Information Fall in Minnesota State’s Victory over Dragons – Minnesota State College

MANKATO, Minn. — The Minnesota State girls’s swimming and diving workforce broke a pair of pool information Saturday afternoon because the Mavericks bested MSU Moorhead 189-103.

The Mavericks now personal a 10-1 twin report on the season. The Dragons now personal a 7-2 twin report.

“I thought our women looked sharp today,” head coach Nathan Owens mentioned. “It was good to see them race hard and post some fast times at this point in the season. Our divers also looked good with one of their most consistent meets of the year in terms of hitting all six dives. Very happy with how we competed today! It was an awesome senior day for our senior class.”

 

“We’re still a few days away from resting and taping for the conference meet, so everyone has hit peak fatigue and soreness in training. This was great last chance for everyone to get dialed in for the conference meet in a few weeks. Next week will start to focus more on rest and recovery, so we get everyone set-up for a big finish.”

 

Junior Natalie Freeman set a pool and college report within the 1-meter diving occasion with a rating of 293.30. Sophomore Chloe Dobie adopted in second place with a rating of 256.85. Freeman additionally completed first within the 3-meter diving occasion with a rating of 262.00.

The Mavericks took first place in the entire relay occasions on Saturday, together with the 800 freestyle relay occasion which noticed the workforce of sophomore Hannah Denzer, freshman Gracie Bartholomew, sophomore Sydney Pippert and senior Alexandra Gorecki set a pool report with a time of seven:54.40.

In the 200 medley relay the workforce of sophomore Savannah Acker, freshman Emily Spielman, sophomore Aubrey Schueler and sophomore Norah Naatjes posted a time of 1:47.87, whereas the quartet of sophomore Averi Larsen, Naatjes, Schueler and Acker took first within the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:39.05.

Larsen would additionally end first in a pair of occasions, together with the 100 breaststroke (1:06.00) and the 100 freestyle (54.18). Acker gained two particular person occasions as effectively, together with the 200 backstroke (2:09.47) and the 100 backstroke (59.25).

Sophomore Kaylie Gibbs took first within the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 11:13.88, whereas Naatjes gained the 200 freestyle occasion with a time of 1:59.88. Freshman Parker Schmieding gained the 200 butterfly occasion as she posted a time of two:11.45, whereas Bartholomew took first within the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.06. Junior Hannah Boyce turned a first-place end within the 500 freestyle occasion with a time of 5:34.31, whereas senior Klair Bradley gained the 200 breaststroke occasion with a time of two:31.69.

Minnesota State returns to motion on Feb. 11 because it takes half within the four-day NSIC Championships in Fargo, N.D.