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Tommies impress in Cedar Falls
10/17/2026 4:48:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – The University of St. Thomas swim and dive team traveled to Iowa this weekend for a two-day dual with the University of Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois University. Though the Tommie women and men fell to their respective opponents, there were several strong swims in the pool, including two top times in the Summit League. Junior Ellie Undem (Chisago City, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) carded the conference's fastest time in the 100 back, while Patrick Bevilacqua (Bolzano, Italy / ITCAT Delai) recorded the top time in the 200 IM. Cathy Dueck (Victoria, Minn. / Holy Family) also recorded a top time in the Summit League in the women's 200 IM.
Friday Men's Results:
The Tommies came out strong with several top five finishes to start out the weekend.
The 400 medley team of Lucas Becker (Carver, Minn. / Chanhassen) Joesph Sandhoefner (Minnetonka, Minn. / Benilde-Saint Margaret), Bevilacqua, and Fedor Mironov (Moscow, Russia / Our Savior New American) kicked off the night with a second-place finish with a time of 3:23.03.
Mironov followed the relay up with another second-place finish in the 50 freestyle with.
Leegan Sease (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids-Bayard) was able to finish second with a time of 56.23 in the 100 breaststroke. That is the eighth fastest time in program history.
Both Becker and Bevilacqua added to their relay success with some third place finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle.
Freshman Joe Hemberger (Edina, Minn. / Edina) swam strong in the 200 freestyle to take third with a time of 1:52.85.
Thomas Yatso (Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood) took a third place finish in the 400 IM.
The night ended with a second-place finish in the 200-freestyle relay, the team was Mironov, Bevilacqua, Sease and Ian Leonard (Muskego, Wis. / Muskego).
Friday Women's Results:
On the other side of the pool the Tommie women also had several top five finishes.
Over on the diving side, Maya Kelly (Lake Elmo, Minn. / Stillwater) finished second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 240.40.
The 200-freestyle relay team of Undem, Cathy Dueck (Victoria, Minn. / Holy Family), Madeline Francois (Sartell, Minn. / Sartell) and Amber Hess (Kohler, Wis. / Kohler) finished off the day with a third place finish.
Undem continued to be a force in the 50 freestyle placing second.
Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis.) finished third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.22.
Freshman Sophia Huber (Mitchell, S.D. / Mitchell) finished 3rd in the 400 IM thanks to swimming the sixth fastest time in program history at 4:36.90.
Saturday Men's Results:
The morning started with a third place finish in the 200 medley relay, the team of Becker, Sandhoefner, Bevilacqua and Mironov had a time of 1:32.32.
Sam Sacor (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) had a strong third place finish in the 200 breaststroke.
Bevilacqua continued to add to his third in the relay with a first place finish in the 200 IM and another third place finish in the 200 backstroke. His time of 1:50.26 in the 200 IM is currently the fastest in the Summit League and ranks second all-time.
Mironov swam strong in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.16 to finish third.
Saturday Women's Results:
Kelly continued her dominance in the 3-meter dive with an impressive score of 274.35 to finish in first place.
The meet kicked off with a third place finish in the 200 medley relay the team of Undem, Dueck, Davis and Hess finished with a time of 1:44.87.
Undem added another second place finish to her weekend in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 51.18.
Dueck finished the 200 IM in third place with a time of 2:06.99. That is the fourth fastest time in program history and currently leads the Summit League.
Several other Tommie swimmers had top five finishes.
UP NEXT
The St. Thomas women will return to action November 6. The Tommies will return to Anderson Pool to compete against Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. Friday's session is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. CT in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both teams will be back in action on November 7 to compete against St. Cloud State. Saturday's session is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. at Anderson Pool in St. Paul, Minnesota.
