University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, October 27
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
11:00 AM
University of Minnesota
158.50
vs
141.50
Iowa
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Sprint Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Free
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Breaststroke/IM
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Diving
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Breaststroke/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Middle-Distance/Backstroke
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Freestyle/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Distance Freestyle
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Butterfly
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Freestyle
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Backstroke/Freestyle
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Free
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Backstroke/Butterfly/Freestyle
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Diving
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Breaststroke
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Gophers Top Iowa, SDSU
10/27/2018 5:32:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Minneapolis – The Gophers swept the competition at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon with both the men and women picking up wins over Iowa and South Dakota State.
The men improved to 3-1 overall with their sweep of the Hawkeyes and Jackrabbits today while the women rose to 2-2 on the season with convincing wins in the pool.
"The reaction that Eitan had after winning the 100 breast is how I felt winning this meet," head coach Kelly Kremer said. "Winning a pair of conference dual meets is always fun."
"We are a tired beat up group. We haven't had our entire team healthy for a meet yet. And still the swimmers and divers who are competing are giving everything they have. For that, I am really proud of our culture."
To view the full meet results, click HERE.
Men | Minnesota 158.50 – 141.50 Iowa // Minnesota 251 – 49 SDSU
There were several impactful wins during the men's competition in the pool Saturday, including Eitan Yudashkin's 100 breast win. Yudashkin picked up his first win of the season in the event, beating all others to the wall in 55.75.
The Gopher's started and ended the meet with relay wins in the 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay. Tom Donker, Max McHugh, Tuomas Pokkinen and Bowen Becker led the men off with a medley win in 3:15.01, while Becker, Tim Sates, Nick Saulnier and Pokkinen brought the team home in a must-win 400 free performance to seal the Gopher victory over Big Ten rival Iowa, touching in 2:58.75.
Minnesota continued to turn in performances race after race at the meet with Becker winning the 50 free in 19.81 and McHugh the 200 breast in 1:58.54. The Gophers finished first and second in three races Saturday. Michael Messner and Nick Plachinski took the top spots in the 1,000 free, Sates and Cameron Kelley took the 200 free, and Pokkinen and Matt Thomas dominated the 100 fly. Pokkinen clocked the 15th fastest time in the nation while winning the 100 fly event, touching in 47.96.
Nick Yang and Alan LeBlang represented the Gophers in the diving well. The duo finished first and second on the 1 meter, scoring NCAA Diving Zone qualifying scores of 356.45 and 329.75 respectively. Yang and LeBlang later finished second and third in the 3 meter, again posting zone qualifying scores of 368.45 and 266.30.
Women | Minnesota 189.50 – 109.50 Iowa // Minnesota 251 – 46 SDSU
Minnesota picked up their first two wins of the season in convincing fashion Saturday, sweeping two events and finishing first and second in four others to down both Iowa and SDSU.
The Gophers started the meet strong taking the top-two spots in the 400 medley relay. Both squads posted top-20 national times with Chantal Nack, Lindsey Kozelsky, Tevyn Waddell and Mackenzie Padington finishing first in 3:41.41, the 12th fastest time in the country this season.
Minnesota swept the 100 back and 500 freestyle events during the meet. The trio of Nack, Emily Cook and Brittany Horn controlled the podium in the 100 back, with Nack leading the group into the wall at 54.89. Nack, a senior from Mankato, Minn., led the sweep of the 500 free as well, touching in 4:52.83, with Abbey Kilgallon and Kate Sullivan finishing second and third.
The breaststroke duo of Kozelsky and Rachel Munson finished first and second in the 100 and 200 breast events. Kozelsky posted the fifth-fastest time in the nation this year in the 100, hitting the wall in 1:00.55, an NCAA "B" provisional qualifying time. Kozelsky later won the 200 in 2:14.00, the 16th fastest time in the country.
Padington won three events at the meet including the 100 free (50.87), 200 free (1:49.25) and the 400 IM (4.22.07). Tevyn Waddell took the 200 back in 1:58.34 while Abbey Kilgallon, fresh off of a Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, won the 1000 free for the second time this year, touching in 10:11.28.
Kristen Hayden brought home pair of second place finishes in the diving well for the Gophers. The junior finished second in the 3 meter with a score of 340.05 and the 1 meter with 293.25. Xiao Fu took third for Minnesota on the 1 meter with a final score of 290.15. All three scores exceeded NCAA Zone qualifying scores.
