University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, January 20
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138.5
at
90.5
South Dakota
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Swim & Dive splits at South Dakota, falls at Nebraska Omaha
1/21/2023 7:17:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
St. Paul, Minn. -- St. Thomas Men's and Women's Swim & Dive split Friday's meet at South Dakota before falling to Nebraska Omaha on Saturday.
The men beat the Coyotes, 138.5-90.5, and lost to the Mavericks, 182-60, while the women fell at South Dakota, 159-84, and Nebraska Omaha, 200-43.
The Tommie men earned seven event wins on Friday, led by Joe Rudd in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.93) and the 200 IM (2:10.95), Alex Foti in the 400 freestyle (4:13.50) and the 800 freestyle (8:52.27), and Dakotah Parker in the 1m (267.08) and 3m dives (243.98). Philip Jensen brought home the final win of the day in the 100 backstroke (58.35).
St. Thomas' women won two events, Grace Urkiel in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.64) and Abby Larson in the 800 freestyle (9:53.91).
Against Nebraska Omaha on Saturday, the Tommies came away with just one event win by the men. St. Thomas' men totaled five second-place and five third-place finishes. The Tommie women recorded one second-place finish and five third-place finishes.
Foti recorded his third win of the weekend, this time in the 500 freestyle (4:48.91). He also took second in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:44.24, which ranks 12th all-time at St. Thomas.
Blake Baertlein finished fourth in the 100 IM with a time of 54.80, which is tied for 13th in program history.
St. Thomas will train prior to its final regular season weekend of meets Feb. 3-4. The Tommies will host Milwaukee at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 while also taking part in the First Chance Meet hosted by Minnesota on Feb. 3-4.
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The men beat the Coyotes, 138.5-90.5, and lost to the Mavericks, 182-60, while the women fell at South Dakota, 159-84, and Nebraska Omaha, 200-43.
The Tommie men earned seven event wins on Friday, led by Joe Rudd in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.93) and the 200 IM (2:10.95), Alex Foti in the 400 freestyle (4:13.50) and the 800 freestyle (8:52.27), and Dakotah Parker in the 1m (267.08) and 3m dives (243.98). Philip Jensen brought home the final win of the day in the 100 backstroke (58.35).
St. Thomas' women won two events, Grace Urkiel in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.64) and Abby Larson in the 800 freestyle (9:53.91).
Against Nebraska Omaha on Saturday, the Tommies came away with just one event win by the men. St. Thomas' men totaled five second-place and five third-place finishes. The Tommie women recorded one second-place finish and five third-place finishes.
Foti recorded his third win of the weekend, this time in the 500 freestyle (4:48.91). He also took second in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:44.24, which ranks 12th all-time at St. Thomas.
Blake Baertlein finished fourth in the 100 IM with a time of 54.80, which is tied for 13th in program history.
St. Thomas will train prior to its final regular season weekend of meets Feb. 3-4. The Tommies will host Milwaukee at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 while also taking part in the First Chance Meet hosted by Minnesota on Feb. 3-4.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Swim & Dive, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @tommieswimdive
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/ Men's Swimming & Diving
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/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke/Butterfly/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
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