ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University swimming and diving teams return to St. Paul, Minn., for the second weekend in a row beginning Friday, as the Cardinals take part in the two-day MIAC Invitational, hosted by St. Thomas
 
The St. Thomas MIAC Invitational Field:
• Augsburg, Carleton, Concordia, Hamline, Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, St. Thomas
 
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Cardinals' Last Action:
• Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) led the Cardinal men to a second-place finish at last Saturday's St. Catherine Invitational in St. Paul, Minn.—collecting a first, second, and third—while Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) helped the Saint Mary's women to a sixth-place showing with her second- and third-place efforts | Recap
 
Cardinals at the MIAC Invitational—A Year Ago:
• February 1, 2014: P.J. Heller (St. Cloud, Minn.) led the way for the men in the non-team-scored event, clocking a time of 23.42 in the 50 freestyle, while adding a 52.72 in the 100 freestyle and a 1:58.43 in 200 freestyle. On the women's side, Anna Smaron (Maple Plain, Minn.) posted a time of 1;17:58 in 100 breaststroke, while adding a 2:45.72 in the 200 breaststroke | Recap
 
Cardinals Up Next:
• The Cardinals are now off until Feb. 19-21, when they take part in the three-day, MIAC Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
 
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Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) picked up Saint Mary's lone first-place finish at last weekend's St. Catherine Invitational, touching the wall in 2:11.45 in the 200 IM, while adding a second in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.95) and a third in 100 backstroke (1:00.40). … P.J. Heller (St. Cloud, Minn.) posted a second in the 100 freestyle (56.90), and third in both the 50 freestyle (25.06) and 200 freestyle (2:05.14). … Brian Mockler (Dubuque, Iowa) posted a third in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.02), and fourths in the 50 freestyle (25.83) and 200 breaststroke (2:36.95), while Jimmy Lynch (Chicago, Ill.) was fourth in the 100 freestyle (1:01.64), and fifth in the 50 freestyle (25.90) and 200 freestyle (2:21.15). … Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) recorded a second-place showing in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.64), and added a third in the 200 IM (2:29.64) to pace the Cardinal women at last weekend's St. Catherine Invitational. … Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) tallied a second in the 100 butterfly (1:03.04) and a fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:10.06), and Janelle Mueller (Lewiston, Minn.) finished fifth in the 3-meter diving (338.90) and eighth in the one-meter (306.35).