Next Up
Next on the schedule for Minnesota swim and dive is the ACC/B1G Swimming and Diving Challenge in West Lafayette, Ind., from Nov. 10 – 11. Select Gophers will travel to Indiana to take part in the challenge, swimming alongside their Big Ten competitors against the best of the ACC.
The men improved to 3-1 overall with their sweep of the Hawkeyes and Jackrabbits today while the women rose to 2-2 on the season with convincing wins in the pool.
"The reaction that Eitan had after winning the 100 breast is how I felt winning this meet," head coach Kelly Kremer said. "Winning a pair of conference dual meets is always fun."
"We are a tired beat up group. We haven't had our entire team healthy for a meet yet. And still the swimmers and divers who are competing are giving everything they have. For that, I am really proud of our culture."
To view the full meet results, click HERE.
Men | Minnesota 158.50 – 141.50 Iowa // Minnesota 251 – 49 SDSU
There were several impactful wins during the men's competition in the pool Saturday, including Eitan Yudashkin's 100 breast win. Yudashkin picked up his first win of the season in the event, beating all others to the wall in 55.75.
The Gopher's started and ended the meet with relay wins in the 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay. Tom Donker, Max McHugh, Tuomas Pokkinen and Bowen Becker led the men off with a medley win in 3:15.01, while Becker, Tim Sates, Nick Saulnier and Pokkinen brought the team home in a must-win 400 free performance to seal the Gopher victory over Big Ten rival Iowa, touching in 2:58.75.
Minnesota continued to turn in performances race after race at the meet with Becker winning the 50 free in 19.81 and McHugh the 200 breast in 1:58.54. The Gophers finished first and second in three races Saturday. Michael Messner and Nick Plachinski took the top spots in the 1,000 free, Sates and Cameron Kelley took the 200 free, and Pokkinen and Matt Thomas dominated the 100 fly. Pokkinen clocked the 15th fastest time in the nation while winning the 100 fly event, touching in 47.96.
Nick Yang and Alan LeBlang represented the Gophers in the diving well. The duo finished first and second on the 1 meter, scoring NCAA Diving Zone qualifying scores of 356.45 and 329.75 respectively. Yang and LeBlang later finished second and third in the 3 meter, again posting zone qualifying scores of 368.45 and 266.30.
Women | Minnesota 189.50 – 109.50 Iowa // Minnesota 251 – 46 SDSU
Minnesota picked up their first two wins of the season in convincing fashion Saturday, sweeping two events and finishing first and second in four others to down both Iowa and SDSU.
The Gophers started the meet strong taking the top-two spots in the 400 medley relay. Both squads posted top-20 national times with Chantal Nack, Lindsey Kozelsky, Tevyn Waddell and Mackenzie Padington finishing first in 3:41.41, the 12th fastest time in the country this season.
Minnesota swept the 100 back and 500 freestyle events during the meet. The trio of Nack, Emily Cook and Brittany Horn controlled the podium in the 100 back, with Nack leading the group into the wall at 54.89. Nack, a senior from Mankato, Minn., led the sweep of the 500 free as well, touching in 4:52.83, with Abbey Kilgallon and Kate Sullivan finishing second and third.
The breaststroke duo of Kozelsky and Rachel Munson finished first and second in the 100 and 200 breast events. Kozelsky posted the fifth-fastest time in the nation this year in the 100, hitting the wall in 1:00.55, an NCAA "B" provisional qualifying time. Kozelsky later won the 200 in 2:14.00, the 16th fastest time in the country.
Padington won three events at the meet including the 100 free (50.87), 200 free (1:49.25) and the 400 IM (4.22.07). Tevyn Waddell took the 200 back in 1:58.34 while Abbey Kilgallon, fresh off of a Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, won the 1000 free for the second time this year, touching in 10:11.28.
Kristen Hayden brought home pair of second place finishes in the diving well for the Gophers. The junior finished second in the 3 meter with a score of 340.05 and the 1 meter with 293.25. Xiao Fu took third for Minnesota on the 1 meter with a final score of 290.15. All three scores exceeded NCAA Zone qualifying scores.
Next Up
Next on the schedule for Minnesota swim and dive is the ACC/B1G Swimming and Diving Challenge in West Lafayette, Ind., from Nov. 10 – 11. Select Gophers will travel to Indiana to take part in the challenge, swimming alongside their Big Ten competitors against the best of the ACC.
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