SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s and women’s swim & dive teams both defeated St. Olaf on Saturday at Vic Gustafson Pool. The men won 200-90 and the women edged the Oles 164-136.
“We had some great swims and great work on the boards for our divers,” Head Coach Jon Carlson said of the women. “The divers were the key to us coming out on top. I’m very proud of how everyone swam. There were a lot of times that I didn’t expect to see because they were so fast. A huge credit to the women coming together and taking down a tough and talented St. Olaf team.”
The women claimed eight first place finishes:
200 Medley Relay
Abby Yartz, Maddie Westendorp, Alyssa Kohorst, Ellen Hofstede – 1:51.88
100 breaststroke
Hailey Auran – 1:07.61
50 free
Alyssa Lokensgard – 24.89
1-meter diving
Sophia Steinberg – 246.60
100 free
Hofstede – 53.60
200 breaststroke
Auran – 2:28.85
3-meter diving
Emily An – 236.20
400 free relay
Amerlia Bjorklund, Yartz, Hofstede, Lokensgard – 3:38.78
On the men’s side, the Gusties were highlighted by Nolan Larson setting a pool record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.60, breaking the previous record of 1:44.18 by Matt Stewart in 2008.
“It was an unreal day for the men,” Carlson said. “We are off to a good start and have a lot of work to do. This is as talented a group of swimmers that I’ve had in a long time and I’m very excited for them. They are constantly pushing to get better and better.”
The Gusties posted 12 first-place finishes:
200 Medley Relay
Dane Hudson, Taylor Vander Jeugdt, Nolan Larson, Matt Allison – 1:36.34
400 free
Callen Zemek – 9:55.65
200 free
Larson – 1:43.60
100 breaststroke
Farrque Hussein – 1:01.73
200 butterfly
Josh Muntifering – 2:00.70
50 free
Allison – 21.92
3-meter diving
Logan Bican – 280.45
100 free
Allison – 48.63
200 backstroke
Hudson – 1:59.00
200 breaststroke
Zach Dawson – 2:14.76
100 butterfly
Larson – 51.15
1-meter diving
Bican – 280.55 *NCAA qualifying score
The Gusties compete as a split squad next Saturday at Macalester, Saint Mary’s, and Hamline.