BOSCH, KRANZ WIN TITLES ON DAY 2 AT ST. THOMAS

David Boscb Breaststroke Teaser vs Augustana 2026-01

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

11/21/2025 9:59:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sophomores Zavier Kranz and David Bosch each claimed individual titles Friday as the South Dakota State men's swimming and diving team remained in contention for the team title during the middle day of competition at the St. Thomas Invite at the Anderson Pool.

Kranz swam his way to a title in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 1 minute, 38.77 seconds. Teammate Landon Schemel placed third in 1:40.89 as the Jackrabbits made up one-half of the four-person A final.

Kranz's winning time in the 200 freestyle moved him into fourth place on the SDSU career charts.

Bosch, meanwhile, improved on his No. 2 standing in the 100 breaststroke on two occasions Friday. He recorded a time of 55.01 seconds in the morning prelims, then shaved another .35 seconds off that mark with a winning time of 54.68 seconds during the night session. Teammate and school-record holder Nik Keuser placed third in 55.27 seconds while freshman Colt Frein posted the seventh-best mark in program history in the event at 55.77 seconds in placing eighth.

A native of Windsor, Colorado, Bosch also qualified for the B final in the 100 butterfly as four Jackrabbits placed in the top 10 of the event. Braxton McGrath paced the SDSU quartet with a runner-up finish in 48.40 seconds, followed by Hayden Tellier in sixth (:49.30), Bosch in seventh (:49.89) and freshman Zack Heiar in 10^th (:50.24). Tellier's finals time ranks fifth in program history, with Bosch taking over the 10^th spot.

Heiar later cracked the SDSU top 10 in the 100 backstroke with a seventh-place time of 49.67 seconds. Another freshman, Colby Williams, led the Jackrabbits in the event with a fourth-place time of 49.19 seconds, a mark that also put him fourth in program history.

The Jackrabbits featured their strongest contingent of the night in the 400 individual medley as they claimed six of the top eight spots. Cody Vertin notched a runner-up finish with a time of 3:58.38, followed by freshman Owen Byrd in third place at 4:00.79.

The top four spots in the B final all went to SDSU swimmers, starting with freshmen Evan Schott (fifth, 4:00.10) and Luke Watkins (sixth, 4:01.10). Veterans Kolden Kringen (seventh, 4:01.18) and Jack Ellison (eighth, 4:04.16) rounded out the group.

In addition, Byrd (third with a 3:58.13 in the prelims), Schott (fifth) and Watkins (eighth) all gained spots in the SDSU top 10 in the event during competition on Friday.

The Jackrabbits closed the night with a runner-up finish in the 800 freestyle relay as the foursome of Byrd, Schemel, Kringen and Kranz combined for a time of 6:46.61. SDSU added a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:29.67 by the team of Williams, Keuser, McGrath and Eric Anderson.

SDSU heads into Saturday's finale with an 89-point deficit to make up against rival South Dakota. The Coyotes lead the four-team event with 1,076.5 points, followed by SDSU with 987.5 points.

Competition concludes with prelims at 10 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY EVENT WINNERS
200 Medley Relay: South Dakota (Joaquin Contreras-Fallico, Tommy Wonka, Dylan Alt, Nick Rounds), 1:27.17
100 Butterfly: Dylan Alt, South Dakota, :47.49
400 Individual Medley: Dylan Parkinson, South Dakota, 3:54.94
200 Freestyle: Zavier Kranz, SDSU, 1:38.77
100 Breaststroke: David Bosch, SDSU, :54.68
100 Backstroke: Nick Rounds, South Dakota, :46.33
800 Freestyle Relay: South Dakota (David Mayer, Matthew Sorbe, Will Barth, Alex Parkinson), 6:40.98

TEAM SCORES
1. South Dakota – 1,076.5
2. South Dakota State – 987.5
3. St. Thomas – 705.5
4. Green Bay – 373.5

-GoJacks.com-