Tommies finish fifth at Summit League Championships

IOWA CITY, IOWA – The University of St. Thomas swim and dive teams competed in the final day of the Summit League Championships. The Tommies saw more podium finishes on Saturday, including a bronze medal finish by sophomore Ellie Undem (Chisago City, Minn. / Chisago Lakes). Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Central) and Charlie Folks (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) both set program records in the 1650 freestyle.

Both teams concluded the championship in fifth place.

WOMEN'S RESULTS: SATURDAY
The women concluded the Summit League Championships in fifth place, scoring 410.5 points over the course of four days.

Undem earned All-Conference honors for the second consecutive season, this time in the 100 freestyle. The sophomore earned her spot in the 100 freestyle "A" final thanks to her time of 50.92. In the finals, she not only improved her time, but swam the second fastest in program history, securing bronze medal honors with a time of 50.58.
Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Central) finished 13^th in the same race after swimming 52.39 in finals, while Amber Hess (Kohler, Wis. / Kohler) finished in 15^th.
Hayes kicked off the evening session with a historic performance, beating her own program record in the 1650 freestyle by nearly four full seconds. The junior finished fifth in the race thanks to a PR and school record time of 17:10.06. Clare Liebl (Dennison, Minn. / Northfield) just missed the podium, claiming ninth, and Tessa Lindstrom (Rosemount, Minn. / Visitation) finished tenth.
Katie Prunty (Wexford, Ireland / Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy) also scored for St. Thomas in the 1650 free thanks to her 13^th place finish.
Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis.) continued her impressive performance at the Summit League Championships, qualifying for the "B" final in the 200 backstroke. She finished in 12^th place with a time of 2:04.31. Willow Larsen (Fairfield, Iowa / Fairfield) also swam in the "B" final, finishing 16^th with a time of 2:07.18.
Emily Wooden (Chino Hills, Calif. / Ayala) concluded her Summit League Championship with a top-8 finish in the 200 butterfly. The senior finished in sixth thanks to a swim of 2:06.28.
Teammates Madison Parkin (Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie) and Izzy Shering (Sheffield, England) both qualified for the "B" final in the 200 fly, finishing in tenth and 13^th respectively.
Tessa Jones (Marengo, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic) and Brooke Gothard (Golden, Colo. / Wheat Ridge) finished back-to-back in the 200 breaststroke. Both qualified for "B" finals and finished 12^th and 13^th respectively. Izabelle Schwartz (Hutchinson, Minn. / Hutchinson) finished in 15^th.
On the boards, Maya Kelly (Lake Elmo, Minn. / Stillwater) qualified for "A" finals in the 3-meter competition. The first year finished eighth in the competition with a score of 238.70.
Zoey Johnson (Elk River, Minn. / Elk River) also qualified for finals in the 3-meter competition, earning her spot in the "B" finals. She finished 14^th with a score of 204.00.
In the final relay of the tournament, the 400 freestyle relay, the Tommies top team of Undem, Hess, Gothard and Selden finished fifth with a time of 3:27.47.
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MEN'S RESULTS: SATURDAY
St. Thomas concluded the final day of the Summit League Championships in fifth place, scoring 349.5 points over the course of four days. Folks opened the night for the men with the fastest swim in program history in the 1650 freestyle.

Folks earned a top-8 finish in the longest race of the conference championships thanks to his PR and program record breaking time. Folks finished eighth in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:53.50.
Tucker Holmes (Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall) finished tenth in the 1650 with a time of 6:15.49.
Holmes and Lucas Becker (Chanhassen, Minn. / Chanhassen) finished 7-8 in the 200 back with times of 1:50.39 and 1:51.26 respectively.
Like their teammates, John Trosper (Clive, Iowa / Waukee) and Tommy Seiler (Menomonee Falls, Wis. / Menomonee Falls) finished back-to-back in the 200 butterfly. Trosper finished fifth thanks to his season best time of 1:49.13, while Seiler finished sixth with a time of 1:50.75.
Miguel San Jose (Eagan, Minn. / Eagan) finished 16^th with a time of 1:55.11.
Sean Bannon (Rochester, Minn. / Century) and Jensen Richard (Rochester, Minn. / Century) qualified for the "B" final of the 200 breaststroke. Bannon finished in tenth thanks to a swim of 2:03.81, while Richard finished 12^th with a time of 2:04.65.
Joseph Sandhoefner (Minnetonka, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret) also swam in the 200 breaststroke "B" final, finishing in 16^th.
The team of Philip Jensen (Hastings, Minn. / Hastings), Trosper, Becker and Nicholas Salido (Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst) finished fifth in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:01.82. That time broke the program record the group set earlier in the season by .03.
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Tommies finish fifth at Summit League Championships

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Players Mentioned

Sean Bannon

Lucas Becker

Jordyn Davis

Charlie Folks

Brooke Gothard

Sophia Hayes

Amber Hess

Tucker Holmes

Philip Jensen

Zoey Johnson

Tessa Jones

Maya Kelly

Willow Larsen

Clare Liebl

Tessa Lindstrom

Madison Parkin

Katie Prunty

Jensen Richard

Nicholas Salido

Miguel San Jose

Joseph Sandhoefner

Izabelle Schwartz

Tommy Seiler

Mary Selden

Izzy Shering

John Trosper

Ellie Undem

Emily Wooden

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Tommies finish fifth at Summit League Championships

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Tessa Jones

Maya Kelly

Willow Larsen

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Tessa Lindstrom

Madison Parkin

Katie Prunty

Jensen Richard

Nicholas Salido

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Mary Selden

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