University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, December 9
St. Paul, Minn.
1:00 p.m. CT
105
vs
214
Omaha
Tommies host Omaha in final dual on 2023
12/11/2023 2:20:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of St. Thomas swim and dive team was busy in its final dual of 2023. The Tommies hosted Summit League foe, the University of Omaha, in their final dual meet before the new year. Though St. Thomas saw nine individuals win events on Saturday, the Tommies were unable to close the calendar year with a win, as Omaha left the pool with two wins. The Maverick women defeated St. Thomas 206-113 while the men won nby a final score of 214-105.
WOMEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (113) vs. OMAHA (206)
Three individuals won four races for the Tommies Saturday afternoon, including Grace Urkiel (Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount). The senior continued to dominate the breaststroke races, earning individual wins in both the 100 and 200 events, and helped St. Thomas' top relay teams to two top-3 finishes on Saturday. In her first event, the 200 medley relay, Urkiel led the Tommies to a second place finish as a team thanks to a time of 1:47.96. That proved to be a good warm up for her premiere events: the 100 and 200 breaststroke races. The senior won the 100 with a time of 1:05.16 before claiming the top spot in the 200 with a time of 2:26.08.
Urkiel also found success in her final event of the afternoon: the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Grace Forsberg (Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake), Elizabeth Bonneville (Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South), Ella Palmquist (Dundas, Minn. / Northfield) and Urkiel clocked a time of 1:39.12 to finish second in the event. Both Palmquist and Urkiel clocked times under 25 seconds, with Urkiel swimming 24.31 on the anchor leg.
Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) and Maggie Kolb (Afton, Minn. / Hill-Murray) also earned individual wins for the Tommies Saturday afternoon. After strong performances at Chicago last month, Wooden clocked the fastest time in the 200 butterfly, winning the race with a time of 2:11.93. Teammate Kolb would finish third in the race with a time of 2:13.75, setting her up for an individual win in the 100. With a seeded time of 1:03.02, Kolb swam a career best time of 1:00.23, just out touching Wooden at the wall by .4. Wooden ultimately finished in second thanks to her time of 1:00.51.
Several other Tommies found success in the pool Saturday afternoon. In addition to her performance in the 200 freestyle relay, Bonneville was the highest finisher in the 1000 freestyle, earning a top-3 finish thanks to her time of 11:03.22. Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Central) continued her domination in freestyle races as well. The first year finished second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.05 and earned an identical finish in the 500 freestyle. Hayes clocked a time of 5:15.74 in the second longest race of the day, finishing second behind Omaha's Heidi Lenarz.
Libby Fischer (Eagan, Minn. / Visitation) earned multiple top-3 finishes as well. In addition to being on St. Thomas' second place 200 medley relay team, Fischer finished third in the 100 backstroke (59.84) and 100 IM (1:01.82). She would also finish second in the 100 freestyle, clocking a time of 54.08. Hannah Ryan (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) earned a third place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:49.06.
The Tommies saw divers place in both the 3-meter and 1-meter competitions. Hattie Opdahl (Lindstrom, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) and Zoey Johnson (Elk River, Minn. / Elk River) finished third and fourth with six-dive scores of 217.75 and 206.35 respectively. Opdahl would go on to finish fourth in 1-meter with a six dive score of 227.00, while Johnson and Norah Tait (Wauwatosa, Wis. / East) would finish with scores of 197.00 and 194.20.
MEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (105) vs. OMAHA (214)
Like the women, the St. Thomas men's swim and dive team found plenty of success in the pool Saturday afternoon, with Austin Kantor (Elk River, Minn. / Elk River) kicking things off on the right foot. The first year diver won the 3-meter diving competition in tremendous fashion, defeating Omaha's Ian Blackstock by two points to claim the top spot. Kantor won the event with a career best six dive score of 249.25, while Ben Linde (Andover, Minn. / Andover) finished fourth with a score of 229.30). Julius Krumenacher (Waukesha, Wis. / North) earned a seventh place finish with a score of 177.75.
Kantor set the tone for the remainder of the meet, as several Tommies won events and earned top-3 finishes. Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / West) swept the distance freestyle events, winning both the 1000 and 500 races Saturday afternoon. Foti won the 1000 with a season best time of 9:52.41 before claiming the 500 title with a time of 4:46.11. His teammate, Tommy Seiler (Menomonee Falls, Wis. / Menomonee Falls) finished second in both races, with times of 9:54.28 and 4:47.62, while Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) finished third in the 1000 with a time of 10:12.00.
Lucas Becker (Carver, Minn. / Chanhassen) claimed the top spot in the 200 backstroke, beating out teammates Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) and Drew Testin (Mequon, Wis. / Homestead). Becker won the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:54.90, while Jensen finished as the runner up with a time of 1:56.29. Testin would end in fourth place with a time of 1:59.75, and would also earn a third place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.66.
A.J. Carollo (Long Grove, Ill. / Stevenson) was the best finisher for St. Thomas in the 100 backstroke, earning a second place finish with a time of 53.00. Blake Baertlein (Eagle, Wis. / Waukesha South) finished third in the 100 IM with a time of 53.35 and Hiro McKee (St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park) finished third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 52.93.
