UNI swim and dive heads to Vermillion for the Coyote Invitational

UNI swimming and diving (2-2) at Coyote Invitational 

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The UNI swimming and diving workforce will head to Vermillion, South Dakota this Friday and Saturday to compete within the Coyote Invitational on the USD Natatorium, the Panthers’ closing meet for swimmers this season forward of subsequent month’s Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships. 

Competition is about to start Friday evening, with finals beginning at 6 p.m. CT and Saturday morning starting with prelims at 10 a.m. CT and finals beginning at 4 p.m. CT. Live outcomes could be discovered on Meet Mobile (swimming) and Dive Meets (diving).  

Teams anticipated to be in attendance for competitors embody Augustana, Iowa Central, Nebraska-Kearney, Northern State, Omaha, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and South Dakota State.

UNI is coming off a victorious effort of their closing twin meet of the season final weekend towards the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, securing a 202-151 win.

Northern Iowa took house prime prize in ten occasions, together with sophomore Sam Oeltjen posting a successful time of 4:31.97 within the 400-yard particular person medley. Morgan Meyer noticed success within the 200-yard freestyle, taking top-prize with a time of 1:51.18, as Abby Lear topped the rostrum within the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.45, tying the Horton Pool report. 

Aspen Cole confirmed off her velocity within the 100-yard breaststroke, swimming a successful time of 1:04.25, her first collegiate victory within the occasion, whereas Abigail Barkhurst swam a ten:38.98 within the 1,000-yard freestyle to take first. Closing out the primary evening of competitors was the 200-yard freestyle relay that noticed Charlotte Sander, Meyer, Averie Bilskemper, and Lear take first within the occasion with a successful time of 1:32.99. 

Elyse Brayton, Neriah Giedrys, Nikki Walters, and Lear began day two of competitors robust, tallying a win within the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:43.90. Morgan Raether topped the rostrum within the 200-yard backstroke at 2:01.19, as Meyer confirmed out within the 100-yard freestyle, taking first place with a time of 51.44. Natalie Harris discovered herself on the prime within the 200-yard particular person medley, swimming a time of two:07.13 to shut out the weekend.

Over within the diving nicely, Avery Hogan took first within the three-meter with a rating of 262.65, with Erica Peters following carefully behind in second at 252.08. Addison Bausman, Trista Thompson, and Eva Coonrad positioned fifth, sixth, and seventh with scores of 236.48, 218.78, and 217.43. The Panthers noticed a podium sweep within the one-meter with Peters, Thompson, and Hogan topping it with scores of 258.23, 251.10, and 243.90. Bausman completed in fifth (227.85) and Coonrad shortly behind in seventh (192.90). 

UNI swimming and diving motion could be adopted all season lengthy on social media on Facebook (UNI Swimming and Diving), X (@uniswimdive) and on Instagram (@uniswimdive). Schedules and rosters, together with the newest Panther information and data could be discovered on-line at UNIpanthers.com.