Men Finish Third, Women Fourth at Championships

Wednesday, February 20

Sioux Falls, S.D.

All Day

South Dakota State University

Summit League Championship - Day 1

Photo by: The Summit League

2/23/2019 9:47:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

Final Results

SIOUX FALLS - The South Dakota State swimming and diving teams finished up the Summit League Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships presented by U.S. Air Force Special Operations Saturday night.

The Jacks men finished in third place with 513.5 points and the women finished in fourth with 451.5 points.

"What an eventful week of fast swimming and excellent diving," said head coach Doug Humphrey. "Months of hard work and training resulted in best times, school records, and a conference champion. I am so proud of how our team performed and grew together. We set a course for greatness for years to come."

New Records
Wyatt Rumrill set a pair of school records after resetting the men's 100 breast record Friday. First he broke the 100 IM record with a time of 51.78 to place fourth, then later reset the 200 breast record, placing second with a time of 2:00.26.

Diving Earns Gold
Mitchell Raihle took first place in the men's 3-meter dive with a season-high score of 328.60. Joey Weber placed fourth with a 311.75 while Charlie Greene finished seventh with a 235.45.

Who Else Placed
Ashley Theobald earned silver in the women's 100 IM coming in at 58.10. Kady Harris (59.92) finished ninth, Sam Frigard (1:00.30) 12th and Mikayla Beckman (1:01.81) 15th. Tanner Davis placed seventh on the men's side with a season-best time of 53.33.

Rori Conners swam a season-best 17:40.66 in the women's 1,650 free to place seventh. For the men, Parker R. Brown finished in sixth in a season-best 16:29.69.

In the women's 200 back, Tiffany Nguyen placed sixth with a career-best time of 2:06.42. Alice Foote finished ninth with a career-high 2:06.57, while Daniela Santillan (2:07.35) placed 10th and Annika Skogg (2:11.44) 13th.

Emily Pincus swam a career-best 52.07 to finish eighth in the women's 100 free while Richelle Bruyckere placed ninth in a season-best 52.01. Alex Kraft (46.80) placed 12th, Ben Johnson (46.84) 13th and William Bierschbach 14th on the men's side.

Tanner Davis placed 11th in the men's 200 breast in a season-best 2:10.87. Jacob Sutej also swam a season-best to place 15th in 2:13.62. The women saw Mikayla Beckman place 11th with a season-best 2:27.61 while Sam Frigard (2:27.71) finished 12th and Carolyn Kennedy (2:32.82) 15th.

Trever Brenner (1:51.10) and Cody Watkins (1:52.25) each swam career-best times in the men's 200 fly, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Kristen Davis finished fifth for the women in 2:06.71 and Alex Spinner placed eighth in 2:11.00.

In Saturday's final event, the women's 'A' team (Bruyckere, Langerud, Kennedy, Pincus) placed fourth in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:31.37. The men's 'A' team (Brenner, Kraft, Johnson, Watkins) placed third in 3:02.22.

Rankings
Women:

Denver – 1,183
South Dakota – 676
Omaha - 615
South Dakota State – 451.5
W. Illinois – 274.5
E. Illinois – 198

Men:

Denver – 1,074.5
South Dakota – 686.5
South Dakota State – 513.5
W. Illinois – 415.5
E. Illinois - 360
Valparaiso - 213

Career Bests
Women:
100 IM – Emily Artz – 1:05.77
100 IM – Kady Harris – 59.92
100 IM – Sam Frigard – 1:00.30
100 IM – Leticia Mendes – 1:04.03
200 Back – Alice Foote – 2:06.57
200 Back – Tiffany Nguyen – 2:06.42
100 Free – Mykin Gunning – 55.56
100 Free – Emily Pincus – 52.07
200 Breast – Kady Harris – 3:39.93
1,650 Free – Maria Currie – 18:00.79

Men:
100 IM – Wyatt Rumrill – 51.78*
100 IM – Tanner Davis – 53.33
200 Back – Josh Wuflestad – 1:49.43
200 Back – Chase Petersen – 1:51.17
100 Free – Ben Johnson – 46.84
100 Free – William Bierschbach – 46.85
200 Breast – Wyatt Rumrill – 2:00.26*
200 Fly – Cade Schoenauer – 2:01.09
200 Fly – Trever Brenner – 1:51.10
200 Fly – Cody Watkins – 1:52.25
1,650 Free – Damon Venner – 16:49.40
* -School Record

Swimming and diving coach Elyse Brouillette was voted by the coaches as The Summit League's Men's Diving Coach of the Year. SDSU's men's diving team placed first, fourth and seventh in the 3-meter dive and second, fifth and eighth in the 1-meter.

"It's exciting to receive the men's diving coach of the year award," Brouillette said. "Especially because this is only my second year coaching in the Summit League. The men's team has persevered through a lot this year and I'm just incredibly proud of how they have represented the Jackrabbits. I'm looking forward to future seasons and the growth of our program."

Up Next
Divers Weber and Raihle will gear up for the NCAA Zones Diving Championships March 11-13 in Austin, Texas.

-GoJacks.com-