Sioux Falls, SD - Day one of the Coyote Extravaganza came to a close on Friday with the University of Sioux Falls Swimming team posting multiple times that kept pace with their DI opponents. The Midco Aquatic Center will host the final day of the meet tomorrow at 10:15am.
The Cougars faced multiple high caliber teams during day one of the Coyote Extravaganza but still recorded several top finishes. Inte Pas secured USF's lone event victory with her time of 1:05.11 in the 100 Yard Breaststroke that missed the NCAA B standard time by just over a second. Valerie Childs placed second in both the 200 Yard Freestyle and the 100 Yard Freestyle while USF's 400 Yard Medley Relay squad took second with a time of 3:54.61.
Top USF times for each event:
400 Yard Medley Relay
2nd - 3:54.61 - Elizabeth Spaans, Inte Pas, Domenica Solano, Valerie Childs
1000 Yard Freestyle
3rd - 10:56.42 - Ilinde du Plessis
200 Yard Freestyle
2nd - 1:56.43 - Childs
50 Yard Freestyle
5th - 24.78 - Ursula Demarquet
400 Yard IM
4th - 4:44.49 - Pas
6th - 4:48.74 - Sarah Knox
100 Yard Butterfly
9th - 1:00.34 - Paulina Ruelas
100 Yard Freestyle
2nd - 54.01 - Childs
100 Yard Backstroke
9th - 1:00.07 - du Plessis
10th - 1:00.27 - Solano
500 Yard Freestyle
21st - 5:47.58 - Giulia Fazza Marcon
100 Yard Breaststroke
1st - 1:05.11 - Pas
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
5th - 1:41.02 - Demarquet, Ruelas, du Plessis, Spaans
Team scores:
University of Sioux Falls 108.50 - University of St. Thomas 108.50
St. Cloud State 126 - University of Sioux Falls 93
University of Northern Iowa 149 - University of Sioux Falls 70
South Dakota State University 124 - University of Sioux Falls 89
University of South Dakota 145 - University of Sioux Falls 75