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Women's Swimming and Diving
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, February 23
Minneapolis, Minn.
10 a.m./5:30 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Summit League Championships
Photo by: SDSU Sports Information
2/25/2023 9:53:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
MINNEAPOLIS — Sianne Downes and Elisabeth Timmer each broke their own school records Saturday as South Dakota State wrapped up the 2023 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships with a fifth-place showing in the women's team standings at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Downes, a junior from Edenvale, South Africa, turned in her second school-record performance of the weekend in the 200-yard backstroke on Saturday. She surpassed her own mark in the event by .08 seconds with a time of 2 minute, 1.10 seconds, which was good for sixth place. Teammate Kelsey Kocon came in eighth in 2:04.07.
Downes also broke the program's 100 backstroke in competition on Friday (54.98 seconds).
Timmer re-wrote the Jackrabbit record book in the 100 freestyle with a runner-up time of 50.30 seconds that trimmed .15 seconds off the mark she established last season.
Freshman Marissa Branham competed in a pair of A finals during Saturday's evening session, placing seventh in the 100 individual medley, 58.72 seconds, and eighth in the 200 breaststroke, 2:19.33.
The Jackrabbits also received a pair of top-10 finishes in the 1,650 freestyle as Natalie Cannell placed ninth, 17:33.66, and Emily Shuttleworth claimed 10th in 17:39.26.
SDSU finished fifth in the team standings out of eight women's squads with 317 points. Denver repeated as Summit League champion with 1,047 points, followed by South Dakota with 695.5 points.
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 – Beata Maruszczyk, Lindenwood, 56.69 seconds
200 Backstroke – Natalie Arky, Denver, 1:53.94
100 Freestyle – Emily Kahn, South Dakota, 49.80 seconds
1,650 Freestyle – Nika Spehar, Denver, 16:47.97
200 Breaststroke – Jessica Maeda, Denver, 2:12.69
200 Butterfly – Mia Moulden, Denver, 2:01.56
400 Freestyle Relay – Denver, 3:22.35
FINAL TEAM SCORES
Scholar of the Championship – Stephanie Marks, Lindenwood
Swimming Championship MVP – Natalie Arky, Denver
Diving Championship MVP – Zora Opalka, Denver
Newcomer of the Championship – Mina Ada Solaker, Denver
Diving Coach of the Year – Aaron D'Addario, Denver
Swimming Coach of the Year – Alicia Franklin, Denver
Downes, a junior from Edenvale, South Africa, turned in her second school-record performance of the weekend in the 200-yard backstroke on Saturday. She surpassed her own mark in the event by .08 seconds with a time of 2 minute, 1.10 seconds, which was good for sixth place. Teammate Kelsey Kocon came in eighth in 2:04.07.
Downes also broke the program's 100 backstroke in competition on Friday (54.98 seconds).
Timmer re-wrote the Jackrabbit record book in the 100 freestyle with a runner-up time of 50.30 seconds that trimmed .15 seconds off the mark she established last season.
Freshman Marissa Branham competed in a pair of A finals during Saturday's evening session, placing seventh in the 100 individual medley, 58.72 seconds, and eighth in the 200 breaststroke, 2:19.33.
The Jackrabbits also received a pair of top-10 finishes in the 1,650 freestyle as Natalie Cannell placed ninth, 17:33.66, and Emily Shuttleworth claimed 10th in 17:39.26.
SDSU finished fifth in the team standings out of eight women's squads with 317 points. Denver repeated as Summit League champion with 1,047 points, followed by South Dakota with 695.5 points.
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 – Beata Maruszczyk, Lindenwood, 56.69 seconds
200 Backstroke – Natalie Arky, Denver, 1:53.94
100 Freestyle – Emily Kahn, South Dakota, 49.80 seconds
1,650 Freestyle – Nika Spehar, Denver, 16:47.97
200 Breaststroke – Jessica Maeda, Denver, 2:12.69
200 Butterfly – Mia Moulden, Denver, 2:01.56
400 Freestyle Relay – Denver, 3:22.35
FINAL TEAM SCORES
- Denver – 1,047
- South Dakota – 695.5
- Lindenwood – 566.6
- Omaha – 479
- South Dakota State – 317
- St. Thomas – 219
- Eastern Illinois – 189
- Southern Indiana – 125
Scholar of the Championship – Stephanie Marks, Lindenwood
Swimming Championship MVP – Natalie Arky, Denver
Diving Championship MVP – Zora Opalka, Denver
Newcomer of the Championship – Mina Ada Solaker, Denver
Diving Coach of the Year – Aaron D'Addario, Denver
Swimming Coach of the Year – Alicia Franklin, Denver
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