ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University swimming and diving teams returns to St. Paul, Minn., for the second weekend in a row beginning Friday, as the Cardinals take part in the two-day MIAC Preview, hosted by St. Thomas

The St. Thomas MIAC Preview Field:
Augsburg, Carleton, Concordia, Gustavus, Hamline, Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas

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Cardinals' Last Action:
Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) posted a second-place finish among his two top-10 finishes, while Evan Lecy (St. Paul, Minn.) chipped in a pair of thirds to lead the SMU men to a fourth-place team finish at last Saturday's St. Catherine Invitational in St. Paul, Minn., while Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) and Anna Smaron (Maple Plain, Minn.) led the Cardinal women to an eighth-place finish.

Cardinals at the MIAC Preview — A Year Ago:
February 2, 2013: Mark Ross (Dubuque, Iowa) led the way for the Cardinal men, placing seventh in the 200 backstroke, while Anna Smaron (Maple Plain, Minn.) fueled the SMU women with her efforts in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events in the non-team-scored event in St. Paul, Minn.

Cardinals Up Next:
The Cardinals are now off until Feb. 13-14-15, when they take part in the three-day, MIAC Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) posted a second-place finish among his two top-10 finishes, while Evan Lecy (St. Paul, Minn.) chipped in a pair of thirds to lead the SMU at the St. Catherine Invitational. … Tonda clocked a time of 2:11.17 to finish second in the 200 backstroke, while adding a sixth-place time of 1:01.04 in the 100 backstroke. … Lecy took third in both diving competitions, totaling 250.85 points in the one-meter and 273:30 in the three-meter. … P.J. Heller (St. Cloud, Minn.) enjoyed a busy afternoon, placing sixth in the 200 freestyle (2:00.75), seventh in the 100 freestyle (54.09) and eighth in the 500 freestyle (5:38.48). … Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) and Anna Smaron (Maple Plain, Minn.) led the Cardinal women at last weekend's St. Catherine Invitational. … VanBeest posted a fifth-place effort in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:15.76 and added a ninth in the 200 IM (2:30.64). … Smaron stopped the clock in 5:27.85 to finish seventh in the 400 IM. … Sarah Jansen (Manitowoc, Wis.) chipped in a sixth in the three-meter diving with a score of 233.95.