University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, October 20
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
10:00 AM
University of Minnesota
181
vs
119
Florida State
Players Mentioned
Sprint Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke/Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Middle-Distance/Backstroke
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Distance Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Backstroke/Butterfly/Freestyle
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Gophers Split Dual with Florida State
10/20/2018 3:17:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Minnesota swimming and diving teams came away with a split performance in their first home dual of the season against Florida State on Saturday morning.
RESULTS
The Gophers men's program turned in an impressive performance while improving to 1-1 on the season and sweeping multiple events. Gopher wins by Bowen Becker and Max McHugh helped the Maroon and Gold to a 181-119 victory over FSU. The Minnesota women fell to 0-2 on the season after a 124-176 finish at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center despite multiple individual wins by Chantal Nack and Mackenzie Padington.
"I thought our men were really balanced across the board," head coach Kelly Kremer said. "You saw some young guys make improvements and stepping forward, our veterans and leadership, doing what they need to do. On the women's side, like a week ago, they fought from start to finish, and I am proud of their effort. We are going to get there, and I know we are because they doing the things that we need to do to be successful."
Men| Gophers 181 - 119 Seminoles
The Gophers won 11 out of 16 events on their way to their first victory of the season over Florida State.
Becker made his season debut in Saturdays dual in the men's 200 medley relay of Thomas, McHugh, and Pokkinen.
The group swam to a first place finish touching in 1:27.63, the fourth fastest time in the nation. Becker continued to post top times, winning the 50 free in 19.77, the fastest time in the nation so far this year, and the 100 free in 44.78. Tim Sates and Nicholas Saulnier added to Minnesota's freestyle success at the Meet. Sates and Saulnier finished first and second in the 200 freestyle.
McHugh continues to perform in his first season in the pool for the Gophers. McHugh won three individual events including the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM. McHugh posted top-ten national times in his breaststroke events, finishing in 54.12 and 1:58.34 respectively. Additionally, McHugh swam the second leg of the men's dual-opening medley relay. Minnesota breaststrokers Eitan Yudaskin and Nic Chromey completed a Gopher sweep with McHugh in the 100 breast finishing with times of 56.19 and 56.81.
Thomas and Pokkinen took their relay success at the start of the dual and turned it into first and second place finishes in the 200 fly. Pokkinen, a senior captain from Finland, later finished second in the 100 fly in 48.34.
The Gopher distance group of Michael Messner, Nick Plachinski and Cameron Kelley swept the 1650 free and the 500 free in Saturdays contest. Messner won the mile in 15:36.19, while Kelley took the 500 free in 4:29.57.
On the diving boards, senior Alan LeBlang and junior Jeremy Moser kept the Gophers success going in the well. LeBlang and Moser finished first and second in the 3 meter with scores of 347.85 and 325.73 respectively, automatically qualifying them for NCAA zones. Moser also qualified for zones in the 1 meter, finishing second with a score of 325.58.
Women| Gophers 124 - 176 Seminoles
The Gophers were unable to replicate their success against Florida State that the program had a year ago in Tallahassee, falling to the Seminoles in Minneapolis.
Chantal Nack, a senior from Mankato, Minn., won three events after being recognized for her contributions on senior day. Nack won the 200 free (1:48.07), the 200 back (157.75), and the 200 IM (2:02.11).
Mackenzie Padington posted the top time in the nation to date in the 1650 free, touching in 16:33.14. Padington went on to win the 500 free (4:53.61) and take second in the 100 free (50.93) all while collecting 22 team points for Minnesota.
Junior Tevyn Waddell kept the Gophers within distance of the Florida State lead by winning the 100 back with a time of 54.55. Waddell additionally claimed a trio of second-place finishes in the meet, swimming in the 200 medley relay, 200 back, and 200 free relay.
Mariam Khamis had another successful weekend on the diving boards for Minnesota. Khamis posted a top score of 283.73 on the 1 meter to win her first event of the season.
