By: Madie Brink
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. - USF Swimming opened their season on the road in a dual setting against the Golden Bears of Concordia-St. Paul. The Cougars swam away with a 150-144 win over the Bears to give head coach Rickey Perkins his first win at the helm of the program.
Sioux Falls is returning home with nine first place finishes led by Charolette Gibbs, Inte Pas, Isabella Perkins, Phini Schneider and the 200 Yard Medley Relay team.
RELAY RESULTS
1st – 200 Yard Medley (A) with a time of 1:49.93.
Team Members: Isabella Perkins, Inte Pas, Phini Schneider & Charlotte Gibbs
2nd – 200 Yard Freestyle (B) with a time of 1:46.95.
Team Members: Weronika Mrozek, Alessia Moro, Irene Paris & Savana Watts
3rd – 200 Yard Medley (B) with a time of 1:53.91.
Team Members: Phoebe Mosley, Inn She Yap, Emily Groom & Madelyn Buck
5th – 200 Yard Medley (C) with a time of 1:55.88.
Team Members: Savana Watts, Emily Aten, Irene Paris & Natalia Escalante
5th – 200 Yard Freestyle (C) with a time of 1:51.86
Team Members: Natalia Escalante, Valentina Brunelli, Kylie Cottrell & Sarah Knox
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Emily Aten
2nd – 200 Yard IM @ 2:16.43
6th – 50 Yard Breaststroke @ 32.94
6th – 100 Yard Breaststroke @ 1:12.50
Valentina Brunelli
4th – 200 Yard Freestyle @ 2:03.97
5th – 500 Yard Freestyle @ 5:28.34
Madelyn Buck
3rd – 50 Yard Freestyle @ 25.81
5th – 100 Yard Freestyle @ 57.84
Kylie Cottrell
5th – 200 Yard Freestyle @ 2:04.93
6th – 50 Yard Freestyle @ 27.38
7th – 100 Yard Freestyle @ 1:07.88
Natalia Escalante
6th – 200 Yard Freestyle @ 2:06.37
6th – 100 Yard Freestyle @ 58.66
Charlotte Gibbs
1st – 200 Yard Freestyle @ 1:55.10
1st – 100 Yard Freestyle @ 53.50
Emily Groom
2nd – 50 Yard Butterfly @ 27.25
4th – 100 Yard Butterfly @ 1:01.75
Sarah Knox
2nd – 1000 Yard Freestyle @ 10:48.75
4th – 500 Yard Freestyle @ 5:26.75
Alessia Moro
2nd – 500 Yard Freestyle @ 5:21.09
4th – 1000 Yard Freestyle @ 11:08.63
Phoebe Mosley
3rd – 100 Yard Backstroke @ 1:03.12
3rd – 200 Yard IM @ 2:17.87
4th – 50 Yard Backstroke @ 29.63
Weronika Mrozek
3rd – 500 Yard Freestyle @ 5:24.63
3rd – 1000 Yard Freestyle @ 11:02.50
Irene Paris
2nd – 100 Yard Butterfly @ 1:00.50
3rd – 50 Yard Butterfly @ 27.59
Inte Pas
1st – 50 Yard Breaststroke @ 31.56
1st – 100 Yard Breaststroke @ 1:09.16
6th – 200 Yard IM @ 2:20.12
Isabella Perkins
1st – 100 Backstroke @ 1:00.41
2nd – 50 Yard Backstroke @ 27.75
Phini Schneider
1st – 50 Yard Butterfly @ 26.47
1st – 100 Yard Butterfly @ 58.44
1st – 200 Yard IM @ 2:14.29
Grace Summerbell
7th – 50 Yard Freestyle @ 28.03
7th – 100 Yard Freestyle @ 1:01.72
Savana Watts
4th – 100 Yard Backstroke @ 1:04.31
6th – 50 Yard Backstroke @ 30.31
Inn She Yap
3rd – 100 Yard Breaststroke @ 1:11.03
4th – 50 Yard Breaststroke @ 32.34
5th – 50 Yard Butterfly @ 28.12
UP NEXT
USF will head to Moorhead, Minnesota for the Dragon Tri-Dual on October 18th and 19th.
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