SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota State swimming and diving wrapped up day two of the South Dakota Quad-Duals Saturday at the Midco Aquatic Center, winning five duals between both the men's and women's teams.
"We continue to improve with each competition," said head coach
Doug Humphrey. "The team is having fun and being successful as a result. It's early in the season but I like where we are going."
The women defeated USD 131-112, Western Illinois 196-28 and St. Cloud State 136-105 while falling to Northern Iowa 155-87.
The men beat WIU 184-47 and SCSU 144-96 and dropped their matchup with USD 145-98.
Women
Two first-place finishes and 11 top-three finishes highlighted day two of the quad-duals event for the women.
Sprint
The Jacks finished three freshmen in the top-five in the 50 free with
Katie Drezen placing third (24.21),
Elisabeth Timmer fourth (24.24) and
Grace Witherspoon fifth (24.41). Timmer later finished second in the 100 free with a time of 53.21.
Emily Pincus opened day two with another strong swim, this time placing second in the 200 free (1:54.10).
Ashley Theobald placed second in the 100 IM with a time of 59.32, good for fifth all-time at SDSU in the event.
Liezl Ocon (2:12.38) and
Kristen Davis (2:13.35) placed second and third respectively in the 200 Fly.
Distance
Pincus won her third event of the weekend, placing first in the 500 free with a time of 5:04.40.
Maria Currie paced the Jacks in the 1,650 free with a third-place finish in 18:20.81.
Relays
The women's 200 medley relay 'A' team (
Tiffany Nguyen,
Kady Harris, Davis, Theobald) placed fourth in the event in a time of 1:49.44.
In the 400 free relay, the women's 'A' squad (Pincus, Timmer,
Megan Schulte, Drezen) placed second with a time of 3:34.24.
Diving
Quincee Simonson won the 1-meter with a season-best score of 241.15 and led the women in the 3-meter with a fifth-place finish (238.55).
Men
Four swimmers claimed gold on the men's side while the team had 13 top-three finishers. Freshman diver
Zach Boyd led the divers in day two, qualifying for NCAA Zones to wrap up an eventful weekend.
Sprint
The men finished two swimmers in the top-five in the 100 IM with
Austin Pham placing third in 54.26 and
Gavin Wheeler placing fifth in 55.09.
In the 200 back,
Josh Wuflestad won in a time of 1:53.50 for his second, first-place finish of the weekend.
Jared Miller placed second in the event with a time of 1:55.78.
Quenton Steffen won the 200 breast with a time of 2:09.92 and
Gavin Wheeler followed with a third-place finish in 2:12.57.
Distance
Both the men and women's teams won the 500 free with
Damon Venner taking first on the men's side in a time of 4:51.70.
Austin Pham placed third in the event in 4:53.77.
In the 1,650 free,
Parker R. Brown led the way for the Jacks, placing sixth with a time of 17:24.88.
Relays
The men's 'A' team in the 200 medley relay (
Austin Morris, Wheeler,
Cody Watkins,
Henry Skinner) placed third in a time of 1:36.61.
The team's 400 free relay 'A' team (Skinner,
Alex Kraft,
Reece Stikeleather,
Cody Watkins) also finished in third, posting a time of 3:09.96.
Diving
Boyd qualified for NCAA Zones with his first-place dive of 322.35 in the 3-meter while Mitch Raihle finished second in the event with a score of 313.40. Boyd also led the way in the 1-meter, placing second with a score of 275.55.
Up Next
The women are set to next compete in a home meet Friday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. as the team hosts Omaha.
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