Up Next
The Gophers will host South Dakota State and Big Ten foe Iowa at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center next Saturday, Oct., 27., at their 'Pack the Pool' event. The meet begins at 11:00 a.m. and is free of charge.
RESULTS
The Gophers men's program turned in an impressive performance while improving to 1-1 on the season and sweeping multiple events. Gopher wins by Bowen Becker and Max McHugh helped the Maroon and Gold to a 181-119 victory over FSU. The Minnesota women fell to 0-2 on the season after a 124-176 finish at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center despite multiple individual wins by Chantal Nack and Mackenzie Padington.
"I thought our men were really balanced across the board," head coach Kelly Kremer said. "You saw some young guys make improvements and stepping forward, our veterans and leadership, doing what they need to do. On the women's side, like a week ago, they fought from start to finish, and I am proud of their effort. We are going to get there, and I know we are because they doing the things that we need to do to be successful."
Men| Gophers 181 - 119 Seminoles
The Gophers won 11 out of 16 events on their way to their first victory of the season over Florida State.
Becker made his season debut in Saturdays dual in the men's 200 medley relay of Thomas, McHugh, and Pokkinen.
The group swam to a first place finish touching in 1:27.63, the fourth fastest time in the nation. Becker continued to post top times, winning the 50 free in 19.77, the fastest time in the nation so far this year, and the 100 free in 44.78. Tim Sates and Nicholas Saulnier added to Minnesota's freestyle success at the Meet. Sates and Saulnier finished first and second in the 200 freestyle.
McHugh continues to perform in his first season in the pool for the Gophers. McHugh won three individual events including the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM. McHugh posted top-ten national times in his breaststroke events, finishing in 54.12 and 1:58.34 respectively. Additionally, McHugh swam the second leg of the men's dual-opening medley relay. Minnesota breaststrokers Eitan Yudaskin and Nic Chromey completed a Gopher sweep with McHugh in the 100 breast finishing with times of 56.19 and 56.81.
Thomas and Pokkinen took their relay success at the start of the dual and turned it into first and second place finishes in the 200 fly. Pokkinen, a senior captain from Finland, later finished second in the 100 fly in 48.34.
The Gopher distance group of Michael Messner, Nick Plachinski and Cameron Kelley swept the 1650 free and the 500 free in Saturdays contest. Messner won the mile in 15:36.19, while Kelley took the 500 free in 4:29.57.
On the diving boards, senior Alan LeBlang and junior Jeremy Moser kept the Gophers success going in the well. LeBlang and Moser finished first and second in the 3 meter with scores of 347.85 and 325.73 respectively, automatically qualifying them for NCAA zones. Moser also qualified for zones in the 1 meter, finishing second with a score of 325.58.
Women| Gophers 124 - 176 Seminoles
The Gophers were unable to replicate their success against Florida State that the program had a year ago in Tallahassee, falling to the Seminoles in Minneapolis.
Chantal Nack, a senior from Mankato, Minn., won three events after being recognized for her contributions on senior day. Nack won the 200 free (1:48.07), the 200 back (157.75), and the 200 IM (2:02.11).
Mackenzie Padington posted the top time in the nation to date in the 1650 free, touching in 16:33.14. Padington went on to win the 500 free (4:53.61) and take second in the 100 free (50.93) all while collecting 22 team points for Minnesota.
Junior Tevyn Waddell kept the Gophers within distance of the Florida State lead by winning the 100 back with a time of 54.55. Waddell additionally claimed a trio of second-place finishes in the meet, swimming in the 200 medley relay, 200 back, and 200 free relay.
Mariam Khamis had another successful weekend on the diving boards for Minnesota. Khamis posted a top score of 283.73 on the 1 meter to win her first event of the season.
Up Next
The Gophers will host South Dakota State and Big Ten foe Iowa at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center next Saturday, Oct., 27., at their 'Pack the Pool' event. The meet begins at 11:00 a.m. and is free of charge.
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