University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, February 21
Iowa City, Iowa
10:00 a.m. / 6:00 p.m. CT
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Summit League Championships
Charlie Folks became the first swimmer in program history to swim the 400 IM in under four minutes Friday night.
More records fall on third day of Summit League Championships
2/21/2025 10:25:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
IOWA CITY, IOWA – It was another impressive day for the University of St. Thomas swim and dive team. The Tommies once again saw a handful of program records fall on the third day of the Summit League Championships, with 21 student-athletes qualifying for either the "A" or "B" finals in their respective events. Mathilde Thorsen (Herlev, Denmark / Gladsaxe Svømmeklub) earned All-Conference honors in the 100 butterfly, finishing second in the race Friday evening.
WOMEN'S RESULTS:
The Tommies once again took the pool by storm, breaking several program records and earning All-Conference honors on the third day of the Summit League Championships. Mathilde Thorsen (Herlev, Denmark / Gladsaxe Svømmeklub) accomplished both feats in the 100 butterfly, setting the tone for St. Thomas in the first individual race of the day. The first year swam the second fastest time in program history in prelims, just missing the program record by .01, to qualify for "A" finals. She then crushed the record in finals, clocking a second place finish in the process thanks to her time of 54.47.
Teammates Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) and Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge) qualified for "B" finals in the same event, scoring toward the Tommies overall team score with top-16 finishes. After clocking a time of 57.00 in prelims, Davis finished 14th with a time of 57;05, while Wooden improved from prelims to finals, shaving almost two full tenths of a second off her prelim time to finish in 15th with a time of 57.07.
Like Thorsen, Tessa Jones (Marengo, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic) wasted no time breaking her own program record, this time in the 400 IM. The sophomore clocked a time of 4:31.52 in the morning's prelim session, breaking Nicole Herrli's longstanding record and qualifying for "A" finals in the process. Jones, though, did not hold the record for very long. In Thursday's evening session, Elizabeth Bonneville (Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South) stole the record from Jones, crushing it by nearly four full seconds to win the "B" final and finish ninth with a time of 4:28.38. Jones ultimately finished eighth in the event with a time of 4:32.13.
St. Thomas saw four swimmers qualify for either the "A" or "B" finals of the 100 back, the team's most dominant race of the week thus far. Davis and Sophia Curran (Minneapolis, Minn. / Edina) both earned places in the "A" final of the 100 back, as Davis clocking the second fastest time in program history at 55.10 during the prelims. Curran qualified as one of the eighth fastest swimmer in the pool with a time of 56.36, and both Libby Fischer (Eagan, Minn. / Visitation) and Ellie Undem (Chisago City, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) qualified for "B" finals. Davis and Curran finished fifth and eighth respectively, while Fischer and Undem finished 10th and 14th.
Two swimmers qualified for the "B" final in both the 200 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. In the 200 free, Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Davenport Central) and Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Naperville) both earned spots in the "B" final, swimming times of 1:52.95 and 1:52.99 respectively. The duo would finish 14-15 in finals to score for St. Thomas, clocking times of 1:53.37 and 1:53.51 in finals. In the 100 breaststroke, Ashley Plantenberg (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) and Jones earned spots in the "B" final, with Plantenberg swimming a PR time of 1:05.59 in prelims. They would go on to finish 15th and 16th in the race.
In 3-meter diving, Hattie Opdahl just missed a spot in the "A" final, ultimately finishing ninth with a score of 242.70.
St. Thomas earned one final top-8 finish in the final event of the evening. The Tommies 400 medley relay team of Davis, Planetenberg, Thosen and Undem finished fourth in the race thanks to a season best time of 3:48.34.
MEN'S RESULTS:
St. Thomas once again put up some impressive times and performances on the third day of the Summit League Championships, holding firm in fifth place as a team. Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) swam in multiple races Friday morning and evening, earning a spot in the "A" final for the 100 backstroke and "B" final for the 100 butterfly. Jensen opened the evening session by swimming the second fastest time in program history in the 100 fly, earning a ninth place finish with a PR time of 48.10. Nicholas Salido (Kansas City, Mo. Rockhurst) joined Jensen in the "B" final for the 100 fly, finishing in 14th place with a time of 49.44 in finals.
