University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, January 25
Vermillion, SD
2:00 p.m. CT
106
at
194
University of South Dakota
Photo by: George Dannecker
Tommies square off with Coyotes in final dual of 2024-25
1/25/2025 5:19:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
VERMILLION, S.D. – The dual meet season is officially over for the University of St. Thomas swim and dive team. The Tommies competed in their final dual of the 2024-25 season, traveling to Vermillion, South Dakota to take on the University of South Dakota Coyotes. While both the men's and women's teams fell to their conference foes, St. Thomas put together several strong performances, as swimmers and divers alike won their respective events. The men fell to South Dakota by a final score of 194-106, while the women lost 199-98.
Of note: the Coyotes compete in a meters pool rather than yards.
WOMEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (98) AT SOUTH DAKOTA (199)
Several Tommies found success in the poll Saturday afternoon, as St. Thomas won two races and one diving competition in Vermillion. As she has done all season, Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Naperville) dominated the freestyle distance races, winning one event and placing top-2 in the other. The sophomore won the 800m with a time of 9:31.02, over two seconds faster than the second place finisher from South Dakota. She also took second in the 400m, swimming a time of 4:36.79.
Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge) won the team's second race of the afternoon, claiming the top spot in the 100m backstroke. The first year swam the fastest time in the pool in the event at 1:05.90 and took second in the 50m backstroke with a time of 30.68. Teammate Kathryn Bonneville (Lakeville, Minn. / Visitation) finished third in the 100m back with a time of 1:08.27 and Sophie Curran (Minneapolis, Minn. / Edina) earned a sixth place finish with a time of 1:10.04.
Several other swimmers put together impressive performances in Vermillion on Saturday. Grace Forsberg (Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake) was a force to be reckoned with in her individual races, finishing second in both the 50m and 100m freestyle. She just beat teammate Libby Fischer (Eagan, Minn. / Visitation) to the wall, finish second in the 50 with a time of 27.81. She followed that up with a second place finish in the 100 with a time of 1:00.68 while Fischer was fourth with a time of 1:02.42.
Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Davenport Central) was the fastest swimmer in the 200m freestyle, earning a third place finish with a time of 2:12.54, while Gwen Moore (Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount) and Lindsay Johnson (Duluth, Minn. / Denfield) earned top-6 finishes in the race.
Ashley Plantenberg (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) and Annika Olson (Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee) were the top breaststrokers for the Tommies on Saturday. Plantenberg earned top-3 finishes in the discipline, claiming second in the 100m race with a time of 1:16.79. She took third in the 50m with a time of 35.19. Olson finished third and fourth in both races, with times of 1:18.17 and 36.07 respectively.
Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) led a trio of St. Thomas swimmers to top-5 finishes in the 100 butterfly. The junior would finish second herself with a time of 1:07.79 while Lily Linden (Rochester, Minn. / Century) and Maggie Kolb (Afton, Minn. / Hill-Murray) finished fourth and fifth. Wooden, Linden and Kolb also competed in the 50m fly, finishing 4-5-6 in the race.
On the boards, Hattie Opdahl (Lindstrom, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) continued to find success. The sophomore won the 3-meter competition with a six-dive score of 250.28 and took second on the 1-meter board with a score of 238.65. Sophia Markfelder (Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Sauk Rapids-Rice) finished sixth in both events to score for St. Thomas.
The Tommies also succeeded in the relays, with both "A" teams claiming second place. The team of Forsberg, Plantenberg, Davis and Fischer clocked a time of 2:03.38 in the 200m medley relay before Forsberg, Fischer, Hayes and Selden took second in the 200mfreestyle relay with a time of 1:50.67.
MEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (106) AT SOUTH DAKOTA (194)
The men were once again deadlocked in a tight dual for the second consecutive week, coming up just sort against the Coyotes. The Tommies once again saw several individual wins in the pool Saturday afternoon, with Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West) kicking things off in the 800m freestyle. The senior won the event with a time of 8:39.76, while Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) took third with a time of 8:51.50. Jacob Duran (Sante Fe, N.M. / St. Michael's) also swam in the race, finishing fifth to score points for St. Thomas.
Foti, Nicholas Salido (Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst) and Carter Fask (Elmhurst, Ill. / Fenwick) would win events throughout the afternoon. In addition to his 800m win, Foti swam the fastest time in the 400m freestyle, beating out the other swimmers with a time of 4:08.08. Salido claimed the top spot in the 100 butterfly and was the lone swimmer to clock a time under a minute. The junior won the race with a time of 58.19, while teammate Thomsen Yatso (Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood) finished fifth.
Fask was the final swimmer to earn an individual win Saturday afternoon. He was the fastest swimmer in the pool on Saturday, winning the 50m with a time of 24.27. Willy Coborn (St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul) finished third in the same race with a time of 24.65.
Beside individual wins, the Tommies saw top-5 finishes in every other race, with multiple swimmers scoring points for St. Thomas. Cole Johnson (Fitchburg, Wis. / Madison West) and Matt Glenna (Cottage Grove, Minn. / Park) both scored for the Tommies in the 200m freestyle, while Ian Leonard (Muskego, Wis. / Muskego) and Nick Welle (Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria) were the top finishers in the 50m breaststroke. Coborn paced Glenna and Fask in the 100m free, while Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) continued to lead St. Thomas in backstroke, finishing second in the 100m back.
Yatso finished second in the 200IM, beating out Jensen Richard (Rochester, Minn. / Century) with a time of 1:14.45.
On the boards, Ben Linde (Andover, Minn. / Andover) returned to competition, finishing third in the 1-meter competition and fourth in 3-meter. Julius Krumenacher (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha North) put together his best performance of the season, finishing second on 3-meter with a six-dive score of 256.73.
