University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Madison, WI
1:00 PM
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gopher Women Take Down Purdue to Highlight Season-Opening Tri-Dual
1/23/2021 6:24:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota swimming & diving program opened their 2020-21 season on Saturday, with the women splitting the tri-dual while the men fell to both Wisconsin (135-165) and Purdue (124-176). On the other side, the women defeated Purdue (173-127), but were unable to take down the Badgers (133-163).
"After almost 11 months without racing in the pool or competing on the boards, it was simply great to see our student-athletes have the opportunity to be a team today and do what they love," said head coach Kelly Kremer. "We are all over the map right now in terms of level of preparedness, but at least we have a starting point and a meet under our belt. Back to work on Monday!"
Women | Gophers 133 – Badgers 163 | Gophers 173 – Boilermakers 127
The Gopher women started off the 2020-21 campaign with a bang, as the team of Emily Cook, Emma Lezer, Emma Linscott and Olivia Bloomer won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.36, effectively setting a new pool record at Soderholm Family Aquatic Center.
It was an excellent day overall for Lezer, as the sophomore also hauled in a pair of individual victories and NCAA 'B' cuts by claiming the top spot in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.63) and 200 breast (2:13.85). Finishing fifth in the 200 breast alongside Lezer, Butler notched a new personal best time of 2:18.04.
Cook made sure her presence was felt in the individual backstroke events as well, finishing second (54.02) in the 100 and third (1:58.07) in the 200.
Making her college debut, freshman Indy Jongman sped her way to first place finish in the 50 freestyle, touching in 22.98. Jongman led the Gophers to a one-four-five finish in the event, as Maggie Summit and Bloomer claimed fourth and fifth to round out the scoring. Jongman rounded out her day with a second place finish in the 100 free (49.78).
In the 200 free, Minnesota claimed two of the top three spots, as Jordan McGinty (1:48.38) and Rachel Butler (1:50.77) finished second and third, respectively.
The relay team of Jongman, McGinty, Pyper Doo and Bloomer finished the Gophers' afternoon with a win in the 400 freestyle relay, touching in 3:21.22.
In the diving well, redshirt senior Sarah Bacon picked up right where she left off in 2019, securing gold in both the one-meter (349.15) and three-meter (369.60) springboard events.
Men | Gophers 135 – Badgers 165 | Gophers 124 – Boilermakers 176
On the men's side, Minnesota's first event win of 2021 came from freshman Sawyer Grimes, who claimed first place in the 1000 freestyle by touching the wall in 9:03.21. The 1000 free also saw fellow freshmen Chris Nagy (9:18.22) and William Christenson (9:20.55) set new personal best times in their collegiate debuts, with the former scoring points for the U via a fourth place result.
In the breaststroke events, Max McHugh continued his streak of Big Ten dominance with a pair of convincing victories in the 100 breast (50.63) and 200 breast (1:53.78). McHugh's mark in the 100 breast represents the fastest time in the nation so far this season, as the junior wasted no time in topping his nation-leading time from the 2019-20 campaign (50.67).
Joining McHugh in top-three seeding in the 200 was senior captain Eitan Yudashkin, who's time of 2:00.16 earned him a third place finish in the event.
Redshirt freshman Lucas Farrar made a strong impact for the Gophers in the sprint freestyle events, scoring points for the Maroon and Gold in both the 50 (20.14) and 100 (45.25) freestyle events. His time in the 50 earned him a third place finish in the event.
Elsewhere, it was a day filled with signature performances from other Gophers making their debuts in Maroon & Gold. In addition to Grimes, freshman Kaiser Neverman brought home a first place finish for Minnesota by winning the 200 butterfly in an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:46.59.
Freshman Cameron Linder swam his way to personal best times in the 200 free (1:43.87) and 200 back (1:49.99). Grimes shined in the 200 back as well, posting a personal best time of his own (1:45.79). Overall, it was a strong debut showing for Grimes, who also claimed second in the 200 back (1:45.79) and third in the 500 free (4:28.20).
The Gophers finished the night strong with a second place finish in the final relay event of the night, as the crew of McHugh, Neverman, Farrar, and senior captain Tom Donker touched in a time of 2:58.96.
In the diving well, sophomore Jake Butler paced the Maroon & Gold by placing second in the three-meter springboard and third in the one-meter springboard, with 377.65 and 348.10 points respectively. Efforts from junior Ryan Phillip (314.10) and senior Duncan Lester (306.90) secured a three-four-five finish for the Maroon and Gold in the latter event.
