SDSU MEN CLOSE SUMMIT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FOURTH

Thursday, February 23

Minneapolis, Minn.

10 a.m./5:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Summit League Championships

Denilson Cyprianos Backstroke Teaser 2023-06

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

2/25/2023 9:55:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

COMPLETE RESULTS

MINNEAPOLIS — Austin Smith and Denilson Cyprianos each notched runner-up finishes in record-setting fashion Saturday for a South Dakota State squad that completed the 2023 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships with a fourth-place effort in the men's team race at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

A sophomore from The Woodlands, Texas, by way of Omaha, Smith established his third individual school record of the four-day meet in the 100 individual medley on Saturday. After lowering his own mark to 49.65 seconds in the morning prelims, Smith came back in the evening to clock in at 49.17 seconds to place second in the event.

Cyprianos posted a pair of strong performances on Saturday, starting with a ninth-place time of 15 minutes, 53.24 seconds in the 1,650 freestyle. Later in the day, Cyprianos shattered the school record in the 200 backstroke he set in the morning prelims by more than three seconds as he touched the wall in 1:44.03.

Aiden Carstensen, who held the SDSU 200 backstroke record entering the day, finished seventh in 1:50.36, while Marcus Benson placed ninth in 1:49.30.

Freshman Braxton McGrath set the third individual record by a Jackrabbit men's swimmer during competition, bettering one of the longest-standing marks in program history. McGrath came through with a time of 1:48.21 for a fourth-place finish, eclipsing Chris Schreier's mark of 1:48.72 that had stood atop the SDSU charts since 2012.

Damon Venner added a seventh-place time of 1:52.81 and Max White placed eighth in the 200 butterfly in 1:54.26. Bryan Wong contributed a 16^th-place time of 1:59.93.

SDSU also had a pair of finalists in 3-meter diving, with Spencer Fritze scoring a season-best 311.85 points over six dives, while Zach Boyd claimed eighth place with 265.70 points.

Eric Anderson paced a group of Jackrabbits who competed in the 100 freestyle Saturday night with a fourth-place time of 44.24 seconds. Rafael Negri finished 11^th in 45.72 seconds, followed by Alex Kraft, 13^th in 45.84 seconds, and Liam Murray, 16^th in 46.44 seconds.

Other Jackrabbits to pick up points in B or timed finals on Saturday included Jack Ellison, 12^th in the 1,650 freestyle, 16:03.51; Jon Galles, 15^th in the 100 IM (:52.41), and Gavin Wheeler, 16^th in the 200 breaststroke, 2:08.36.

In all, the Jackrabbit men set 11 school records — seven individual and four relay — during the championships.

Denver withstood a challenge from newcomer Lindenwood to repeat as league champions by a score of 902-798.5. South Dakota was third with 546 points, followed by the Jackrabbits with 495.

UP NEXT
A contingent of Jackrabbits are expected to compete at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship March 9-11 in Elkhart, Indiana.

SATURDAY'S EVENT CHAMPIONS
100 Individual Medley – Patryk Winiatowski, Lindenwood, 48.83 seconds
200 Backstroke – Dylan Wright, Denver, 1:43.85
100 Freestyle – Elliott Irwin, Lindenwood, 43.32 seconds
1,650 Freestyle – Kieran Watson, Denver, 15:17.28
200 Breaststroke – Alexander Lynch, Denver, 1:56.25
200 Butterfly – Brandon Chapman, Denver, 1:46.05
3-Meter Diving – David Molina-Fregenal, Lindenwood, 352.20
400 Freestyle Relay – Lindenwood, 2:55.57

FINAL TEAM SCORES

Denver – 902
Lindenwood – 798.5
South Dakota – 546
South Dakota State – 495
Omaha – 345
St. Thomas – 242
Eastern Illinois – 171.5
Southern Indiana – 137

MEN'S AWARDS
Scholar of the Championship – Max White, South Dakota State
Swimming Championship MVP – Elliott Irwin, Lindenwood
Diving Championship MVP – David Molina-Fregenal, Lindenwood
Newcomer of the Championship – Johan Cue Carrillo, Lindenwood
Diving Coach of the Year – Aaron D'Addario, Denver
Swimming Coach of the Year – Jason Owen, Lindenwood

-GoJacks.com-