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South Dakota State University Athletics
Photo by: The Summit League
2/23/2023 10:01:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
MINNEAPOLIS — The South Dakota State women's swimming and diving team ended competition Thursday at the 2023 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships on a high note by setting a school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
The Jackrabbit foursome of Katie Pattee, Elisabeth Timmer, Emma Bachelder and Katie Drezen clocked a time of 1 minute, 32.37 seconds to place fourth in the event. That mark bettered the record time of 1:33.29 set earlier this season by the first three swimmers and Grace Witherspoon.
Timmer also led a strong showing by the Jackrabbits in the 50 freestyle Thursday night. A senior from Savaneta, Aruba, Timmer placed third to earn SDSU first medal of the championships after touching the wall in 22.92 seconds. Drezen was 14th in 23.75 seconds, while Pattee placed 16th in 24.14 seconds.
Freshman Marissa Branham led SDSU in the 200 individual medley with a 10th-place time of 2:05.76, while Kelsey Kocon was right behind in 11th in 2:06.72.
Three Jackrabbits competed in the B final of the 500 freestyle, with Natalie Cannell pacing the trio with a 12th-place time of 5:04.45. Gabriella Gnewuch, 14th in 5:06.15, and Emily Shuttleworth, 16th in 5:07.88, closed out the point-producing performances for SDSU, which sits in fifth place in the team standings.
UP NEXT
Competition continues Friday with preliminaries at 10 a.m., followed by event finals at 5:30 p.m.
EVENT WINNERS
500 Freestyle – Daniela, Alfaro Saldana, Denver, 4:51.69
200 Individual Medley – Jessica Maeda, Denver, 2:00.59
50 Freestyle – Emily Kahn, South Dakota, :22.74
200 Freestyle Relay – South Dakota, 1:31.76
TEAM SCORES
1. Denver – 331
2. South Dakota – 238
3. Lindenwood – 187
4. Omaha – 164
5. South Dakota State – 134
T6. Eastern Illinois – 103
T6. Eastern Illinois – 103
8. Southern Indiana – 68
The Jackrabbit foursome of Katie Pattee, Elisabeth Timmer, Emma Bachelder and Katie Drezen clocked a time of 1 minute, 32.37 seconds to place fourth in the event. That mark bettered the record time of 1:33.29 set earlier this season by the first three swimmers and Grace Witherspoon.
Timmer also led a strong showing by the Jackrabbits in the 50 freestyle Thursday night. A senior from Savaneta, Aruba, Timmer placed third to earn SDSU first medal of the championships after touching the wall in 22.92 seconds. Drezen was 14th in 23.75 seconds, while Pattee placed 16th in 24.14 seconds.
Freshman Marissa Branham led SDSU in the 200 individual medley with a 10th-place time of 2:05.76, while Kelsey Kocon was right behind in 11th in 2:06.72.
Three Jackrabbits competed in the B final of the 500 freestyle, with Natalie Cannell pacing the trio with a 12th-place time of 5:04.45. Gabriella Gnewuch, 14th in 5:06.15, and Emily Shuttleworth, 16th in 5:07.88, closed out the point-producing performances for SDSU, which sits in fifth place in the team standings.
UP NEXT
Competition continues Friday with preliminaries at 10 a.m., followed by event finals at 5:30 p.m.
EVENT WINNERS
500 Freestyle – Daniela, Alfaro Saldana, Denver, 4:51.69
200 Individual Medley – Jessica Maeda, Denver, 2:00.59
50 Freestyle – Emily Kahn, South Dakota, :22.74
200 Freestyle Relay – South Dakota, 1:31.76
TEAM SCORES
1. Denver – 331
2. South Dakota – 238
3. Lindenwood – 187
4. Omaha – 164
5. South Dakota State – 134
T6. Eastern Illinois – 103
T6. Eastern Illinois – 103
8. Southern Indiana – 68
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