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Minnesota Sweeps Arizona State

The Golden Gophers began the 2014-15 season against Arizona State today in Tempe, Arizona. 

Women: Gophers 191, Sun Devils 101

Men: Gophers 181, Sun Devils 117

RELAY REPORT  
The Gopher women started the meet claiming both first and second place in the 400 medley relay. The relay team of Tori Simenec, Kierra Smith, Becca Weiland and Lauren Votava went a 3:43.40 for the gold. 

The Minnesota men grabbed second place in the 400 medley relay. Carl Newenhouse, Jakub Maly, Nick Orf and Paul Fair had the top Minnesota time of 3:21.99. The Gophers went 2-3-4 in the event. 

In the 400 free relay, the team of Blake Zeiger, Lauren Votava, Becca Weiland and Tori Simenec finished first with a time of 3:24.20 over Arizona State. 

The Gopher men finished second in the 400 free relay against the Sun Devils. Paul Fair, Carl Newenhouse, Ryan Miksch and Erick Huft finished with a time of 3:03.63. 

DIVE IN
Freshman Yu (Shelly) Zhou dominated on the three-meter totaling 337.50 points for first place. Lexi Tenenbaum followed with 274.88 points and Katy Etterman finished with 261.38 for the Gophers to go 1-2-3 in the three-meter event. 

Manny Pollard captured first for the men on the three-meter board with a total of 356.55 points. Sophomore Matt Barnard finished with a 337.13 for second. 

Sophomore Lexi Tenenbaum finished with 271.05 points for second place in one-meter diving. She was followed by rookie Yu Zhou who finished third with 268.20 points. 

The Gopher men took first, second and third on the one-meter board. Junior Manny Pollard took the most points for the men on the one-meter, finishing with a total of 327.08 points. Dylan Zoe finished second with 323.10 points, followed by sophomore  Matt Barnard with 317.33 points. Senior Garrett Larson took fifth. 

DISTANCE FREE 
In the 1000 freestyle, junior Samantha Harding took first with a time of 10:03.32. Freshman Brooke Lorentzen had a 10:09.77 for third place. 

Familiar-face CJ Smith claimed the gold in the 1000 free for the men. His time of 9:17.27 was nearly 30 seconds faster than ASU’s best, Juhan Hong. Logan Redondo finished with a 9:34.75 for the Gophers to go 1-2 in the event. 

Samantha Harding took first in the 500 free also, finishing with a time of 4:55.60.  

Similar to Harding, CJ Smith took home the gold in the 500 free in addition to his 1000 free win earlier in the day. Smith finished with a time of 4:33.51. Senior Brandon Hatanaka (4:38.27) and Logan Redondo (4:40.64) followed for the Gophers to finish 1-2-3 in the event. 

SPRINT FREE
Senior Becca Weiland placed first in the 50 free with a time of 23.12. Blake Zeiger was the next Gopher with a time of 23.90 for fourth place, followed by Abigail Raatz and Heidi Busack. 

NCAA relay team members and fellow sophomores Paul Fair and Ian Gordon had the top two Gopher times in the 50 free. Fair finished with a 21.05 for second place, Gordon with a 21.29 for fourth.

In the 100 free, junior Lauren Votava finished first with a time of 50.88. Senior Tori Simenec followed for second with a 51.64. 

Paul Fair sprinted his way to a 45.72 in the 100 free for first place. Ryan Miksch (46.51) and Erick Huft (47.45) followed for third and fourth place. 

In the 200 freestyle, junior Lauren Votava finished first with a time of 1:49.22. Sophomore Maddie Hoch (1:49.29) and Kiera Janzen (1:49.50) followed allowing Minnesota to go 1-2-3 in the event. 

BREASTSTROKE 
B1G Champion Kierra Smith took first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:03.11. The junior also claimed the gold in her best event, the 200 breast with a time of 2:12.66. 

Freshman Conner McHugh touched-out ASU for first with a time of 56.26. The rookie also took second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:03.44. Sophomore Jakub Maly (2:04.42) and Nick Hatanaka (2:04.89) followed for the Gophers to go 2-3-4 in the event. 

BACKSTROKE
Senior Tori Simenec placed first in the 100 back with a time of 56.53. Rookie Brooke Zeiger followed with a time of 57.00 for second. 

Carl Newenhouse finished first for the Gophers in the 100 back with a time of 50.76. Chris Johnson placed second with a time of 51.20. 

Freshman Brooke Zeiger went on to win the 200 back with a time of 1:59.52. 

Newenhouse picked up his second first-place finish in the 200 back, finishing with a time of 1:49.16. 

BUTTERFLY
Freshman Danielle Nack placed first in the 200 butterfly, finishing with a time of 2:01.48. Senior Devin Ste. Marie finished with a time of 2:03.18 for second. Breanne Siwicki (2:08.64) finished fourth. 

Sophomore Nick Orf out-touched ASU to finish first in the 200 fly with a time of 1:50.14. Andrew Hartbarger finished with a time of 1:50.67 for third, followed by Jakub Maly (1:51.09) for fourth. 

Danielle Nack picked up her second first-place finish in the 100 fly. The rookie finished with a time of 55.32. 

Nick Orf placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 50.43. Freshman Chase Bublitz finished with a time of 51.40 for fourth place. 

IM
The 200 IM, freshman Brooke Zeiger picked up her second first-place finish with a time of 2:01.86, nearly five seconds faster than the second-place finisher. 

Jakub Maly took home the gold in the 200 IM. The sophomore finished with a time of 1:51.88. 

KREMER’S NOTES 
We caught up with head coach Kelly Kremer at the end of the meet to get his opinion on the Gophers first meet of the season.

“The freshmen really stood out to me,” Kremer said. “Brooke Zeiger had an amazing start to her collegiate career with two first place finishes and a second place finish. Danielle Nack also finished first in both the 100 and 200 fly. Conner McHugh took the 100 breast and really put up a fight for his second place finish in the 200 breast. It was outstanding.” 

“The upperclassmen were amazing leaders today, it was great to see,” Kremer said. “The entire team was connecting - we couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season.” 

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