VERTIN WINS TWICE IN DUAL AT USD

Saturday, January 24

Vermillion, S.D.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

200

South Dakota

Cody Vertin competes in the breaststroke.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

1/24/2026 10:23:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

VERMILLION — Cody Vertin swept the breaststroke events and added a runner-up finish in the 400 individual medley to lead the South Dakota State men's swimming and diving team in dual action Saturday at South Dakota. The Jackrabbits, however, dropped a 200-98 decision to end their dual season with a 4-3 overall record.

A junior from Brookings, Vertin opened the day by winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 57.11 seconds. He followed with a winning time of 2 minutes, 3.42 seconds in the 200 breaststroke, but had his quest for a third individual victory stopped with a second-place showing in the 400 IM, clocking a time of 4:05.55.

USD's Alex Parkinson did complete a trifecta with his winning time of 4:02.58 in the 400 IM, after earlier claiming the 1,000 freestyle (9:23.24) and 500 freestyle (4:35.25).

Braxton McGrath collected SDSU's other individual event victory in the meet, claiming the 200 butterfly in 1:53.67 to lead a Jackrabbit sweep of the top three spots. Jack Ellison took second in 1:55.50 and Bryan Wong finished third in 1:55.67. McGrath later posted a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly (:49.94), while Ellison came in third in the 500 freestyle (4:41.96).

Freshman Colby Williams turned in a pair of second-place efforts in the backstroke events, clocking runner-up times of 52.06 seconds in the 100-yard race and 1:53.67 in the 200.

Eric Anderson added two top-three showings in the sprint freestyle races, notching second place in the 50 freestyle (:21.24) and third place in the 100 (:47.80). Anderson also teamed with Bryce Edens, Williams and Zavier Kranz for a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:25.10.

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The Jackrabbits return to Vermillion next weekend to close out the regular season with competition Jan. 30-31 at the Coyote Invite.

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