University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 27
5:00 PM
University of Minnesota
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St. Thomas
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Gophers Sweep Tommies, Jackrabbits on Senior Day
10/27/2023 9:25:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota men's and women's swim and dive teams took care of business on Friday night, sweeping St. Thomas and South Dakota State at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Prior to the event, the Gophers honored their 16 seniors for their contributions to the program.
The No. 24-ranked women's team took down St. Thomas 246-53 and SDSU 243-57, while the men's team beat the Tommies 245-55 and the Jackrabbits 230-68.
With many swimmers competing in events outside of their regular meet load, the Gophers were still able to come away victorious in all but one of the 32 events, including sweeping 16. The women had victories from nine different individuals, while 10 men contributed wins.
The women were once again paced by senior Megan Van Berkom, who finished first in the 200 free (1:49.71), 100 breast (1:02.39) and 100 fly (55.17). Grace Drabot added a pair of top-finishes of her own in the 1000 free (10:25.43) and 200 IM (2:05.71).
The other women's victories came from Ava Yablonski (100 back, 56.43), Faith Johnson (200 fly, 2:04.06), Mina Kaljevic (50 free, 23.35), Hannah Cornish (100 free, 50.58), Katie McCarthy (200 back, 2:01.19), Ava Gustafson (200 breast, 2:20.82) and Jade Roghair (500 free, 5:01.01).
In the diving well, Megan Phillip took the top spot in the 1-meter with a score of 299.50, making it her highest-scoring dive of the season, while Vivi Del Angel won the 3-meter with a 353.25, which is good for the highest score of any Gopher so far this season in the event.
Freshman Ian Steffen led the Gopher men with two individual victories. He took the crown in the 100 back (50.00) and 100 fly (49.53).
Other Minnesota wins came from Kaiser Neverman (200 IM, 1:51.48), Jackson Brown (500 free, 4:37.39), William Christenson (1000 free, 9:20.39), Lovro Serdarevic (200 free, 1:40.28), Grant Wodny (200 fly, 1:51.29), Davide Harabagiu (50 free, 20.46), Omar Abdelwahab (100 free, 45.96), Ryan Slonac (200 back, 1:47.93) and Neil Simpson (200 breast, 2:03.63).
YuTong Wang secured wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives for the second time this season with scores of 378.55 and 393.85, respectively. Drew Bennett had another solid performance, scoring 330.65 on the 1-meter and 368.60 in the 3-meter.
The Minnesota men and women placed first in all four of the relays, sweeping three categories. The women's team of Yablonski, Goodno, Thomas and Jongman won the 200 medley relay (1:43.91), while the team of Mina Kaljevic, Roghair, Johnson and Fiona O'Connor won the 400 free relay (3:30.62). The men's team of Casey Stowe, Joe Rudd, Neverman and Serdarevic grabbed the win in the 200 medley relay (1:29.65) with the team of Tyler Hansen, Serdarevic, Connor Groya and Abdelwahab took the 400 free relay (3:02.37).
The Gophers return home next week for Big Ten action against Wisconsin. Minnesota will host its annual "Pack the Pool" event for fans. The event will consist of free t-shirts for the first 100 fans, free Dominos pizza for current UMN students and other student giveaways throughout the meet. Action is set to begin at 5 p.m. Live results can be found on GopherSports.com and the Meet Mobile app with streaming available on Big Ten+.
Prior to the event, the Gophers honored their 16 seniors for their contributions to the program.
The No. 24-ranked women's team took down St. Thomas 246-53 and SDSU 243-57, while the men's team beat the Tommies 245-55 and the Jackrabbits 230-68.
With many swimmers competing in events outside of their regular meet load, the Gophers were still able to come away victorious in all but one of the 32 events, including sweeping 16. The women had victories from nine different individuals, while 10 men contributed wins.
The women were once again paced by senior Megan Van Berkom, who finished first in the 200 free (1:49.71), 100 breast (1:02.39) and 100 fly (55.17). Grace Drabot added a pair of top-finishes of her own in the 1000 free (10:25.43) and 200 IM (2:05.71).
The other women's victories came from Ava Yablonski (100 back, 56.43), Faith Johnson (200 fly, 2:04.06), Mina Kaljevic (50 free, 23.35), Hannah Cornish (100 free, 50.58), Katie McCarthy (200 back, 2:01.19), Ava Gustafson (200 breast, 2:20.82) and Jade Roghair (500 free, 5:01.01).
In the diving well, Megan Phillip took the top spot in the 1-meter with a score of 299.50, making it her highest-scoring dive of the season, while Vivi Del Angel won the 3-meter with a 353.25, which is good for the highest score of any Gopher so far this season in the event.
Freshman Ian Steffen led the Gopher men with two individual victories. He took the crown in the 100 back (50.00) and 100 fly (49.53).
Other Minnesota wins came from Kaiser Neverman (200 IM, 1:51.48), Jackson Brown (500 free, 4:37.39), William Christenson (1000 free, 9:20.39), Lovro Serdarevic (200 free, 1:40.28), Grant Wodny (200 fly, 1:51.29), Davide Harabagiu (50 free, 20.46), Omar Abdelwahab (100 free, 45.96), Ryan Slonac (200 back, 1:47.93) and Neil Simpson (200 breast, 2:03.63).
YuTong Wang secured wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives for the second time this season with scores of 378.55 and 393.85, respectively. Drew Bennett had another solid performance, scoring 330.65 on the 1-meter and 368.60 in the 3-meter.
The Minnesota men and women placed first in all four of the relays, sweeping three categories. The women's team of Yablonski, Goodno, Thomas and Jongman won the 200 medley relay (1:43.91), while the team of Mina Kaljevic, Roghair, Johnson and Fiona O'Connor won the 400 free relay (3:30.62). The men's team of Casey Stowe, Joe Rudd, Neverman and Serdarevic grabbed the win in the 200 medley relay (1:29.65) with the team of Tyler Hansen, Serdarevic, Connor Groya and Abdelwahab took the 400 free relay (3:02.37).
The Gophers return home next week for Big Ten action against Wisconsin. Minnesota will host its annual "Pack the Pool" event for fans. The event will consist of free t-shirts for the first 100 fans, free Dominos pizza for current UMN students and other student giveaways throughout the meet. Action is set to begin at 5 p.m. Live results can be found on GopherSports.com and the Meet Mobile app with streaming available on Big Ten+.
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