SDSU MEN PLACE THIRD AT LEAGUE MEET

Wednesday, February 19

Iowa City, Iowa

10 a.m./6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Summit League Championships

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

2/22/2025 10:56:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

COMPLETE RESULTS

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Denilson Cyprianos and Cody Vertin each recorded runner-up individual finishes to help propel South Dakota State to a third-place showing in the men's division on as competition at the Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships concluded Saturday at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.

Cyprianos claimed second place in the finals of the 200-yard backstroke, turning in a time of 1 minute, 44.77 seconds. Dylan Wright of Denver won the event in 1:42.52.

Aiden Carstensen placed seventh for the Jackrabbits in 1:48.84, while Braeden Glor finished 15^th in 1:52.43.

A sophomore from Brookings, Vertin earned his third individual medal of the championships with his second-place effort in the 200 breaststroke finals, setting a career best with a time of 1:58.04. Marco Nosack of Denver claimed the title in 1:57.54.

Teammate Nik Keuser clocked the top time in the 200 breaststroke during morning prelims, surpassing Vertin for the school record with a time of 1:57.90. However, Keuser couldn't replicate that performance in the finals, slipping to fourth place with a mark of 1:59.87..

The Jackrabbits were able to overtake Omaha for third place in the team standings by qualifying a total of six swimmers for the A and B finals in the 200 butterfly. Braxton McGrath was the top SDSU finisher by placing third in 1:48.32, followed by Austin Smith in fifth, 1:49.08, and freshman Hayden Tellier in seventh, 1:51.88. B finalists Bryan Wong (1:52.03), Luke Nichols (1:52.48) and Kolden Kringen (1:52.77) claimed the 10^th through 12^th spots.

Also medaling for the Jackrabbits on Saturday was the 400 freestyle relay team, which rallied for a third-place finish in the final event of the night. The quartet of Charles Sieglaff, Cyprianos, Sam Johnson and Zavier Kranz combined for a time of 2:58.41 that was .08 seconds off the school record.

Individually, Johnson led SDSU in the 100 freestyle with a fifth-place and personal-best time of 44.78 seconds that ranks third on the program's all-time charts. Kranz moved into fifth in the program annals with his 10^th-place time of 44.96 seconds, while Sieglaff placed 13^th in the event in 45.50 seconds.

SDSU also received a 10^th-place performance from Jack Ellison in the 1,650 freestyle, 16:06.90, with Collin Schock coming in 13^th in 15:15.97.

Freshman Seth Berens added a point with a 16^th-place showing in the 3-meter diving competition, tallying 187.15 points.

Denver claimed the team title with 975 points, followed by South Dakota 697.5 points and the Jackrabbits with a third-place total of 544 points.

MEN'S SATURDAY EVENT WINNERS

1,650 Freestyle: Joseph Hancock, Denver – 15:09.03
200 Backstroke: Dylan Wright, Denver – 1:42.52
100 Freestyle: Frank Tirone, Denver – :44.02
200 Breaststroke: Marco Nosack, Denver – 1:57.54
200 Butterfly: Brandon Chapman, Denver – 1:45.69
3-Meter Diving: Zyad Morsy, Denver – 371.75
400 Freestyle Relay: Denver (Tirone, Matija Pantic, Hamish McLellan, Chapman) – 2:56.17

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

Denver – 975
South Dakota – 697.5
South Dakota State – 544
Omaha – 507.5
St. Thomas – 352
Southern Indiana – 268
Eastern Illinois – 193

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Swimming Championship MVP: Brandon Chapman, Denver
Diving Championship MVP: Zyad Morsy, Denver
Newcomer of the Championships: Hamish McLellan, Denver
Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects: Nolan Wallace, Eastern Illinois
Diving Coach of the Year: Aaron D'Addario, Denver
Swimming Coach of the Year: Alicia Hicken-Franklin, Denver