UP NEXT
The Tommie swimmers will be off next week, while the divers compete at the Omaha Diving Invitational. The two-day invite will begin on January 31 and conclude February 1. The entire team will compete in one final tune up before the Summit League Championships, competing at the Minnesota First Chance Meet February 7-8.
Of note: the Coyotes compete in a meters pool rather than yards.
WOMEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (98) AT SOUTH DAKOTA (199)
Several Tommies found success in the poll Saturday afternoon, as St. Thomas won two races and one diving competition in Vermillion. As she has done all season, Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Naperville) dominated the freestyle distance races, winning one event and placing top-2 in the other. The sophomore won the 800m with a time of 9:31.02, over two seconds faster than the second place finisher from South Dakota. She also took second in the 400m, swimming a time of 4:36.79.
Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge) won the team's second race of the afternoon, claiming the top spot in the 100m backstroke. The first year swam the fastest time in the pool in the event at 1:05.90 and took second in the 50m backstroke with a time of 30.68. Teammate Kathryn Bonneville (Lakeville, Minn. / Visitation) finished third in the 100m back with a time of 1:08.27 and Sophie Curran (Minneapolis, Minn. / Edina) earned a sixth place finish with a time of 1:10.04.
Several other swimmers put together impressive performances in Vermillion on Saturday. Grace Forsberg (Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake) was a force to be reckoned with in her individual races, finishing second in both the 50m and 100m freestyle. She just beat teammate Libby Fischer (Eagan, Minn. / Visitation) to the wall, finish second in the 50 with a time of 27.81. She followed that up with a second place finish in the 100 with a time of 1:00.68 while Fischer was fourth with a time of 1:02.42.
Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Davenport Central) was the fastest swimmer in the 200m freestyle, earning a third place finish with a time of 2:12.54, while Gwen Moore (Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount) and Lindsay Johnson (Duluth, Minn. / Denfield) earned top-6 finishes in the race.
Ashley Plantenberg (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) and Annika Olson (Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee) were the top breaststrokers for the Tommies on Saturday. Plantenberg earned top-3 finishes in the discipline, claiming second in the 100m race with a time of 1:16.79. She took third in the 50m with a time of 35.19. Olson finished third and fourth in both races, with times of 1:18.17 and 36.07 respectively.
Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) led a trio of St. Thomas swimmers to top-5 finishes in the 100 butterfly. The junior would finish second herself with a time of 1:07.79 while Lily Linden (Rochester, Minn. / Century) and Maggie Kolb (Afton, Minn. / Hill-Murray) finished fourth and fifth. Wooden, Linden and Kolb also competed in the 50m fly, finishing 4-5-6 in the race.
On the boards, Hattie Opdahl (Lindstrom, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) continued to find success. The sophomore won the 3-meter competition with a six-dive score of 250.28 and took second on the 1-meter board with a score of 238.65. Sophia Markfelder (Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Sauk Rapids-Rice) finished sixth in both events to score for St. Thomas.
The Tommies also succeeded in the relays, with both "A" teams claiming second place. The team of Forsberg, Plantenberg, Davis and Fischer clocked a time of 2:03.38 in the 200m medley relay before Forsberg, Fischer, Hayes and Selden took second in the 200mfreestyle relay with a time of 1:50.67.
MEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (106) AT SOUTH DAKOTA (194)
The men were once again deadlocked in a tight dual for the second consecutive week, coming up just sort against the Coyotes. The Tommies once again saw several individual wins in the pool Saturday afternoon, with Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West) kicking things off in the 800m freestyle. The senior won the event with a time of 8:39.76, while Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) took third with a time of 8:51.50. Jacob Duran (Sante Fe, N.M. / St. Michael's) also swam in the race, finishing fifth to score points for St. Thomas.
Foti, Nicholas Salido (Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst) and Carter Fask (Elmhurst, Ill. / Fenwick) would win events throughout the afternoon. In addition to his 800m win, Foti swam the fastest time in the 400m freestyle, beating out the other swimmers with a time of 4:08.08. Salido claimed the top spot in the 100 butterfly and was the lone swimmer to clock a time under a minute. The junior won the race with a time of 58.19, while teammate Thomsen Yatso (Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood) finished fifth.
Fask was the final swimmer to earn an individual win Saturday afternoon. He was the fastest swimmer in the pool on Saturday, winning the 50m with a time of 24.27. Willy Coborn (St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul) finished third in the same race with a time of 24.65.
Beside individual wins, the Tommies saw top-5 finishes in every other race, with multiple swimmers scoring points for St. Thomas. Cole Johnson (Fitchburg, Wis. / Madison West) and Matt Glenna (Cottage Grove, Minn. / Park) both scored for the Tommies in the 200m freestyle, while Ian Leonard (Muskego, Wis. / Muskego) and Nick Welle (Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria) were the top finishers in the 50m breaststroke. Coborn paced Glenna and Fask in the 100m free, while Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) continued to lead St. Thomas in backstroke, finishing second in the 100m back.
Yatso finished second in the 200IM, beating out Jensen Richard (Rochester, Minn. / Century) with a time of 1:14.45.
On the boards, Ben Linde (Andover, Minn. / Andover) returned to competition, finishing third in the 1-meter competition and fourth in 3-meter. Julius Krumenacher (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha North) put together his best performance of the season, finishing second on 3-meter with a six-dive score of 256.73.
UP NEXT
The Tommie swimmers will be off next week, while the divers compete at the Omaha Diving Invitational. The two-day invite will begin on January 31 and conclude February 1. The entire team will compete in one final tune up before the Summit League Championships, competing at the Minnesota First Chance Meet February 7-8.
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