Sioux Falls, SD - The Coyote Extravaganza came to a close Saturday afternoon with the University of Sioux Falls Swimming team staying competitive against their DI opposition. The Cougars posted multiple top-3 finishes during the meet at the Midco Aquatic Center.

 

Inte Pas impressed once again as she held USF's lone victory at the meet for the second day in a row. Pas swam 2:21.79 in the 200 Yard Breaststroke to best 2nd place, Northern Iowa's Meghan Pallett, by nearly six seconds. Multiple other Cougar swimmers placed in the top-3 in their events including Ilinde du Plessis, Valerie Childs, and Sarah Knox.  

"It was a great weekend for racing.", said Head Coach Chris Hamstra, "It was another night swim into a morning swim opportunity to prepare us for our prelim finals meets."

Day two top finishes for USF in each event:

 

200 Yard Medley Relay

3rd - 1:49.72 - Domenica Solano, Pas, Lizzy Spaans, Ursula Demarquet

 

200 Yard Freestyle

3rd - 1:58.05 - du Plessis

 

50 Yard Freestyle

13th - 25.56 - Childs

 

100 Yard IM

2nd - 1:01.24 - Pas

 

200 Yard Butterfly

2nd - 2:11.10 - Childs

5th - 2:14.73 - Paulina Ruelas

 

100 Yard Freestyle

8th - 55.59 - Demarquet

 

200 Yard Backstroke

7th - 2:10.76 - Solano

 

500 Yard Freestyle

3rd - 5:20.75 - Sarah Knox


200 Yard Breaststroke
1st - 2:21.79 - Pas

400 Yard Freestyle Relay
4th - 3:39.40 - Demarquet, Solano, du Plessis, Childs
 

Team scores for day two:

SDSU 129 - USF 80

SCSU 118 - USF 95

USD 151 - USF 66

UST 107 - USF 101

UNI 146 - USF 68

 

The Cougars will be back in the pool for their next meet on November 18th for the Sioux Falls Invite. The three day event will be hosted by Augustana at the Midco Aquatic Center. Stay tuned to USFCougars.com for previews, updates, and results!