Jensen's best performance of the day came in his signature race the 100 back. The junior broke his own record in the event, clocking a time of 48.72 in prelims to qualify for the "A" finals of the race. He would go on to finish seventh, swimming a time of 48.87 in finals. Lucas Becker (Carver, Minn. / Chanhassen) and John Wion (Ashley, Ohio / Big Walnut) qualified for "B" finals in the same race and finished 10th and 15th respectively.
Like Jensen, Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) broke his own program record twice in the same event. Folks used a time of 4:00.27 to qualify for "A" finals, breaking his own program record in the event by nearly a full second. He then became the first swimmer in program history to finish in the race in under four minutes, earning a seventh place finish with a time of 3:59.85. Thomsen Yatso (Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood) qualified for "B" finals in the same race, finishing the 12th place thanks to his PR time of 4:05.22.
Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West) continued to impress in his final trip to the Summit League Championship, qualifying for the "B" final in the 200 free with a PR time of 1:41.29. He would finish 15th in the final with a time of 1:41.33.
Two Tommies earned placed in the "B" final for the 100 breaststroke. First year Ian Leonard (Muskego, Wis. / Muskego) and Jensen Richard (Rochester, Minn. / Century) both earned top-10 all-time swims in prelims of the event, earning a spot in the "B" final with times of 55.97 and 56.07. Leonard with finish 10th thanks to his time of 55.94 in finals, while Richard finished 14th after clocking a time of 56.35 in finals.
St. Thomas' 400 medley relay team did set off fireworks in the final event of the evening. The team of Jensen, Leonard, Salido and Willy Coborn (St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul) finished fourth in the race and broke the program record set at the St. Thomas Invite earlier this season. The team's time of 3:18.18 broke the record set by Jensen, Leonard, Salido and Foti back in November by a second and helped the team finish in fourth.
UP NEXT
Thanks to these and several other performances, both the Tommie men's and women's teams sit in the top-5 of the team standings. The St. Thomas women sit in fourth with a three-day score of 186, while men are in fifth with a score of 237. The Tommies will compete at the final day of the Summit League Championships on Saturday, with the morning session set to begin at 10:00 a.m.
WOMEN'S RESULTS:
The Tommies once again took the pool by storm, breaking several program records and earning All-Conference honors on the third day of the Summit League Championships. Mathilde Thorsen (Herlev, Denmark / Gladsaxe Svømmeklub) accomplished both feats in the 100 butterfly, setting the tone for St. Thomas in the first individual race of the day. The first year swam the second fastest time in program history in prelims, just missing the program record by .01, to qualify for "A" finals. She then crushed the record in finals, clocking a second place finish in the process thanks to her time of 54.47.
Teammates Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) and Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge) qualified for "B" finals in the same event, scoring toward the Tommies overall team score with top-16 finishes. After clocking a time of 57.00 in prelims, Davis finished 14th with a time of 57;05, while Wooden improved from prelims to finals, shaving almost two full tenths of a second off her prelim time to finish in 15th with a time of 57.07.
Like Thorsen, Tessa Jones (Marengo, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic) wasted no time breaking her own program record, this time in the 400 IM. The sophomore clocked a time of 4:31.52 in the morning's prelim session, breaking Nicole Herrli's longstanding record and qualifying for "A" finals in the process. Jones, though, did not hold the record for very long. In Thursday's evening session, Elizabeth Bonneville (Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South) stole the record from Jones, crushing it by nearly four full seconds to win the "B" final and finish ninth with a time of 4:28.38. Jones ultimately finished eighth in the event with a time of 4:32.13.
