IM CREW PACES SDSU MEN IN THURSDAY ACTION

South Dakota State swimmer Cody Vertin swims butterfly during action Oct. 10, 2025, versus Augustana.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

2/19/2026 9:02:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Cody Vertin finished fifth in the finals of the 200-yard individual medley and four other Jackrabbits solidified spots in the SDSU all-time top 10 in the event during competition Thursday at the Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships.

A junior from Brookings, Vertin posted the sixth-fastest time in the 200 IM preliminaries during the morning session at 1 minute, 49.80 seconds, then came back during the night session to improve by one spot with a time of 1:48.96. Nicholas Morton of Denver won the event in 1:47.44.

Jackrabbit teammate Hayden Tellier also qualified for the A final in the 200 IM and placed eighth in 1:51.12, while freshman Conner Trinidad claimed the B final to place ninth (1:51.26) and Braxton McGrath finished 14^th (1:52.57). Tellier's time is now the fourth-fastest time in program history, while Trinidad stands fifth after clocking a time of 1:51.25 in the prelims.

McGrath took over seventh place on the SDSU career list with his time of 1:51.87 in the prelims and freshman teammate Evan Schott moved into eighth after posting a time of 1:51.98 in a swim-off later in the morning session.

Two other Jackrabbits competed in the B final of the 500 freestyle Thursday night. Kolden Kringen placed 14^th in 4:35.08, while Jack Ellison came in 16^th in a time of 4:37.16. Kringen set a personal best of 4:32.88 in the prelims to improve his sixth-place standing in program history.

SDSU closed the night with a sixth-place showing in the 200 freestyle relay as the quartet of Zavier Kranz, Colt Frein, Colby Williams and David Bosch combined for a time of 1:22.47.

Preliminary competition at the Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships resumes at 10 a.m. Friday at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The finals session is set for a 5:30 p.m. start.

MEN'S EVENT WINNERS — DAY 2
500 Freestyle: Alexander Parkinson, South Dakota – 4:22.31
200 Individual Medley: Nicolas Morton, Denver – 1:47.44
50 Freestyle: Nicholas Rounds, South Dakota – :19.15
200 Freestyle Relay: South Dakota (Rounds, James Schreiber, Matthew Sorbe, Jordan Hogue) – 1:18.55

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS THRU DAY 2
1. Denver – 312
2. South Dakota – 268
3. Omaha – 238
4. St. Thomas – 133
5. South Dakota State – 123
6. Southern Indiana – 112
7. Eastern Illinois – 76

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