South Dakota State University
St. Pete's Classic
1/3/2016 8:50:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The South Dakota State University men's swimming and diving team won eight of nine relays contested to claim the 2016 St. Pete's Classic title on Sunday.
The Jackrabbits tallied 118 points to win the five-team meet, which featured a mix of traditional and non-traditional relay events. The College of Wooster (Ohio) was second with 86 points, with SUNY-New Paltz taking third with 74 points.
After being edged in the opening relay, the Jackrabbits won the final eight events, starting with the 800-yard freestyle relay as the quartet of Matthew Carpenter, Chris Rumrill, Chris Angerhofer and Ben Sieve clocked a winning time of 7 minutes, 27.25 seconds.
The trio of Garth Wadsworth, Donovan Taylor and Tony Mikrut won the 3x100 butterfly relay by nearly seven seconds (2:43.82), with the team of Chase Petersen, Connor McGinnis and Daniel Jacobson following with a winning time of 2:46.54 in the 3x100 backstroke relay.
SDSU made it a sweep of the single-stroke 3x100 relays as Wyatt Rumrill, Josh DeDina and Pierce Oja claimed the breaststroke event in 3:05.00.
Mikrut, Wadsworth and Carpenter were each part of three winning relays. The duo of Mikrut and Wadsworth formed half of the Jackrabbits' winning 500-yard freestyle relay, with Mikrut swimming the opening 50 yards and Wadsworth 150, while teaming with Ben Bolinske and Thomas Davey for a winning time of 4:20.82. Mikrut also swam on SDSU's victorious 200 medley relay, joining forces with Petersen, Wyatt Rumill and Bolinske for a time of 1:39.67.
Wadsworth helped close the meet by teaming with Jacobson, Chris Rumrill and Carpenter for a win in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:18.60. Carpenter also teamed with Angerhofer and Weston Christensen for a win in the 3x500 scramble relay, clocking a time of 5:12.26.
In the women's competition, SDSU won three event titles en route to a runner-up finish.
The Jackrabbits opened the meet by winning the 200-yard freestyle relay as the foursome of Abby Zenner, Gabrielle Langerud, Cassie Hendricks and Jade Goosen recorded a time of 1 minute, 42.53 seconds.
Also victorious on Sunday was the 3x100 breaststroke relay team of Sydney Rasmussen, Kayce Smith and Kristin Erf with a top time of 3:32.64.
The final SDSU victory of the day came in the 200 medley relay, where the quartet of Samantha Prasher, Smith, Erf and Zenner team won by seven-plus seconds with a time of 1:50.80.
SDSU also turned in runner-up finishes in the 3x100 backstroke, 3x500 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 500 freestyle relays.
DePauw University (Ind.) won the six-team women's division with 102 points, edging the Jackrabbits with 96 points.
Both the Jackrabbit men's and women's teams return to action Jan. 16 with a dual at St. Clud State (MInn.).
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. South Dakota State – 104
2. College of Wooster (Ohio) – 76
3. SUNY-New Paltz – 68
4. Illinois Tech – 52
5. Catholic University – 24
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. DePauw (Ind.) – 102
2. South Dakota State – 96
3. College of Wooster (Ohio) – 74
4. SUNY-New Paltz – 64
5. Illinois Tech – 30
6. Catholic University - 22
