University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 12
Madison, Wis.
3:00 PM
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Gophers Fall to Badgers in Madison
10/12/2018 10:01:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Madison, Wis. – The University of Minnesota swimming and diving teams fell in their first dual of the season against Wisconsin Friday in Madison, Wis. The Gophers swept multiple events and posted competitive national times while facing their border rivals.
"Every day we need to fight for our culture" head coach Kelly Kremer said. "Make sure that we are doing the things that championship teams do. To me that is where we need to keep working, and we will get better and we will be where we want to be ultimately."
Women| Gophers 143 – Badgers 157
The Gopher women battled till the very end against the Badgers with final event of the evening, the 400 yard free relay, ultimately deciding the result of the dual. The Gopher relay of Chantal Nack, Mackenzie Padington, Tevyn Waddell, and Zoe Avestruz placed second with a time of 3:22.93, beaten to touch by less than a second.
Gopher breaststrokers Lindsey Kozelsky and Rachel Munson finished first and second in multiple events during the dual. The breaststroke duo placed first and second in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke. Kozelsky and Munson finished the 200-yard breast in 2:14.49 and 2:16.41 respectively, good for the 11th and 24th best times in the nation to date.
Nack and Mackenzie Padington finished first and second in the 200-yard freestyle. Their times of 1:48.45 and 1:48.62 are the eighth and tenth fastest times in the nation for the season. Nack additionally finished second in the 200 back and 500 free while Padington claimed first place finishes in the 100 free and 500 free.
Freshman Abbey Kilagallon started her collegiate career in style, winning the 1000-yard free in a time of 10:12.56.
In the diving well Kristen Hayden swept the women's events. The junior for Hillsborough, N.J., won the 1-meter with a score of 291.45 and the 3-meter with a 308.70. Xiao Fu and Mariam Khamis each finished the day with a third place finish, Fu in the 1-meter with a score of 283.88 and Khamis in the 3-meter, scoring 278.55.
Men| Gophers 130 – Badgers 170
The Gopher men posted top times and swept the 1000-yard free during the dual against the Badgers but could not overcome and early deficit to their border rivals Friday evening.
Gopher freshman Max McHugh grabbed a pair of first place finishes at the Natatorium in Madison, taking the top spot in the 100 and 200-yard breast. The Sturgeon Bay sped to a 54.44 finish in the 100, the sixth fastest time in the nation, and a provisional qualifying time of 1:57.91 in the 200. Eitan Yudaskin provided a second place finish in the 200 breast, touching in 2:02.83.
In the second swimming event of the meet, the Gopher trio of Michael Messner, Nick Plachinski and Cam Kelley swept the 1000-yard free. Gopher captain, and Cedarburg, Wisc., native, Plachinski went on to secure a first place finish of his own in the 500-yard free, touching in 4:34.53, with Messner touching second shortly thereafter. Toumas Pokkinen secured 12 team points against Wisconsin and won the 200-yard fly in 1:51.30.
Nick Yang dominated the diving well, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Yang posted a 421.88 on the 1-meter board and a 356.62 on the 3-meter. Jeremy Moser, a Milwaukee, Wis., native, took third on the 1-meter board in his home state
Next Up:
The Gophers will next face Florida State University at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on Saturday, Oct., 20th on "Senior Day".
"Every day we need to fight for our culture" head coach Kelly Kremer said. "Make sure that we are doing the things that championship teams do. To me that is where we need to keep working, and we will get better and we will be where we want to be ultimately."
Women| Gophers 143 – Badgers 157
The Gopher women battled till the very end against the Badgers with final event of the evening, the 400 yard free relay, ultimately deciding the result of the dual. The Gopher relay of Chantal Nack, Mackenzie Padington, Tevyn Waddell, and Zoe Avestruz placed second with a time of 3:22.93, beaten to touch by less than a second.
Gopher breaststrokers Lindsey Kozelsky and Rachel Munson finished first and second in multiple events during the dual. The breaststroke duo placed first and second in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke. Kozelsky and Munson finished the 200-yard breast in 2:14.49 and 2:16.41 respectively, good for the 11th and 24th best times in the nation to date.
Nack and Mackenzie Padington finished first and second in the 200-yard freestyle. Their times of 1:48.45 and 1:48.62 are the eighth and tenth fastest times in the nation for the season. Nack additionally finished second in the 200 back and 500 free while Padington claimed first place finishes in the 100 free and 500 free.
Freshman Abbey Kilagallon started her collegiate career in style, winning the 1000-yard free in a time of 10:12.56.
In the diving well Kristen Hayden swept the women's events. The junior for Hillsborough, N.J., won the 1-meter with a score of 291.45 and the 3-meter with a 308.70. Xiao Fu and Mariam Khamis each finished the day with a third place finish, Fu in the 1-meter with a score of 283.88 and Khamis in the 3-meter, scoring 278.55.
Men| Gophers 130 – Badgers 170
The Gopher men posted top times and swept the 1000-yard free during the dual against the Badgers but could not overcome and early deficit to their border rivals Friday evening.
Gopher freshman Max McHugh grabbed a pair of first place finishes at the Natatorium in Madison, taking the top spot in the 100 and 200-yard breast. The Sturgeon Bay sped to a 54.44 finish in the 100, the sixth fastest time in the nation, and a provisional qualifying time of 1:57.91 in the 200. Eitan Yudaskin provided a second place finish in the 200 breast, touching in 2:02.83.
In the second swimming event of the meet, the Gopher trio of Michael Messner, Nick Plachinski and Cam Kelley swept the 1000-yard free. Gopher captain, and Cedarburg, Wisc., native, Plachinski went on to secure a first place finish of his own in the 500-yard free, touching in 4:34.53, with Messner touching second shortly thereafter. Toumas Pokkinen secured 12 team points against Wisconsin and won the 200-yard fly in 1:51.30.
Nick Yang dominated the diving well, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Yang posted a 421.88 on the 1-meter board and a 356.62 on the 3-meter. Jeremy Moser, a Milwaukee, Wis., native, took third on the 1-meter board in his home state
Next Up:
The Gophers will next face Florida State University at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on Saturday, Oct., 20th on "Senior Day".
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