the highest three finishers from every squad on a 12-11-10-9-8-7 foundation.

The groups swam extra races at USD on Friday. These occasions weren’t scored within the ultimate outcomes however gave each the Aztecs and Toreros benchmarks to proceed their early season coaching with.

Mann sprinted to a profitable time of 23.88 within the 50 freestyle, besting Camille Seiley (24.45), whereas Quinto took third (24.82).

Similarly, Tallman was a slender winner within the 50 butterfly, touching the wall at 26.78, whereas Sevin (26.85) was a detailed second.

In addition, Storm recorded the quickest time within the 50 again, clocking in at 26.89, whereas Peebles (27.09) and Alex Downing (27.91) have been slotted second and third, respectively.

As the meet progressed, Bergdahl took house her second crown of the day because of a profitable effort of 29.69 within the 50 breast, with Black (30.63) and Branca (30.81) following in succession.

Rounding out the day’s festivities, Nyiradi captured the five hundred freestyle with a victorious swim of 5:11.05, whereas Bispo accomplished the race in 5:14.87 to complete second.

San Diego State returns to USD Sports Center Pool on Friday, Sept. 26, when it renews acquaintances with the Toreros in one other twin meet, beginning at 1 p.m. PT.