JACKRABBITS COMPLETE DAY 2 IN FLORIDA

OCALA, Fla. — Cody Vertin placed eighth in the 400-yard individual medley and Sam Johnson recorded an 18^th-place finish in the 200 freestyle as a contingent of South Dakota State swimmers competed on Day 2 of the National Invitational Championship.

A sophomore from Brookings, Vertin moved up one spot with a 400 IM finals time of 3 minutes, 56.47 seconds after qualifying ninth during the morning prelims.

Johnson, a senior from Sioux Falls, improved two spots with a finals time of 1:39.87 after claiming the last spot in the B final. He later anchored the Jackrabbits' 800 freestyle relay that placed 14^th out of 21 squads. The quartet of Zavier Kranz, Austin Smith, Denilson Cyprianos and Johnson combined for a time of 6:42.48.

Kranz and Cyprianos also competed individually in the 200 freestyle but missed out on the finals after respective finishes of 26^th (1:40.82) and 28^th (1:42.13) in the prelims.

The NIC concludes Saturday at Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training.

-GoJacks.com-

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Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Summit League Championships on February 19, 2025 , , 3rd of 7 Teams — 544 Points

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Coyote Invite on January 31, 2025 , , No Team Scores — 8 Event Titles

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Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus St. Cloud State on January 17, 2025 , Loss , 119, to, 124

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Augustana on January 10, 2025 , Win , 159, to, 75

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