Up Next
The Gophers will have next weekend off before hosting their only meet of dual season against Iowa and Nebraska on Saturday, Feb. 6.
"After almost 11 months without racing in the pool or competing on the boards, it was simply great to see our student-athletes have the opportunity to be a team today and do what they love," said head coach Kelly Kremer. "We are all over the map right now in terms of level of preparedness, but at least we have a starting point and a meet under our belt. Back to work on Monday!"
Women | Gophers 133 – Badgers 163 | Gophers 173 – Boilermakers 127
The Gopher women started off the 2020-21 campaign with a bang, as the team of Emily Cook, Emma Lezer, Emma Linscott and Olivia Bloomer won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.36, effectively setting a new pool record at Soderholm Family Aquatic Center.
It was an excellent day overall for Lezer, as the sophomore also hauled in a pair of individual victories and NCAA 'B' cuts by claiming the top spot in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.63) and 200 breast (2:13.85). Finishing fifth in the 200 breast alongside Lezer, Butler notched a new personal best time of 2:18.04.
Cook made sure her presence was felt in the individual backstroke events as well, finishing second (54.02) in the 100 and third (1:58.07) in the 200.
Making her college debut, freshman Indy Jongman sped her way to first place finish in the 50 freestyle, touching in 22.98. Jongman led the Gophers to a one-four-five finish in the event, as Maggie Summit and Bloomer claimed fourth and fifth to round out the scoring. Jongman rounded out her day with a second place finish in the 100 free (49.78).
In the 200 free, Minnesota claimed two of the top three spots, as Jordan McGinty (1:48.38) and Rachel Butler (1:50.77) finished second and third, respectively.
The relay team of Jongman, McGinty, Pyper Doo and Bloomer finished the Gophers' afternoon with a win in the 400 freestyle relay, touching in 3:21.22.
In the diving well, redshirt senior Sarah Bacon picked up right where she left off in 2019, securing gold in both the one-meter (349.15) and three-meter (369.60) springboard events.
Men | Gophers 135 – Badgers 165 | Gophers 124 – Boilermakers 176
On the men's side, Minnesota's first event win of 2021 came from freshman Sawyer Grimes, who claimed first place in the 1000 freestyle by touching the wall in 9:03.21. The 1000 free also saw fellow freshmen Chris Nagy (9:18.22) and William Christenson (9:20.55) set new personal best times in their collegiate debuts, with the former scoring points for the U via a fourth place result.
In the breaststroke events, Max McHugh continued his streak of Big Ten dominance with a pair of convincing victories in the 100 breast (50.63) and 200 breast (1:53.78). McHugh's mark in the 100 breast represents the fastest time in the nation so far this season, as the junior wasted no time in topping his nation-leading time from the 2019-20 campaign (50.67).
Joining McHugh in top-three seeding in the 200 was senior captain Eitan Yudashkin, who's time of 2:00.16 earned him a third place finish in the event.
Redshirt freshman Lucas Farrar made a strong impact for the Gophers in the sprint freestyle events, scoring points for the Maroon and Gold in both the 50 (20.14) and 100 (45.25) freestyle events. His time in the 50 earned him a third place finish in the event.
Elsewhere, it was a day filled with signature performances from other Gophers making their debuts in Maroon & Gold. In addition to Grimes, freshman Kaiser Neverman brought home a first place finish for Minnesota by winning the 200 butterfly in an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:46.59.
Freshman Cameron Linder swam his way to personal best times in the 200 free (1:43.87) and 200 back (1:49.99). Grimes shined in the 200 back as well, posting a personal best time of his own (1:45.79). Overall, it was a strong debut showing for Grimes, who also claimed second in the 200 back (1:45.79) and third in the 500 free (4:28.20).
The Gophers finished the night strong with a second place finish in the final relay event of the night, as the crew of McHugh, Neverman, Farrar, and senior captain Tom Donker touched in a time of 2:58.96.
In the diving well, sophomore Jake Butler paced the Maroon & Gold by placing second in the three-meter springboard and third in the one-meter springboard, with 377.65 and 348.10 points respectively. Efforts from junior Ryan Phillip (314.10) and senior Duncan Lester (306.90) secured a three-four-five finish for the Maroon and Gold in the latter event.
Up Next
The Gophers will have next weekend off before hosting their only meet of dual season against Iowa and Nebraska on Saturday, Feb. 6.
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