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No. 24 Gophers Settle for Split on Day One of The Dual Meet Tournament
10/17/2025 5:38:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
ATLANTA, GA. - The University of Minnesota swimming and diving programs kicked off the action at The Dual Meet Tournament this morning, settling for the split after falling to No. 20 Auburn 351-358 before bouncing back to take down George Washington University 581-208.
"We did a nice job today. It was tough dropping that first meet by only seven points, but we came back this afternoon and performed great. Looking forward to being in the competition pool on the swimming side tomorrow. This meet is a great opportunity for our divers and swimmers to experience the pool where NCAAs will be held in March!" - Director of Swimming and Diving, Kelly Kremer.
No. 24 Gophers (351) - No. 20 Auburn (358)
The Gophers tallied nine total first place finishes throughout 22 events to open the tournament against Auburn. Minnesota was led by Elna Widerstrom and Katie McCarthy, who both took away two individual wins throughout their morning slate.
Junior Ryan Slonac collected the Gopher's first win of the day in the 200 back with a time of 1:43.89, followed up by Jacob Johnson's 46.30 performance in the 100 fly two events later.
Minnesota would sweep the 500 free, with McCarthy collecting her first win of the day in the event with a time of 4:46.40 and Daniel Eichel collecting the win on the men's side with a time of 4:22.39.
The Gophers would also go on to sweep the 200 IM, with McCarthy collecting her second win of the day with a time of 1:58.91 and Alberto Hernandez collecting the win for the men with a time of 1:47.68 and his first individual win of the season.
Over in the diving well, Widerstrom topped the score sheet in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events with scores of 150.30 and 183.90 respectively. Drew Bennett helped Minnesota take the win in the men's 3-meter, achieving a score of 181.50 for the first place finish.
No. 24 Gophers (581) vs. George Washington University (208)
The Gophers collected first place finishes in 21 of the 22 total events to close out day one against George Washington University. McCarthy, Widerstrom, and Bennett all led Minnesota throughout meet two, collecting two individual wins each.
McCarthy took the gold in the 200 fly (1:58.44) and the 500 free (4:47.17). Widerstrom continued her dominance in the diving well, sweeping both the 1-meter and 3-meter events yet again with scores of 139.60 and 167.25 respectively. Bennett also swept both diving events on the men's side, collecting scores of 193.80 and 193.50 respectively.
Five swimmers for the Gophers collected their first individual wins of the season. Kamdyn Periat collected her win in the 100 back with a time of 54.63, followed up by Davide Harabagiu in the men's 100 back with a time of 48.05 and Grace Drabot in the 200 breast with a time 2:15.78. Minnesota swept the 50 free with Livi Wanner collecting the win in the women's race with a time of 22.34, and Omar Abdelwahab collecting the win in the men's race with a time of 20.56. Kayla Barr collected her first career collegiate individual win in the 200 IM, tallying a time of 2:02.67.
Up Next
The Gophers will face off against the winner of Georgia Tech vs. Army tomorrow morning for fifth place. The action is set to kick off at 7:30 AM (CT).