SIOUX FALLS -- The University of Sioux Falls Swimming Team (8-1) is looking forward to another competitive weekend at the Midco Aquatic Center. The Cougars are competing in the Coyote Invite on Friday, Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) and Saturday Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls.
The Cougars are looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season last weekend against Nebraska-Omaha. Despite an 18-match winning streak, USF just missed the win against UNO, falling in a 150-144 decision last Saturday, Jan. 23.
At the Coyote Invite, hosted by the University of South Dakota, the competitions will be scored as dual meets. For live stats, go to this link. To see how the competition will stack up by event, click here for the heat sheets - day 1 & day 2.
Coach Hamstra proud of his team this season
Despite the loss at UNO and a season of uncertainity due to the CoVID-19 pandemic, the University of Sioux Falls Swimming Team Head Coach, Chris Hamstra, is proud of his team 8-1 dual mark and looking forward to this weekend's competition.
"We have had a number of solid performances and that will build momentum moving forward," said Hamstra. "I continue to be impressed by the senior leadership plus the resilience and focus across the roster."
One of those seniors, Jenna Krahn of Johnston, IA, is an All-American and two-time NSIC Swimmer of the Week. She is looking to lead the Cougars into another big weekend. Last weekend against UNO, Krahn won four titles, including three individual titles and a second place relay finish which enabled her to pick up the NSIC Swimmer of the Week honor. Along with All-Americans Chantal Kasch and Elizabeth Spaans, as well as the seniors and a talented underclass core, USF is poised for another solid weekend.
The Cougars have 20 swimmers on their squad who have placed in the top three in at least one event this season, including Krahn, who has 13 titles on the season so far.
Individual Top Three Placings for the 2021 Season So Far
Giovanna Bario
- 1st place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 3rd place - 100 back vs Augie
Chantal Kasch (9 titles - 5 individual, 4 relays)
- 1st place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 1st place - 100 breaststroke @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 breaststroke @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 200 IM vs Augie
- 1st place - 100 breaststroke vs Augie
- 1st place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 breaststroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 100 breaststroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 100 breast @ UNO
- 1st place - 200 breast @ UNO
- 3rd place - 400 IM @ UNO
Domenica Solano (10 titles - 6 individual - four relays)
- 1st place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 2nd place - 200 freestyle @ NSU
- 1st place - 100 butterfly @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ NSU
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 1st place - 100 back vs Augie
- 1st place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 1st place - 200 backstroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 100 IM vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 100 backstroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 100 back @ UNO
- 2nd place - 200 back @ UNO
- 1st place - 100 fly @ UNO
Ursula Demarquet (2 titles both relays)
- 1st place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 2nd place - 50 free @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 2nd place - 50 free vs Augie
- 2nd place - 100 free vs Augie
- 3rd place - 50 free vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
Elizabeth Spaans (5 titles - 3 relays - 2 individual
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 1st place - 100 back @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 back @ NSU
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 1st place - 200 IM vs Augie
- 2nd place - 100 breaststroke vs Augie
- 1st place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 backstroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 backstroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
Abigail Ford
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 2nd place - 500 free vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 100 breaststroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place 1000 free @ UNO
Valerie Childs (9 titles - 5 individual - four relays)
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 butterfly @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ NSU
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 1st place - 200 free vs Augie
- 1st place - 100 butterfly vs Augie
- 1st place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 100 butterfly vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 butterfly vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 200 fly @ UNO
- 1st place - 500 free @ UNO
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ UNO
Jenna Krahn (13 titles - 8 individual - 5 relays)
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ NSU
- 1st place - 50 free @ NSU
- 1st place - 100 free @ NSU
- 1st place - 50 free vs Augie
- 1st place - 100 free vs Augie
- 1st place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 1st place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 50 free vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 100 free vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ UNO
- 1st place - 200 free @ UNO
- 1st place - 50 free @ UNO
- 1st place - 100 free @ UNO
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ UNO
Nina Groene (one title)
- 1st place - 1000 freestyle @ NSU
- 2nd place - 1000 free vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 free relay vs Augie
Alex Sanchez-Clark
- 2nd place - 1000 freestyle @ NSU
Kaylee Tringali (2 titles - one individual - one relay)
- 1st place - 200 freestyle @ NSU
- 1st place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 200 free vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 200 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 200 free @ UNO
Evelyn VanDeMark (two titles - one relay - one individual)
- 3rd place - 200 freestyle @ NSU
- 1st place - 500 free @ NSU
- 3rd place - 1000 free vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 500 free vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
Ilinde du Plessis (3 titles - one relay)
- 3rd place - 100 back @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 2nd place - 100 back vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 100 backstroke vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 1st place - 1000 free @ UNO
- 1st place - 200 back @ UNO
Jaidyn Nelson
- 3rd place - 100 breaststroke @ NSU
Paulina Ruelas (one title - one individual)
- 2nd place - 200 butterfly @ NSU
- 1st place - 200 IM @ NSU
- 2nd place - 200 IM vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 IM vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 200 butterfly vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 800 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ UNO
- 2nd place - 200 fly @ UNO
- 2nd place - 500 free @ UNO
Tori Bailey (one title - one relay)
- 3rd place - 50 free @ NSU
- 1st place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 200 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ UNO
- 3rd place - 50 free @ UNO
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ UNO
Sydnie Saddoris
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ NSU
- 3rd place - 200 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay @ UNO
Giulia Fazza Marcon (one title - one relay)
- 1st place - 200 free relay @ NSU
- 2nd place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 free relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 200 free relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
Emily Solarski (one title - one relay)
- 1st place - 200 medley relay vs Augie
- 3rd place - 100 butterfly vs Augie
Makenzy Kennedy
- 2nd place - 100 butterfly vs Augie
- 3rd place - 400 medley relay vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 3rd place - 100 IM vs AU, NSU, UMary
- 2nd place - 100 fly @ UNO
- 2nd place - 400 IM @ UNO
Burke Henderson
The Coyote Invite this weekend will conclude the Cougar's regular season, leaving just the NSIC Conference Championships and the NCAA Championships left for the season. The NSIC Conference Championships are set for Feb. 10 - Feb. 13 in Fargo, ND, while the NCAA Championships are set for Mar. 17 - Mar. 20 in Birmingham, AL.
