12/1/2023 11:46:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
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OMAHA, Neb. — The South Dakota State women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the fall portion of its schedule Friday with a 200-100 loss in dual action at Summit League rival Omaha.
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The Jackrabbits, who dropped to 9-8 in overall head-to-head competition and 1-3 versus Summit League squads, claimed three event titles in the meet.
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Freshman Poppy Mead was the first to crack the win column by clocking a top time of 2 minutes, 12.35 seconds in the 200-yard butterfly. SDSU's other two wins were turned in by Sianne Downes in the 200 backstroke (2:05.09) and by Kaylin de Almeida in the 400 individual medley (4:41.63). Kelsey Kocon was second for the Jackrabbits in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:07.86.
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Downes also posted a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke, 57.81 seconds, with Kocon taking third in 58.21 seconds.
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SDSU also notched a 2-3 finish in the 200 breaststroke with contributions from Marissa Branham (2:30.43) and Maven Moore (2:31.69).
 Emma Bachelder paced the Jackrabbits in the freestyle events with runner-up showings in both the 50 (:24.67) and 100 (:53.93). Freshman Gigi Hioki added a runner-up time of 1:56.45 in the 200 freestyle.
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The Jackrabbits are scheduled to be off from competition until traveling to South Dakota on Jan. 20 for a Summit League dual.
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