University of St. Thomas Athletics
St. Cloud State
11/7/2026 2:53:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
ST. PAUL, MINN. - The University of St. Thomas Swim and Dive team closed the weekend with another successful day at Anderson Pool. The Tommies hosted St. Cloud State University Saturday morning, the team's final duel meet before the midseason invite. St. Thomas women upended St. Cloud State 200-100, while the men fell by a final score of 182-117.
WOMEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (200) vs. ST. CLOUD STATE (100)
The Tommies earned their third straight win, capping off an impressive victory against the Huskies. St. Thomas won 13 events on Saturday, 11 races and both diving competitions, to secure the 200-100 duel meet win.
TOP TOMMIES
- Maya Kelly (Lake Elmo, Minn. / Stillwater) swept the diving events for the second consecutive day, earning NCAA cut scores in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. The sophomore won the 1-meter competition with a score of 267.68 and took the 3-meter title with a score of 284.78.
- The women's 200 medley relay of Ellie Undem (Chisago City, Minn. / Chisago Lakes), Catherine Dueck (Victoria, Minn. / Holy Family), Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis.), and Amber Hess (Kohler, Wis. / Kohler) kicked off the day with a first place finish. The team won the race with a time of 1:44.12.
- Following her impressive performance in the 200 medley relay, Undem went on to win both the 50 and 100 freestyle. She claimed the top spot in the 50 with a time of 23.26 and the 100 with a time of 51.50. Entering the weekend, Undem owned the top time in both races plus the fastest time in the 100 backstroke.
- Also in the 100 free, Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Davenport), Camille Johnson (Lacrosse, Wis. / Logan) and Hess helped the Tommies finish 1-2-3-4, claiming the top four sports with times under 55.00 seconds.
- St. Thomas finished 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke, with Dueck capping off an outstanding weekend with a win in the race. The junior swam a time of 1:05.08 to win, while teammate Brooke Gothard (Golden, Colo. / Wheat Ridge) finished second with a time of 1:06.88.
- Davis won the 100 backstroke and placed top-3 in both the 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly. She took first in the 100 back with a time of 55.95, the third fastest time in the Summit League entering Saturday's competition.
- Tessa Jones (Marengo, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic) won the 1000 yard freestyle and the 200 breaststroke Saturday morning. She claimed the top spot in the 1000 with a time of 10:45.32 and won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:23.71.
- Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Central) followed up her win in the 1000 on Friday with a win in the 500 freestyle on Saturday. The senior won the race by two seconds thanks to her time of 5:08.73.
- Izzy Shering (Sheffield, England) won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:10.77, while Madison Parkin (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) finished second with a time of 2:13.18.
- Sophia Huber (Mitchell, S.D. / Mitchell) won the final individual race of the day for St. Thomas, winning the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.01. Hailey Riley (St. Michael, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville) and Jones finished 2-3 in the race.
- The 400 yard freestyle relay team of Undem, Hess, Dueck and Selden won the final race of the day thanks to their time of 3:29.71.
MEN'S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS (117) vs. ST. CLOUD STATE (182)
St. Thomas kept pace with St. Cloud State, traditionally one of the top teams in Division II. Freshmen Joe Hemberger (Edina, Minn. / Edina) and Patrick Bevilacqua (Bolzano, Italy / ITCAT Delai), along with diver Benjamin Mattera (Wayzata, Minn. / Breck), provided highlights for the Tommies with individual wins.
TOP TOMMIES
- Mattera won the 3-meter competition Saturday morning thanks to a season best score of 270.38. He finished third in the 1-meter competition with a score of 230.93.
- Hemberger won the 200 freestyle, the first individual win of his career with the Purple. The freshman was the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:41.90. Teammate and fellow freshman Jack Borzynski (Racine, Wis. / The Prairie School) finished second with a time of 1:42.80 and Eli DeJong (West Des Moines, Iowa / Valley) finished fourth with a time of 1:43.61.
- Bevilacqua won two individual races on Saturday, including the 200 backstroke. The Italian won the race by nearly a second thanks to his time of 1:50.19. He finished second in the 100 butterfly by .4 before winning the 200 IM by two full seconds (1:51.75).
- In addition to the wins, St. Thomas saw several top-3 finishes from individuals. Joseph Sandhoefner (Minnetonka, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret) finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.17, while John Trosper (Clive, Iowa / Waukee) earned the same finish in the 200 fly.
- Sam Sacor (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South), Sean Bannon (Rochester, Minn. / Century), and Leegan Sease (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids) finished 2-3-4 in the 200 breaststroke, with Sacor carding the fastest time at 2:06.73.
- St. Thomas' A 200 medley relay team of Trosper, Joseph Sandhoefner (Minnetonka, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret), Bevilacqua, and Fedor Mironov (Moscow, Russia / Our Savior New America School) finished third with a time of 1:29.96.
- The Tommies 400 freestyle relay team of Mironov, Sease, Ian Leonard (Muskego, Wis. / Muskego), and Trosper finished second with a time of 3:03.96.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas will return to action November 19-21, as the Tommies travel to Vermillion, South Dakota for a midseason invite. Morning sessions of the South Dakota Invite are set to begin at 10:00 a.m. all three days, while the evening sessions will start at 6:00 p.m.
