ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team Saturday defeated Saint Benedict 205-97 in a MIAC dual meet at Vic Gustafson Pool. The Gusties won 11 of 16 events in a convincing victory.
“I couldn’t be prouder of how the team swam,” Head Coach Jon Carlson said. “We’ve been training very hard and getting ready to taper, so for them to perform at such a high level gets me excited as we prepare for conference.”
Gustavus also celebrated Senior Day on Saturday, honoring Megan Boonstra (Oakdale, Minn.), Kennedy Holwerda (Willmar, Minn.), Lisa Jerden (Tucson, Ariz.), Leah Johnson (Minnetonka, Minn.), and Kate Reilly (Hastings, Minn.).
“It was also a great day to honor the seniors,” Carlson said. “They’ve been such great leaders all season and it’s nice that the team could perform at such a high level being as tired as they are. I’m happy that I have a few more weeks with all the seniors and looking forward to the MIAC Championships.”
Below are the first place finishes by Gustavus.
200 medley relay
Holwerda, Hailey Auran (Fy., St. Paul, Minn.), Reilly, Maggie Webster (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.) – 1:51.07
200 freestyle
Webster – 2:00.62
100 backstroke
Holwerda – 1:01.67
100 breaststroke
Auran – 1:09.88
200 butterfly
Sydney Hallmark (Jr., Cedarburg, Wis.) – 2:19.90
50 freestyle
Webster – 25.00
100 freestyle
Reilly – 54.76
500 freestyle
Haley Pesik (Jr., Eagan, Minn.) – 5:29.94
100 butterfly
Reilly – 1:00.52
200 IM
Pesik – 2:17.58
400 freestyle relay
Webster, Alyssa Lokensgard (So., St. Peter, Minn.), Hallmark, Reilly – 3:41.69
Gustavus next hosts an invitational on Feb. 2-3 against St. Olaf, Carleton, and Saint Mary’s.