MANKATO, Minn. - The USF Swimming team put together a series of top performances in a double dual against Minnesota State Mankato and Jamestown University on Saturday. The Cougars split a pair of duals, with a win over Jamestown while narrowly falling to MSU despite a noteworthy day by multiple USF swimmers.
The USF 400 yard Medley Relay shined in Mankato with a final time of 3:58.52. That time, artfully crafted by
Paulina Ruelas,
Inte Pas,
Domenica Solano and
Ursula Demarquet, set a new pool record for the event.
Pas also shined on her own by improving her already highly ranked time in the 100 yard breaststroke. With a time of 1:04.50, she not only won by nearly three seconds but also improved on her time from last week by .47 of a second. Her new mark in this event ranks fourth in NCAA Division II this year.
"I loved the intensity we brought to this meet. Our ladies fought for every yard and every swim," said Head Coach
Chris Hamstra. "Walking away with a win against Jamestown, setting a pool record and winning 11 of 16 events against Mankato - we are very proud of what we accomplished this weekend."
Highlights from the Cougars:
1000 yard Freestyle-
Giulia Marcon, 2nd, 11:47.26
200 yard Freestyle-
Valerie Childs, 2nd, 1:58.31
100 yard Backstroke-
Illinde du Plessis, 1st, 58.74
Solano, 3rd, 1:00.39
200 yard Butterfly
Childs, 1st, 2:14.40
Ruelas, 2nd, 2:16.42
50 yard Freestyle
Demarquet, 1st, 24.73
200 yard Backstroke
du Plessis, 1st, 2:06.30
Ruelas, 3rd, 2:14.60
200 yard Breaststroke
Pas, 1st, 2:23.63
500 yard Freestyle
Sarah Knox, 2nd, 5:20.29
du Plessis, 3rd, 5:24.43
100 yard Butterfly
Solano, 1st, 59.34
Childs, 2nd, 59.43
200 Yard IM
Pas, 1st, 2:14.05
Ruelas, 3rd, 2:14.31
200 yard Freestyle Relay
Demarquet, du Plessis,
Elizabeth Spaans, Childs, 2nd, 1:39.35
Of Note --
Multi-event winners: Pas (4), du Plessis (2), Demarquet (2), Solano (2)
USF won 11 of 16 events against MSU and 11 of 16 against UJ.
The Cougars fell to MSU 141-152 but beat Jamestown 186-89.
The Cougars return home next week for a meet with Northern State. The Midco Aquatic Center will play host to the event which starts at 1:00pm on October 30th. USF will not host another meet until February when they host the 2022 NSIC Swimming and Diving Championships.
