Swim and dive tabbed second within the Summit League preseason polls

VERMILLION, S.D. — The South Dakota males’s and girls’s swimming and diving groups had been each chosen second within the Summit League preseason ballot, voted on by the convention’s head coaches. 
 
The USD males acquired 30 factors within the ballot with one first place vote. Ahead of them is Denver who acquired six first place votes with 36 whole. 
 
Sophomore Nick Rounds and Freshman Maddox Mork had been chosen because the male athletes to observe for this swim and dive season. Rounds competed in seven occasions final season on the Summit League championships securing 5 high eight finishes and had seven particular person race victories on the season. He additionally sits inside the high ten at school historical past in 5 completely different occasions together with his college document within the 50 free (22.98). In the primary meet of this season he received the 50 free and was part of two first place relay groups. 
 
Mork  was a bit champion throughout his time at Prior Lake High college and had a fifth place end at state, in addition to being chosen as a 2023-2024 All-American. He additionally was second at school historical past in 6 dives and third in 11 dives. In week one among this season he received each the one meter and three meter diving occasions. 
 
The Coyote ladies acquired 31 factors within the ballot with one first place vote. Denver additionally leads the ladies’s ballot with 36 votes. 
 
The feminine athletes to observe for the season are junior Gabby Ahrendt and freshman Kate Woefel. Ahrendt had 12 particular person victories on the yr and positioned high 10 in 25 occasions. To open this season, she had two particular person first place finishes (200 free and 200 IM) and was part of the profitable 400 yard relay workforce. 
 
Woefel was a six-time varsity letter winner at her highschool and a 3 time state diving finalist in Class AA of Minnesota. She was a five-time all-conference diver within the Northwest Suburban Conference and a three-time champion. In her first meet as a Coyote, Woefel was third in each the one meter and three meter dives. 
 
 
Men’s S&D Poll

1. Denver (6) | 36
2. South Dakota (1) | 30
3. South Dakota State | 26
4. Omaha | 22
5. St. Thomas | 16
6. Southern Indiana | 10
7. Eastern Illinois | 7

 
Women’s S&D Poll

1. Denver (6) | 36
2. South Dakota (1) | 31
3. Omaha | 24
4. St. Thomas | 19
5. South Dakota State | 18
6. Southern Indiana | 12
7. Eastern Illinois | 7