CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Alex Spinner, Emily Moore and Kristin Erf each won event titles, but the South Dakota State University women's swimming and diving team dropped a 205-94 non-conference decision to Northern Iowa in dual action Friday afternoon.
The Jackrabbits dropped to 2-2 in duals this season and will compete Saturday afternoon at Summit League rival Omaha.
Moore won the 3-meter diving competition with a score of 231.83 points over six dives and added a runner-up finish on the 1-meter board with a score of 209.85.
Spinner, a freshman from Prior Lake, Minnesota, claimed the 200-yard butterfly in 2 minutes, 10.66 seconds for the first Jackrabbit victory on the day, while Erf, a junior from Oakdlae, Minnesota, won the 100 butterfly in 58.00 seconds.
Spinner and Erf also made up half of the Jackrabbits' runner-up 200 medley relay, teaming with Sam Prasher and Ashley Theobald for a time of 1:47.63. Erf also swam on SDSU's other relay, team with Daniela Santillan Lahud, Gabby Langerud and Richelle Bruyckere for a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:40.20.
Also for the Jackrabbits, Cassie Hendricks posted a pair of top-three finishes in individual events. She placed second in the 50 freestyle in 25.16 seconds and took third in 100 freestyle, 54.23 seconds.
Northern Iowa won 13 of the 16 events and was led by three-time winner Katie Taylor, who claimed the 100 backstroke (:57.22), 200 backstroke (2:03.37) and 200 individual medley (2:08.96).