JACKS FINISH FIFTH AT SUMMIT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wednesday, February 19

Iowa City, Iowa

10 a.m./6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Summit League Championships

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

2/22/2025 10:52:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

COMPLETE RESULTS

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The South Dakota State women's swimming and diving team wrapped up competition Saturday at the Summit League Championships with a fifth-place finish out of seven teams.

Sophomore Poppy Mead paced the Jackrabbits with a pair of seventh-place performances. She posted a time of 17 minutes, 27.19 seconds in the 1,650 freestyle during the afternoon, then came back in the evening session to clock a time of 2:05.34 in the 200 butterfly. Her freestyle time now ranks seventh in program history, while she moved to third in the 200 butterfly with her time of 2:05.11 during the morning preliminaries.

Freshman Elyse placed 11^th in the 1,650 freestyle, 17:43.23.

Meanwhile, Emma Ingalls joined Mead in the A final of the 200 butterfly and came away with a sixth-place finish in 2:05.33. Isabella Gnewuch of the Jackrabbits won the event's B final in 2:06.48 to place ninth overall, with Hannah Warmbrand contributing a 16^th-place time of 2:13.38.

Marissa Branham was the top individual finisher for the Jackrabbits Saturday as she notched a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:19.26.

Also swimming in an A final Saturday night was Gigi Hioki in the 100 freestyle, placing seventh in 51.19 seconds. Hioki later teamed with Jenna Currier, Sara Juez and Emma Schultz for a fifth-place showing in the 400 freestyle relay, 3:27.40.

Currier also competed in the 100 freestyle B final, placing 13^th in 51.97 seconds.

Rounding out the Jackrabbit effort Saturday night were Lilly Esmas (13^th, 2:04.79) and Kaylin de Almeida (16^th, 2:06.80) in the 200 backstroke.

Denver won its 12^th consecutive team title after accumulating 1,078 points. South Dakota was second with 712 points, followed by Omaha with 568.5.

WOMEN'S SATURDAY EVENT WINNERS

1,650 Freestyle: Paige Reilly, Denver – 16:44.23
200 Backstroke: Mina Ada Solaker, Denver – 1:57.72
100 Freestyle: Emily Kahn, South Dakota – :49.39
200 Breaststroke: Jessica Maeda, Denver – 2:11.46
200 Butterfly: Mia Moulden, Denver – 2:00.38
400 Freestyle Relay: South Dakota (Emily Kahn, Grace Schultz, Madilyn Gehrke, Carson White) – 3:21.74

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

Denver – 1,078
South Dakota – 712
Omaha – 568.5
St. Thomas – 395
South Dakota State – 325.5
Southern Indiana – 272
Eastern Illinois – 184

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Swimming Championship MVP: Jessica Maeda, Denver
Diving Championship MVP: Savanna Berry, Denver
Newcomer of the Championships: Emily Diprospero, South Dakota
Co-Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects: Christina Spomer, South Dakota
Co-Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects: Katie Pattee, South Dakota State
Diving Coach of the Year: Aaron D'Addario, Denver
Swimming Coach of the Year: Alicia Hicken-Franklin, Denver