UP NEXT
Both St. Thomas swim and dive teams will open the new year on the road. The women are set to take on Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State in a three team triangular at Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday, January 20. Then both teams will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take on Milwaukee on Friday, February 2.
WOMEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (113) vs. OMAHA (206)
Three individuals won four races for the Tommies Saturday afternoon, including Grace Urkiel (Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount). The senior continued to dominate the breaststroke races, earning individual wins in both the 100 and 200 events, and helped St. Thomas' top relay teams to two top-3 finishes on Saturday. In her first event, the 200 medley relay, Urkiel led the Tommies to a second place finish as a team thanks to a time of 1:47.96. That proved to be a good warm up for her premiere events: the 100 and 200 breaststroke races. The senior won the 100 with a time of 1:05.16 before claiming the top spot in the 200 with a time of 2:26.08.
Urkiel also found success in her final event of the afternoon: the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Grace Forsberg (Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake), Elizabeth Bonneville (Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South), Ella Palmquist (Dundas, Minn. / Northfield) and Urkiel clocked a time of 1:39.12 to finish second in the event. Both Palmquist and Urkiel clocked times under 25 seconds, with Urkiel swimming 24.31 on the anchor leg.
Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) and Maggie Kolb (Afton, Minn. / Hill-Murray) also earned individual wins for the Tommies Saturday afternoon. After strong performances at Chicago last month, Wooden clocked the fastest time in the 200 butterfly, winning the race with a time of 2:11.93. Teammate Kolb would finish third in the race with a time of 2:13.75, setting her up for an individual win in the 100. With a seeded time of 1:03.02, Kolb swam a career best time of 1:00.23, just out touching Wooden at the wall by .4. Wooden ultimately finished in second thanks to her time of 1:00.51.
Several other Tommies found success in the pool Saturday afternoon. In addition to her performance in the 200 freestyle relay, Bonneville was the highest finisher in the 1000 freestyle, earning a top-3 finish thanks to her time of 11:03.22. Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Central) continued her domination in freestyle races as well. The first year finished second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.05 and earned an identical finish in the 500 freestyle. Hayes clocked a time of 5:15.74 in the second longest race of the day, finishing second behind Omaha's Heidi Lenarz.
Libby Fischer (Eagan, Minn. / Visitation) earned multiple top-3 finishes as well. In addition to being on St. Thomas' second place 200 medley relay team, Fischer finished third in the 100 backstroke (59.84) and 100 IM (1:01.82). She would also finish second in the 100 freestyle, clocking a time of 54.08. Hannah Ryan (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) earned a third place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:49.06.
The Tommies saw divers place in both the 3-meter and 1-meter competitions. Hattie Opdahl (Lindstrom, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) and Zoey Johnson (Elk River, Minn. / Elk River) finished third and fourth with six-dive scores of 217.75 and 206.35 respectively. Opdahl would go on to finish fourth in 1-meter with a six dive score of 227.00, while Johnson and Norah Tait (Wauwatosa, Wis. / East) would finish with scores of 197.00 and 194.20.
MEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (105) vs. OMAHA (214)
Like the women, the St. Thomas men's swim and dive team found plenty of success in the pool Saturday afternoon, with Austin Kantor (Elk River, Minn. / Elk River) kicking things off on the right foot. The first year diver won the 3-meter diving competition in tremendous fashion, defeating Omaha's Ian Blackstock by two points to claim the top spot. Kantor won the event with a career best six dive score of 249.25, while Ben Linde (Andover, Minn. / Andover) finished fourth with a score of 229.30). Julius Krumenacher (Waukesha, Wis. / North) earned a seventh place finish with a score of 177.75.
Kantor set the tone for the remainder of the meet, as several Tommies won events and earned top-3 finishes. Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / West) swept the distance freestyle events, winning both the 1000 and 500 races Saturday afternoon. Foti won the 1000 with a season best time of 9:52.41 before claiming the 500 title with a time of 4:46.11. His teammate, Tommy Seiler (Menomonee Falls, Wis. / Menomonee Falls) finished second in both races, with times of 9:54.28 and 4:47.62, while Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) finished third in the 1000 with a time of 10:12.00.
Lucas Becker (Carver, Minn. / Chanhassen) claimed the top spot in the 200 backstroke, beating out teammates Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) and Drew Testin (Mequon, Wis. / Homestead). Becker won the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:54.90, while Jensen finished as the runner up with a time of 1:56.29. Testin would end in fourth place with a time of 1:59.75, and would also earn a third place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.66.
A.J. Carollo (Long Grove, Ill. / Stevenson) was the best finisher for St. Thomas in the 100 backstroke, earning a second place finish with a time of 53.00. Blake Baertlein (Eagle, Wis. / Waukesha South) finished third in the 100 IM with a time of 53.35 and Hiro McKee (St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park) finished third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 52.93.
UP NEXT
Both St. Thomas swim and dive teams will open the new year on the road. The women are set to take on Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State in a three team triangular at Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday, January 20. Then both teams will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take on Milwaukee on Friday, February 2.
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