Jensen breaks record, Tommies finish in third place

ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of St. Thomas men's and women's swim and dive programs concluded their 2024-25 home invite where they began: in third place. After another resounding day filled with top-10 all-time performances, including one broken record, both Tommie teams finished the three-day invite in third place. The women scored 1025 total points at the St. Thomas Invite, while the men scored 1043.

MEN'S RESULTS:
There was plenty of excitement in the pool during Saturday's final session, as the Tommies started and ended things with a bang. First year Tucker Holmes (Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall) made a statement in the 1650 freestyle, earning a second place finish thanks to a time of 16:07.83. Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) and Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West) also earned top-8 finishes with swims under 17 minutes, as Folks came in fifth with a time of 16:17.49. Foti finished seventh with a time of 16:24.76.

The moment of the night game during the 100 IM. After finishing fourth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:52.06, Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) rebounded with a record breaking performance in the lone individual medley race of the evening. The junior finished third and clocked the fastest time in program history, completing the race in 50.95/. Teammate Jensen Richard (Rochester, Minn. / Century) finished fourth with a time of 51.99.

Sam Sacor (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) and Sean Bannon (Rochester, Minn.) finished 3-4 in the 200 breaststroke after qualifying for "A" finals in Saturday's morning session. Sacor claimed third place with a time of 2:02.62 in finals, out-touching Bannon at the wall, who finished fourth with a time of 2:04.37.

In the 100 freestyle, Morgan Gillard (Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge) was the team's top finisher, claiming ninth place with a time of 46.33. Teammates Willy Coborn (St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul), Matt Glenna (Cottage Grove, Minn./ Park) and Nicholas Salido (Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst) all qualified for "C" finals in the same race. Thomsen Yatso (Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood) and Glenna were the lone Tommies to qualify for finals in the 200 butterfly, finishing in 12^th and 15^th respectively.

St. Thomas closed the weekend with a fourth place finish in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Gillard, Jensen, Coborn and Foti raced their way to a time of 3:03.86, capping the weekend for the Tommie men with a fourth place finish in the race.

UP NEXT
St. Thomas will officially close its first half of the 2024-25 season and will not return to the pool until the New Year. The divers will compete at the Northern Iowa Diving Invitational December 7, and the full team will return to action for a dual at Augustana on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Jensen breaks record, Tommies finish in third place

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Players Mentioned

Sean Bannon

Willy Coborn

Charlie Folks

Alex Foti

Morgan Gillard

Matt Glenna

Tucker Holmes

Philip Jensen

Jensen Richard

Sam Sacor

Nicholas Salido

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