JACKRABBIT MEN SWEEP DOUBLE DUAL

Saturday, October 16

Fort Dodge, Iowa

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

163

Iowa Central CC

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

10/16/2021 9:55:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

FORT DODGE, Iowa — South Dakota State's Alex Kraft won the 200-yard freestyle and added runner-up finishes in two other events to help lead the Jackrabbits to victories over Iowa Central and Barton (Kan.) in a men's swimming and diving double dual Saturday.

The Jackrabbits claimed five event titles in the meet en route to defeating their two opponents by identical scores of 163-99. SDSU improved to 3-0 in duals on the season.

A senior from Shakopee, Minnesota, Kraft clocked a winning time of 1 minute, 44.81 seconds in the 200 freestyle, while adding second-place efforts in the 100 freestyle and 500 freestyle (4:55.39). Parker Brown took third in the 500 with a time of 4:59.26 and later paced second in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:20.14.

In making his Jackrabbit debut after swimming earlier this month at the FINA World Cup in Europe, freshman Eric Anderson claimed the 100-yard freestyle in 46.75 seconds, with Kraft right behind in 47.60 seconds. Anderson also placed second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.30 seconds.

Anderson and Kraft later teamed with Charles Sieglaff and Sam Johnson to close out the meet with a winning time of 3:07.74 in the 400 freestyle relay.

Further highlighting the Jackrabbit victory was a sweep of the top three spots in the 200-yard backstroke. Marcus Benson won the event in 1 minute, 58.91 seconds and was followed by teammates Austin Smith (2:00.09) and Caleb Harthoorn (2:00.22).

In the 100 backstroke, Smith came out victorious with a time of 53.06 seconds, with Benson taking third (:54.10) and Henry Skinner placing fourth (:55.86). Smith closed his afternoon with a runner-up finish in the 400 individual medley, 4:19.00.

The Jackrabbits also fared well in the 200 butterfly as Damon Venner placed second (1:59.88) and Max White took third (2:00.66).

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South Dakota State will be off from competition until returning to action at the USD Quad Dual Nov. 5-6 in Sioux Falls.

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