CYPRIANOS WINS TWICE IN SIOUX FALLS

Friday, February 2

Sioux Falls, S.D.

6 p.m. /10 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Coyote Invite

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

2/3/2024 11:44:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

COYOTE INVITE COMPLETE RESULTS

SIOUX FALLS — Denilson Cyprianos won a pair of event titles to lead the South Dakota State men's swimming and diving team Saturday on the final day of the Coyote Invite. The two-day unscored meet at Midco Aquatic Center marked the end of regular season competition for the Jackrabbits.

A junior from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Cyprianos opened the day with a victory in the 400-yard individual medley during the morning session, clocking in at 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds to win the event by nearly seven seconds. Later in the afternoon, Cyprianos claimed the 200 butterfly in 1:54.78, with teammate Jack Ellison taking third in 1:57.42.

Freshman Cody Vertin notched a pair of runner-up finishes Saturday. The Brookings native placed second in the 200 freestyle during morning competition, 1:43.57, and added a second-place showing in the 100 individual medley, 52.53 seconds.

Vertin's performance in the 200 freestyle led a group of four Jackrabbits to place in the top six of the event. Braxton McGrath was third in 1:44.30, while fellow freshman Kolden Kringen place fourth (1:44.50) and Bryan Wong took sixth (1:45.55). McGrath added another third-place effort in the 200 backstroke, 1:54.05, with Braeden Glor fourth in 1:56.69.

Sophomore Aiden Carstensen posted three top-four individual performances on Saturday, opening the day with a fourth-place time of 51.40 seconds in the 100 butterfly. His best finish of the day came in the 100 backstroke (:50.69) with another fourth-place time posted in the 100 freestyle (:46.86).

Carstensen and McGrath made up half of the Jackrabbits' runner-up 400 freestyle relay, teaming with Jon Galles and Vaughn Raimo for a time of 3:07.25.

Also posting an individual runner-up finish in the pool was freshman Will Stanton, who clocked a time of 17:04.66 in the 1,650 freestyle.

Divers Oscar Francis and Reece Reid each were runners-up in a diving event. Francis was second in the 1-meter competition with a score of 169.30, while Reid claimed the No. 2 spot on the 3-meter board with 197.05 points.

Austin Smith contributed a third-place effort in the 100 backstroke, 51.30 seconds, and also took fourth in the 200 breaststroke, 2:10.36.

UP NEXT
Postseason competition for the Jackrabbit men's swimming and diving team is slated for Feb. 21-24 at the Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships in Minneapolis.

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