DECORAH, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's swimming and diving teams head to Luther on Saturday, as the Cardinals take part in the Luther Sprint Invitational.
The Luther Sprint Invitational Field:• Saint Mary's, Luther
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Video Preview The Cardinals' Last Action:• December 4-5, 2015 * Minneapolis, Minn.:
Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) broke the school record in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke to lead the way for the Cardinals at the two-day Jean Freeman Invitational at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center |
Day 1 Recap *
Day 2 Recap The Cardinals at Luther Sprint Invitational—Their Last Appearance:• January 10, 2015 * Decorah, Iowa: Saint Mary's got back into the competitive spirit, kicking off the 2015 portion of their schedule at the non-team-scored Luther Sprint Invitational.
Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) paced the Cardinal men, clocking a time of 30.83 to place eighth in 50 breaststroke and touching the wall in 1:09.21 to finish 10th in the 100 breaststroke. On the women's side,
Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) posted a fourth-place finish in the 50 breaststroke, stopping the clock in 34:35, while
Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) chipped in a sixth in the 100 butterfly (1:03.17) |
Recap The Cardinals' Up Next:• The Cardinals return home to the Jul Gernes Pool for the next two Saturdays, hosting the Saint Mary's Alumni Open on Jan. 23, and the Saint Mary's Invitational on Jan. 30.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:2015-16 Rosters:
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2015-16 Schedule |
Record Book• The Cardinals have not competed since Dec. 4-5 at the Jean Freeman Invitational, where
Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) stole the show with a pair of record-setting performances. Van Beest broke the school mark in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.39, while adding a school-record showing in the 200 breaststroke a day later, touching the wall in 2:32.49. … VanBeest also shaved 18 seconds off her season-best in the 400 IM, clocking a time of 5:11.19. … Other women's highlights from Day 1 of the Jean Freeman Invitational:
Christina Weldai (London, England) added a 27.46 in the 50 freestyle and a 2:16.75 in the 200 freestyle, while
Chloe Morrison (Ashkum, Ill.) posted a career-best 6:21.13 in the 500 freestyle,
Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) chipped in a time of 2:42.96 in the 200 butterfly, and
Sarah Fanning (Sparta, Wis.) and
Caroline Hoffmann (Chicago, Ill.) added times of 28.41 and 28:71, respectively, in the 50 freestyle. … Day 2 women's highlights included: Galewski recorded a 1:09.25 in the 100 backstroke and added a 1:05.31 in the 100 butterfly, while Weldai touched the wall in 1:00.54 in the 100 freestyle, and
Chloe Morrison (Ashkum, Ill.)—swimming in her first-ever 1,650 freestyle event—posted a time of 21:43.64. … On the men's side,
Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) shaved five seconds off his season-best time in the 200 IM (2:08.09), while
Brian Mockler (Dubuque, Iowa) posted his best times of the season in both the 50 freestyle (25.23) and 100 breaststroke (1:07.25), and
Andrew Eggersgluss (Mound, Minn.) chipped in a time of 2:16.82 in the 200 backstroke—by far his best showing of the season—during the opening day of the two-day Jean Freeman Invitational.
Lucas Rukavina (Winona, Minn.) led a quartet of swimmers in the 50 freestyle, clocking a time of 23.33.
P.J. Heller (St. Cloud, Minn.) chipped in a 24.26, followed by Mockler and Nick Sawchuk (Rochester, Minn. / 25.24). Rukavina also clocked a time of 1:53.51 in the 200 freestyle. Lucas Gerards (St. Cloud, Minn.) also added a time of 2:18.68 in the 200 butterfly. … Day 2 men's highlights included: Tonda clocked a season-best time of 59.10 in the 100 backstroke, before shaving four seconds off his top time in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:25.63.
Lucas Rukavina (Winona, Minn.), meanwhile, chipped in a 51.60 in the 100 freestyle and a 57.37 in the 100 butterfly.
