Augustana vs St. Thomas
- Saturday, October 8, 2022
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results (PDF)
- Final Scores
- Women: Augustana 211, St. Thomas 89
- Men: St. Thomas 178, Augustana 116
Courtesy: Augustana Athletics
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana swimming and diving teams competed against the Tommies of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon.
The Viking women topped the NCAA Division I foes with a score of 211 to 89. For the men’s team score, Augustana fell 178-116.
“We had another great day of racing,” said head coach Lindsie Micko. “It was a tough week of training, but we did a great job.”
Augustana newcomer, Bryn Greenwaldt, continued on her success from last week in the 50-free by completing an NCAA “B” cut time of 23.99. Greenwaldt, the reigning NSIC Swimmer of the Week, found success throughout the rest of the meet by placing first in the 100-free with a time of 52.95 and was a member of the first place team in the 200-yard medley team where it finished with a final time of 1:36.01.
Following Greenwaldt’s success, the AU women competed in the 400-yard medley where Ella Ward-Zeller, Nesrine Jelliti, Angelina Chan and Kamryn Robarge swam in a final time of 3:53.64 to take first place.
Augustana divers Clare Duplissis and Kate Robbins slid into second and third place in the one-meter dive. Duplisses took second place with a final score of 214.85, while Robbins took third place scoring 211.30.
The Viking men were highlighted by Jackson Dircks in the 100-yard backstroke where he placed first while swimming in a time of 52.30. Dircks continued his success in the 200-yard backstroke where he again placed first with a time of 1:57.76.
Augustana’s Steven Asmus saw success in today’s meet with a first place finish in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:19:44. Asmus was able to capture a second place finish in the 500-free by swimming in a time of 4:54.36 inches behind the first place finisher.
“I’m really proud of our team and the progress we are making from week-to-week.” Micko added.
Up Next
Augustana continues action against Division I competition on Friday as the Vikings host South Dakota State at the Midco Aquatic Center at 5 p.m.
Courtesy: St. Thomas Athletics
St. Paul, Minn. — A sweep on the diving boards by freshman Ben Linde and three individual event wins by sophomore Joe Rudd guided Tommie Men’s Swimming & Diving to a 178-116 win over Augustana Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Tommies (1-1) totaled 12 wins on the day with 24 top-three finishes.
St. Thomas took the top two finishes on the 3m dive, including Linde with a first-place score of 202.05 and freshman Julius Krumenacher with a score of 200.80. Linde added his second win on the 1m board with a score of 262.00.
Rudd’s second 100 breaststroke win of the season came behind a time of 57.86 while senior Will Goldman followed in second in 59.05. Rudd’s final two individual event wins came in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:07.11 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.11. Goldman took third in both races with times of 2:16.82 in the 200 backstroke and 2:16.82 in the 200 breaststroke.
Rudd was also a part of the 400 medley relay that finished first with a time of 3:31.69. The St. Thomas 200 freestyle relay team of sophomore Alex Foti, freshman Nate Anderson, junior AJ Carollo, and freshman Nick Salido earned a win with a time of 1:26.00.
Salido and junior Blake Baertlein finished first and second in the 50 freestyle, respectively, with times of 21.65 and 21.72.
Anderson won the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.02 as Salido took second with a time of 48.21.
Foti earned a win in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:50.25.
Junior Luke Ridler won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.87 while senior Andrew Akermann won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.74.
Freshman Philip Jensen took first in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.81 followed by freshman Hiro McKee with a time of 52.87.
St. Thomas returns to the pool Friday, Oct. 28 against Minnesota at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.
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