No. 24 ‘U’ Returns to Action in Iowa City on Halloween

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The University of Minnesota ladies’s swimming and diving program hits the water in Iowa City this weekend to tackle the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Action is about to kick off at 1:30 PM within the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

MEET INFORMATION

No. 24 Minnesota vs. Iowa

Friday, Oct. 31

1:30 PM CT

Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

Iowa City, Iowa

Last Time Out

Minnesota closed out a 2-1 weekend at The Dual Meet Tournament, ending fifth general on the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. 

The Gophers opened their match schedule with 9 occasion wins over 22 occasions towards No. 20 ranked Auburn, falling in a detailed 358-351 tilt.

Ryan Slonac collected the Gopher’s first win of the day within the 200 again with a time of 1:43.89, adopted up by Jacob Johnson’s 46.30 efficiency within the 100 fly two occasions later. 

Minnesota would sweep the five hundred free, with McCarthy accumulating her first win of the day within the occasion with a time of 4:46.40 and Daniel Eichel accumulating the win on the boys’s facet with a time of 4:22.39.

The Gophers would additionally go on to brush the 200 IM, with McCarthy accumulating her second win of the day with a time of 1:58.91 and Alberto Hernandez accumulating the win for the boys with a time of 1:47.68 and his first particular person win of the season.

Over within the diving effectively, Widerstrom topped the rating sheet in each the 1-meter and 3-meter occasions with scores of 150.30 and 183.90 respectively. Drew Bennett helped Minnesota take the win within the males’s 3-meter, reaching a rating of 181.50 for the primary place end.

The Gophers bounced again with a dominant win over the George Washington University Revolutionaries, tallying a 581-208 victory within the second spherical.

Five swimmers for Minnesota collected their first particular person wins of the season. Kamdyn Periat collected her win within the 100 again with a time of 54.63, adopted up by Davide Harabagiu within the males’s 100 again with a time of 48.05 and Grace Drabot within the 200 breast with a time 2:15.78. Minnesota swept the 50 free with Livi Wanner accumulating the win within the ladies’s race with a time of twenty-two.34, and Omar Abdelwahab accumulating the win within the males’s race with a time of 20.56. Kayla Barr collected her first profession collegiate particular person win within the 200 IM, tallying a time of two:02.67.

The Gophers closed out their weekend with a 445-345 victory over the host staff, Georgia Tech, tallying 13 first place finishes over their ultimate 22 occasions.

Ava Yablonski obtained issues going for Minnesota, choosing up the staff’s first win of the morning within the 100 again with a time of 53.18. Harabagiu saved issues rolling, choosing up the win within the males’s 100 again with a time of 47.84.

The Gophers swept the following two occasions, taking the win in each 200 fly races. McCarthy picked up her first win of the day on the ladies’s facet, tallying a time of 1:59.06. Johnson prevailed on the boys’s facet, tallying a time of 1:42.99.

Keira Mullins picked up the following win for Minnesota, tallying a time of two:15.17 to prime the warmth sheet within the 200 breaststroke. 

Five occasions later, the Gophers would sweep the five hundred free races. McCarthy picked up her second win of the day with a time of 4:50.20, whereas Eichel picked up the win on the boys’s facet with a time of 4:22.66.

Wanner picked up her win within the 50 free with a time of twenty-two.36 earlier than Minnesota would sweep the 200 IM. McCarthy picked up her ultimate particular person win of the weekend with a time of 1:49.90, whereas Hernandez touched the wall first within the males’s race with a time of 1:47.56.

Over within the diving effectively, Widerstrom continued her dominance with one other pair of wins. Widerstrom topped the charts in each the 1-meter and 3-meter occasions this morning, tallying scores of 157.05 and 162.00 respectively, accumulating the primary place end in all six occasions she competed in all through the match.

Minnesota picked up yet one more win to shut out the weekend, with Periat, Ava Goodno, Yablonski, and Wanner choosing up the victory within the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.11.

Big Ten Weekly Awards

Three Gophers earned Big Ten honors for the week of Oct. 22 following their efficiency at The Dual Meet Tournament. Katie McCarthy was named Swimmer of the Week, Kayla Barr was named Freshman of the Week, and Drew Bennett was named Diver of the Week.

CSCAA Rankings

Both males’s and ladies’s packages ranked at No. 24 within the first College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) ballot this season, launched on Oct. 2.

Up Next

The Gopher swimming and diving packages return to the Jean Okay. Freeman Aquatic Center subsequent weekend, celebrating their annual “Pack the Pool” occasion and Senior Day recognitions with a border battle towards the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Action towards the Badgers is about to kick off on Friday, Nov. 7, at 5:00 PM.