MSU-Moorhead
Big days from senior Emily Pascavis, sophomore Erin Sullivan and freshman Taylor Beynon helped the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team claim the title at the Grace Goblrisch Invitational hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday. MSUM finished with 1,200 points to claim the title by 200 over Gustavus.
"Our goals this weekend to win the majority of the relays on Friday and the entire meet on Saturday," MSUM head coach Todd Peters said. "Gustavus was the MIAC women's champion last season so it shows how far our program has developed that we are able to handily beat them."
Pascavis won both diving events in impressive fashion. She broke the school record and earned a national pre-qualifying score of 271.40 to win the 1-meter diving. She scored 259.30 on the three-meter and claimed the victory as well.
Sullivan won three events. She won the 100 back in 58.70, with teammate Madison Kuznia second in 1:01.56 and senior Annika Bordak third in 1:01.67. Sullivan completed a sweep of the backstroke events with a win in the 200 back in 2:10.78, with Kuznia third at 2:16.12. Sullivan's third win came in the 100 butterfly, which she won in 1:00.35, with Bordak second in 1:01.06.
Beynon also won two events. She won the 400 IM in 4:43.32 and also won the 200 IM in 2:16.41. Beynon was second in the 1,650 free in 18:46.83.
Senior Woods won the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.80, edging freshman teammate Erin Fons, who was second in 1:08.96. Fons won the 200 breaststroke in 2:29.38 with Woods second in 2:29.88.
Freshman Sami DuVal won the 200 fly in 2:17.07 with freshman Natalie Kampa second in 2:23.42.
MSUM fared well in the relays, taking four of the top seven spots in the 200 medley. MSUM's 200 medley 'A' relay won in 1:49.01. That consisted of Sullivan, Woods, Kampa and junior Ashley Higgins. Taking third was the 'B' relay of Kuznia, Fons, DuVal and junior Amber Helgoe, which swam a time of 1:51.87.
The Dragons had four of the top six in the 200 free relay, led by their 'A' team, which was second in 1:41.07. That consisted of Higgins, Bordak, Woods and Helgoe. The 'B' relay was third in 1:45.61, with freshman Linnaya Luoma, senior Viviane Nagasaki, freshman Linnea Johnson and Fons teaming up for that finish. MSUM also took three of the top five spots in the 400 free relay, led by the 'A' team in Helgoe, Bordak, Kampa and Sullivan, which was second in 3:41.94.
Kampa was second in the 200 free in 2:02.00 Higgins was second in the 50 free in 25.24 and third in the 100 free in 56.32. Engbring was third in the 500 free in 5:33.69.