St. Thomas saw four swimmers qualify for either the "A" or "B" finals of the 100 back, the team's most dominant race of the week thus far. Davis and Sophia Curran (Minneapolis, Minn. / Edina) both earned places in the "A" final of the 100 back, as Davis clocking the second fastest time in program history at 55.10 during the prelims. Curran qualified as one of the eighth fastest swimmer in the pool with a time of 56.36, and both Libby Fischer (Eagan, Minn. / Visitation) and Ellie Undem (Chisago City, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) qualified for "B" finals. Davis and Curran finished fifth and eighth respectively, while Fischer and Undem finished 10th and 14th.
Two swimmers qualified for the "B" final in both the 200 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. In the 200 free, Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Davenport Central) and Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Naperville) both earned spots in the "B" final, swimming times of 1:52.95 and 1:52.99 respectively. The duo would finish 14-15 in finals to score for St. Thomas, clocking times of 1:53.37 and 1:53.51 in finals. In the 100 breaststroke, Ashley Plantenberg (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) and Jones earned spots in the "B" final, with Plantenberg swimming a PR time of 1:05.59 in prelims. They would go on to finish 15th and 16th in the race.
In 3-meter diving, Hattie Opdahl just missed a spot in the "A" final, ultimately finishing ninth with a score of 242.70.
St. Thomas earned one final top-8 finish in the final event of the evening. The Tommies 400 medley relay team of Davis, Planetenberg, Thosen and Undem finished fourth in the race thanks to a season best time of 3:48.34.
MEN'S RESULTS:
St. Thomas once again put up some impressive times and performances on the third day of the Summit League Championships, holding firm in fifth place as a team. Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings) swam in multiple races Friday morning and evening, earning a spot in the "A" final for the 100 backstroke and "B" final for the 100 butterfly. Jensen opened the evening session by swimming the second fastest time in program history in the 100 fly, earning a ninth place finish with a PR time of 48.10. Nicholas Salido (Kansas City, Mo. Rockhurst) joined Jensen in the "B" final for the 100 fly, finishing in 14th place with a time of 49.44 in finals.
Jensen's best performance of the day came in his signature race the 100 back. The junior broke his own record in the event, clocking a time of 48.72 in prelims to qualify for the "A" finals of the race. He would go on to finish seventh, swimming a time of 48.87 in finals. Lucas Becker (Carver, Minn. / Chanhassen) and John Wion (Ashley, Ohio / Big Walnut) qualified for "B" finals in the same race and finished 10th and 15th respectively.
Like Jensen, Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) broke his own program record twice in the same event. Folks used a time of 4:00.27 to qualify for "A" finals, breaking his own program record in the event by nearly a full second. He then became the first swimmer in program history to finish in the race in under four minutes, earning a seventh place finish with a time of 3:59.85. Thomsen Yatso (Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood) qualified for "B" finals in the same race, finishing the 12th place thanks to his PR time of 4:05.22.
Alex Foti (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West) continued to impress in his final trip to the Summit League Championship, qualifying for the "B" final in the 200 free with a PR time of 1:41.29. He would finish 15th in the final with a time of 1:41.33.
Two Tommies earned placed in the "B" final for the 100 breaststroke. First year Ian Leonard (Muskego, Wis. / Muskego) and Jensen Richard (Rochester, Minn. / Century) both earned top-10 all-time swims in prelims of the event, earning a spot in the "B" final with times of 55.97 and 56.07. Leonard with finish 10th thanks to his time of 55.94 in finals, while Richard finished 14th after clocking a time of 56.35 in finals.
St. Thomas' 400 medley relay team did set off fireworks in the final event of the evening. The team of Jensen, Leonard, Salido and Willy Coborn (St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul) finished fourth in the race and broke the program record set at the St. Thomas Invite earlier this season. The team's time of 3:18.18 broke the record set by Jensen, Leonard, Salido and Foti back in November by a second and helped the team finish in fourth.
UP NEXT
Thanks to these and several other performances, both the Tommie men's and women's teams sit in the top-5 of the team standings. The St. Thomas women sit in fourth with a three-day score of 186, while men are in fifth with a score of 237. The Tommies will compete at the final day of the Summit League Championships on Saturday, with the morning session set to begin at 10:00 a.m.
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