Mankato, Minnesota — #24 Minnesota State beat both Concordia University and Saint Louis University. Paul and Southwestern Minnesota State University in a double dual at Highland Pool on Saturday.
MSU defeated CSP 230-112 and SMSU 235-120, taking first place in eight of 16 events. The Mustangs won 187-158 against the Golden Bears.
“I’m very happy with the team’s effort today,” said the head coach. Nathan Owens Said. “This is our third consecutive weekend and the girls have been training hard throughout the last three weeks.
“They’re definitely making progress and getting sharper each week. We had a number of girls doing their season PR today in relays and individual events. We’re less than four weeks away from the mid-season rest/taper meet. I feel like everyone is on track to reach their peak at the right time. ”
The Mavericks continued to perform well in the relay events, taking first place in both the 200 medley relay event and the 200 freestyle relay event.junior quartet Abby Gronholz,Sophomore megan schultznew student Briana Schroyer and senior Ella Defever Although the senior team recorded a time of 1:47.78 in the 200 meter medley relay event, Olivia HudobaSchultz, Sr. brooke shell and second year student Machi Bofferi In the 200m freestyle relay, she recorded a time of 1 minute 39.34 seconds.
In addition to their success in the relay event, Gronholz, Schulz and DeFever each finished first in their individual events. Gronholz won the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 58.43 seconds, and Schulz took first place in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:27.47.DeFever and his sophomore teammates claudia schwartzHe also tied for first in the 100 butterfly event with a time of 1:00.36.
Mavericks also won two freestyle events as a senior. Elise Mishmash As a junior, he recorded a time of 25.07 seconds in the 50 meter freestyle. Sienna Shirek Clay In the 1,000 freestyle, she recorded a time of 11:09.01.new student Madeline Jagger He also won the 200 butterfly event with a time of 2:20.72.
In the diving competition, the Mavericks were led by sophomores. Jenna Elizararas and junior sidney hanson. Elizaras placed second in the 3-meter diving with a score of 244.05, and Hanson placed second in the 1-meter diving with a score of 234.65.
Minnesota State continues its season at home against St. Catherine on Saturday, October 28th. The dual is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Highland Pool.
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