ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's swimming and diving teams hit the road on Saturday, taking part in the Macalester Invitational.
The Macalester Invitational Field:• Macalester, Saint Mary's, St. Catherine's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas, Luther
GameDay Live On The Web:•
Video Preview The Cardinals' Last Action:• November 7, 2015 * St. Paul, Minn.: The Cardinal men—behind three top-10 finishes from both
Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) and
Lucas Rukavina—placed fourth at the Hamline Invitational last Saturday, while the Cardinal women got third- and fourth-place showings from
Ailie Davidson (Duluth, Minn.) en route to a sixth-place team finish |
Recap The Cardinals at Macalester Invitational—Their Last Appearance:• November 15, 2014 * St. Paul, Minn.: Saint Mary's coach Eric Lindquist knew that his squads' tanks were running a bit empty—training the way the Cardinals have been will do that to a team. The Cardinals, however, didn't show any signs of wear and tear at the Macalester Roger Ahlman Invitational, as the Saint Mary's men placed fifth overall, while the women were sixth |
Recap The Cardinals' Up Next:• The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., to compete in the Gustavus Grace Gobrish Invitational.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:2015-16 Rosters:
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Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.)—kicking off his final collegiate season—and
Lucas Rukavina (Winona, Minn.)—making his collegiate debut—each posted three top-10 finishes in leading the Cardinal men to their fourth-place finish at the Hamline Invitational last weekend. … Rukavina certainly made an impression in his first meet as a Cardinal at the HU Invite, placing third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.20. The Saint Mary's freshman added a fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:56.68) and a sixth in the 500 freestyle (5:29.77). … Tonda notched sixths in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.73) and the 200 IM (2:13.70), while adding an eighth in the 100 backstroke (1:01.81). … Other top-10 male finishers at the Hamline Invitational included:
Andrew Eggersgluss (Mound, Minn.) tallied a seventh in 1,000 freestyle (12:34.29) and
P.J. Heller (St. Cloud, Minn.) and
Lucas Gerads (St. Cloud, Minn.) chipped in ninth-place showings in the 500 freestyle (5:46.57) and 100 backstroke (1:01.87), respectively. …
Ailie Davidson (Duluth, Minn.) totaled 182.45 points in placing third in the one-meter diving competition, while adding 175.15 points en route to fourth-place finish in the three-meter in her first collegiate meet last Saturday at the Hamline Invite. …
Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) clocked a time of 1:15.51 to place fifth in the 100 breaststroke, and added 10th-place efforts in both the 200 IM (2:30.15) and 100 butterfly (1:12.11). Other top-10 showings for the Cardinal women:
Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) chipped in a fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:06.37), while
Christina Weldai (London, England) was 10th in both the 50 freestyle (27.15) and the 100 backstroke (1:11.19).
