University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 11
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
6:00 PM
University of Minnesota
116.5
vs
178.5
University of Florida
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Gophers Fall to Gators in Season Opener
10/11/2019 9:18:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota swimming and diving teams fell in their first dual of the season Friday at home against the Florida Gators. Several Gopher newcomers posted personal best times despite Minnesota's losing effort against their highly ranked SEC foes.
Friday night's dual also served as Minnesota's senior meet. Prior to the start of the dual, seniors Lindsey Kozelsky, Jeremy Moser, Tuomas Pokkinen, Madison Preiss, Nick Saulnier, Matthew Thomas, Justin Torres, Tevyn Waddell and Katherine Wagner were celebrated by the home crowd.
Women | Gophers 97 – Gators 202
Fitting of the night's festivities, Kozelsky turned in a strong showing against some fast Gator swimmers. Kozelsky took first in two events for the Gophers, winning both the 100 breast and 200 breast with respective times of 1:00.50 and 2:12.83.
Led by Kozelsky, the Gophers swam to an impressive one-two finish in the 100 breast, as freshman Grace Bennin placed second by touching in 1:03.50.
Freshman Jordan McGinty also produced a quality debut performance for the U, winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.85.
In addition to Bennin, two additional Minnesota newcomers notched personal best times on the women's side. Plymouth, Minn. native Grace Wollschlager swam the 200 fly in 2:06.00, while Rachel Butler touched the wall in 2:21.57 in the 200 breast.
In the diving well, freshman Jaclynn Fowler placed third in the one-meter dive, securing a score of 268.20. In the three-meter, another newcomer earned the top spot for the Gophers in Jae Sarkis, who finished second overall in the event with a 286.73 score.
Men | Gophers 116.5 – Gators 178.5
Although the Gophers came up short, the Maroon and Gold enjoyed some promising signs on Friday night. Freshman Isaac Barrera recorded a personal best time in the 200 fly, finishing the event in 1:56.40.
Minnesota also enjoyed a plethora of runner-up finishes. Junior Tim Sates touched second with a 1:37.93 time in the 200 free, while Thomas put a stamp on his senior night with a runner-up finish of 1:49.37 in the 200 fly.
Freshman Gavin Olson had a coming out party of sorts for the Gophers, finishing second in both the 100 back (48.71) and 200 back (1:47.67). Olson also turned in the only first place finish of the night on the men's side, touching in 1:51.28 in the 200 IM.
Also for the U, junior Eitan Yudashkin finished second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.07.
The Gopher men performed admirably in the diving well, as Jake Butler, Aiden Werner and Maxim Royzen swept the three-meter dive. Butler also claimed the top spot in the one-meter with a 331.65 score, finishing alongside teammate Duncan Lester, who came in third with a score of 306.15.
Notables
Three different Minnesota freshmen swam to new personal best times in the dual in Butler (200 breast), Wollschlager (200 fly) and Barrera (200 fly).
Quotable
"I could not be more proud of our student-athletes and staff," said head coach Kelly Kremer. "Everyone fought from start to finish. Florida is a very good team on both sides and they provided a great challenge to start our year. We will look forward to getting ready for Florida State next week."
Up Next:
The Gophers will travel to Florida State University next Saturday, Oct. 19 for their first road dual of the season.
Friday night's dual also served as Minnesota's senior meet. Prior to the start of the dual, seniors Lindsey Kozelsky, Jeremy Moser, Tuomas Pokkinen, Madison Preiss, Nick Saulnier, Matthew Thomas, Justin Torres, Tevyn Waddell and Katherine Wagner were celebrated by the home crowd.
Women | Gophers 97 – Gators 202
Fitting of the night's festivities, Kozelsky turned in a strong showing against some fast Gator swimmers. Kozelsky took first in two events for the Gophers, winning both the 100 breast and 200 breast with respective times of 1:00.50 and 2:12.83.
Led by Kozelsky, the Gophers swam to an impressive one-two finish in the 100 breast, as freshman Grace Bennin placed second by touching in 1:03.50.
Freshman Jordan McGinty also produced a quality debut performance for the U, winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.85.
In addition to Bennin, two additional Minnesota newcomers notched personal best times on the women's side. Plymouth, Minn. native Grace Wollschlager swam the 200 fly in 2:06.00, while Rachel Butler touched the wall in 2:21.57 in the 200 breast.
In the diving well, freshman Jaclynn Fowler placed third in the one-meter dive, securing a score of 268.20. In the three-meter, another newcomer earned the top spot for the Gophers in Jae Sarkis, who finished second overall in the event with a 286.73 score.
Men | Gophers 116.5 – Gators 178.5
Although the Gophers came up short, the Maroon and Gold enjoyed some promising signs on Friday night. Freshman Isaac Barrera recorded a personal best time in the 200 fly, finishing the event in 1:56.40.
Minnesota also enjoyed a plethora of runner-up finishes. Junior Tim Sates touched second with a 1:37.93 time in the 200 free, while Thomas put a stamp on his senior night with a runner-up finish of 1:49.37 in the 200 fly.
Freshman Gavin Olson had a coming out party of sorts for the Gophers, finishing second in both the 100 back (48.71) and 200 back (1:47.67). Olson also turned in the only first place finish of the night on the men's side, touching in 1:51.28 in the 200 IM.
Also for the U, junior Eitan Yudashkin finished second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.07.
The Gopher men performed admirably in the diving well, as Jake Butler, Aiden Werner and Maxim Royzen swept the three-meter dive. Butler also claimed the top spot in the one-meter with a 331.65 score, finishing alongside teammate Duncan Lester, who came in third with a score of 306.15.
Notables
Three different Minnesota freshmen swam to new personal best times in the dual in Butler (200 breast), Wollschlager (200 fly) and Barrera (200 fly).
Quotable
"I could not be more proud of our student-athletes and staff," said head coach Kelly Kremer. "Everyone fought from start to finish. Florida is a very good team on both sides and they provided a great challenge to start our year. We will look forward to getting ready for Florida State next week."
Up Next:
The Gophers will travel to Florida State University next Saturday, Oct. 19 for their first road dual of the season.
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