Omaha Press Release
The Omaha swimming & diving team closed out the regular season Saturday afternoon, taking down conference foe South Dakota in a dual meet, 158.5-141.5, at the DakotaDome Pool.
Omaha got off to a sluggish start, as the Mavericks recorded just one win in the first seven events. Sophomore Kylie Vermeire claimed the 800 free victory with a time of 9:18.81.
Senior Morgan Stepp then took over the meet starting in the 200 fly, recording the individual win with a time of 2:22.23. She later swam to victories in the 200 breast (2:41.78) and the 400 IM (5:02.20) to pace Omaha the rest of the way.
Juniors Cassie Jahn and Olivia McLain added individual victories, helping pad Omaha’s decisive second-half performance. Jahn raced to first place in the 100 free (1:00.40), while McLain grinded out the win the 100 fly (1:05.33).
Vermeire followed suit in the second half of the race, as the Marshall, Minn., product claimed her second individual victory of the afternoon in the 400 free (4:32.27).
Omaha heads to the Summit League Championships Feb. 15-18 in Indianapolis, Ind. Qualified swimmers will compete at IU Natatorium for a chance to advance to the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.
South Dakota Press Release
The South Dakota women’s swimming and diving team hosted Summit League opponent Omaha in the Coyotes last home dual of the season Saturday afternoon in the DakotaDome pool. The Omaha Mavericks came away with the victory with a score of 158.5 to 141.5.
Senior diver Greysen Hertting swept both diving events as she scored 289.30 points on the one-meter dive and 300.00 on the three-meter.
For the swimming portion, the Coyotes won a total of six events. USD was led by freshman Sabrina Sabadeanu as she claimed two individual victories and was part of a relay team for a third win. In the 100-meter backstroke, Sabadeanu touched in first with a final time of one minute and 5.15 seconds. She continued her winning ways in the 200-meter back and won the event with a time of 2:20.99. Sabadeanu combined with sophomores Abby Hollub, Hannah Gupton and Theresa Godlewski to win the 200-meter medley relay with 2:01.49.
Godlewski added an individual win as she claimed the 50-meter free with a time of 27.89. Senior Sam Schutt took the 200-meter freestyle event with 2:10.24 and junior Kassidie Cornell won the 100-meter breast with a time of 1:15.85.
