ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota swimming and diving teams officially kick off their 2014-15 seasons on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to Hamline to take part in the Hamline Invitational
 
The Hamline Invitational Field:
Saint Mary's, Hamline, Saint John's, Carroll (Wis.), Saint Benedict,
 
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Cardinals' Last Action:
Today's appearance at the Hamline Invitational is the first official meet of the year for the Cardinals
 
Cardinals at the Hamline Invitational—A Year Ago:
November 9, 2013: Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) continued to enjoy a strong freshman season, placing among the top 12 in three events in helping the Cardinal men to a fifth-place finish, while the diving duo of Rose Berg-Arnold (Saint Joseph, Minn.) and Clare Judeh (Eagan, Minn.) led the way for the Saint Mary's women, who also placed fifth | Recap
 
Cardinals Up Next:
The Cardinals make a return trip to St. Paul, Minn., next Saturday, as Saint Mary's takes part in the Macalester Invitational.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014-15 Rosters: Men * Women | 2013-14 Top Times | 2014-15 Schedule
Evan Lecy (Rochester, Minn.) enjoyed a banner first-ever showing in the MIAC Championships a year ago. Lecy qualified seventh and finished eighth in both the one-meter (289.95) and three-meter (283.95) diving competitions. … Lecy's 283.95 was a season- and career-best score, while his one-meter preliminary qualifying score of 289.85 was nearly 40 points higher than his collegiate-best MIAC-qualifying score of 250.85 at the St. Catherine Invitational on Jan. 25 … Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) closed out his first MIAC Championships by clocking a time of 2:06.49 in the 200 backstroke. He also posted his best time of the season in the 100 backstroke, stopping the clock in 57.38, and added a 2:05.43 in 200 IM … P.J. Heller (St. Cloud, Minn.) stopped the clock in 51.24 in the 100 freestyle, while shaving five seconds off his MIAC-qualifying time in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall in 1:52.13, and tallying a 23.08  in the 50 freestyle. … Anna Smaron (Maple Plain, Minn.) closed out her four-year collegiate career with a memorable MIAC Championships of her own, whittling eight seconds off her season-best time in the 200 breaststroke to post a time of 2:37:70. Smaron also posted a season-best time of 1:13.00 in the 100 breaststroke and a 2:24.79 in the 200 IM. … Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) also enjoyed a busy inaugural MIAC Championships, posting a time of 1:00.37 in the 100 freestyle, while adding a 2:26.54 in the 200 IM and a 1:11.52 in the 100 breaststroke.