UNI swim and dive posts robust performances at Coyote Invitational

VERMILLION, S.D. — The UNI swimming and diving crew captured seven occasion titles this weekend on the Coyote Invitational, its penultimate meet forward of subsequent month’s Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships.

Competing in opposition to a crowded area, Northern Iowa noticed three swimmers make their method into the highest ten all-time lists in program historical past within the 200-yard particular person medley, 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard backstroke. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Action began Friday night time with the 200-yard freestyle relay that noticed the UNI squad of Charlotte Sander, Morgan Raether, Sabra Brueggen and Averie Bilskemper take second with a time of 1:35.87. Elyse Brayton, Nikki Walters, Molly Johnson and Natalie Harris adopted proper behind in third in 1:36.11. Julia Eastman placed on a powerful exhibiting within the 500-yard freestyle, taking fourth with a time of 5:11.85, as Kirsten Tarran took eighth within the occasion (5:13.04). 

The 200-yard particular person medley motion noticed the Panthers dominate with a podium sweep, together with Aspen Cole taking first in 2:05.42, swimming a private finest and shifting her to sixth on the top-ten all-time checklist for the occasion. Brayton would swim a 2:07.33 to say second, whereas Harris would take third at 2:07.54. Abby Lear in the meantime completed second within the 50-yard freestyle swimming with a time of 24.06, with Raether taking fourth (24.20) and Sander ending sixth (24.26) to shut out day certainly one of competitors.

Saturday morning competitors began with the 200-yard medley relay, which noticed the crew of Raether, Cole, Sander and Morgan Meyer come out on prime with a time of 1:43.54. Brayton, Aird, Nedder and Bilskemper would go on to say third in 1:45.03. Walters and Harris would place first and second within the 100-yard butterfly with occasions of 56.65 and 56.97, as Eastman claimed seventh (58.63). 

Continuing with the morning session was the 400-yard particular person medley, the place Aird positioned fourth within the occasion (4:37.49), as Peyton Pasqualicchio took sixth (4:38.75) and Crystal Benjamin seventh (4:39.55). Sam Oeltjen and Abigail Barkhurst confirmed off their velocity within the 200-yard freestyle by tying for second within the occasion at 1:53.94, with Cassidy Miklos taking sixth (1:55.88). 

Neriah Giedrys had a powerful exhibiting within the 100-yard breaststroke, swimming a 1:04.16 for second place, shifting her to sixth on the highest ten all-time checklist. Sander would comply with Giedrys in eighth at 1:08.33. Meyer took first within the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.18, shifting her to ninth on the highest ten all-time checklist. Ceci Nicholson secured fifth (58.97) and Lear seventh (59.04) within the occasion. 

Saturday night time kicked off with the 400-yard particular person medley by which Cole positioned fourth with a time of 59.01, whereas Sander positioned fifth (59.51) and Johnson in sixth (59.67). Meyer and Peyton Paqualicchio took first and second within the 200-yard backstroke with occasions of two:04.13 and a pair of:05.73 whereas Jennifer Barajas took sixth (2:09.99). 

Harris and Brayton positioned third and fourth within the 100-yard freestyle at 52.71 and 53.13, as Walters and Eastman claimed sixth and seventh within the 200-yard breaststroke with occasions of two:27.77 and a pair of:29.74. Rounding out the night time within the 200-yard butterfly was Nedder as she positioned third within the occasion with a time of two:10.05.

In the diving effectively, Friday night time’s three-meter motion noticed Erica Peters take first within the occasion with a rating of 242.40, with Avery Hogan shut behind in second (240.40), adopted by Addison Bausman in sixth (226.20), Trista Thompson eighth (212.90), and Eva Coonrad tenth (204.90). One-meter noticed a Panther podium sweep as Peters (258.10), Thompson (250.70) and Hogan (245.20) took first, second, and third respectively.

UP NEXT

The Panther divers will head to Omaha, Nebraska to compete within the UNO Diving Invite set to be held at H&Ok Pool Feb. 6-7. Competition will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT and proceed Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. CT. 

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