SDSU BEATS IOWA CENTRAL CC IN HOME POOL

Saturday, February 20

Brookings, S.D.

1:00

South Dakota State University

155

107

Iowa Central CC

2/20/2021 4:48:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State swim and dive program passed Iowa Central Community College on Saturday with the men winning 155-107 and the women winning 199-50 over the Tritons.

Elisabeth Timmer once again led the women, this time taking home three place finishes and one second. Timmer anchored the winning 200 medley relay to a 1:48.34 finish, took the top spot in the 100 back with a 59.47 and first in the 100 fly with a 59.82. She anchored the 200 free relay to a second place finish with a 24.01 split.

Emily Pincus found her own share of success back in the Stanley J. Marshall Center Pool with double wins in the 1000 free (10:38.32) and 100 free (54.53). She would swim the third leg of Timmer's 200 free relay, contributing a 25.24 split for a second place finish.

Taking home four wins (two relay, two individual), Emma Walz swam backstroke for the first place 200 medley relay that finished in 1:48.34, won the 50 free with a 24.77, the 200 back with a 2:07.18 and the 200 free relay where she swam the opening leg in a 25.06 split.

Alyssa Eckstein earned three wins with her breaststroke split of 31.24 to lead the Jacks 200 medley relay with a 1:51.70, won the 200 fly with a 2:13.18 and came in first in the 400 IM with a 4:40.21 and the 200 free relay as the third leg, finishing in a 25.37 split.

On the men's side, Marcus Benson scored 12 points for the Jacks with a win as a member of the 200 medley relay where he swam the backstroke in a 25.36 split. He came in first in the 100 back after swimming a 54.57 and picked up a third place finish in the 200 back (2:03.51) and fourth in the 200 free relay's third leg (1:31.54/22.90).

Alex Kraft took three first place finishes on the day with the 200 free (1:46.35), 500 free (4:56.06) and the200 free relay (1:27.60/21.62). He also came in second in the 50 free with a 21.93.

Quenten Steffen swam breast and took first in the men's 200 medley relay (1:38.22), took second in the 200 breast with a 2:11.86, and finished third in the 400 IM (4:26.97) and the 100 break (1:01.51)

Cody Watkins took home a win in the 200 medley relay swimming fly in a split of 23.29 and grabbed three runner-up titles in the 100 breast (1:00.56), 100 fly (53.34) and the 200 free relay (1:28.19).

Also coming up big for the Jacks in scoring was Damon Venner, who grabbed a win in the 100 fly with a 53.61. He finished third in the 100 fly after swimming a 53.61, finished fourth as the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay and finished fifth (4:34.40) in the 400 IM.

UP NEXT:
The women will face Omaha at home on March 6. NCAA Zone Diving Championships are scheduled for the following day in Lexington, Ken.

-GoJacks.com-