ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action on Saturday, taking part in the Macalester Roger Ahlman Invitational
 
The Roger Ahlman Field:
• Macalester, Saint Mary's, Hamline, St. Catherine, Saint Benedict, Saint John's, St. Olaf (divers only), Gustavus (divers only)
 
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The Cardinals' Last Action:
• November 5, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) and Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) each posted three top-10 finishes to lead the Cardinal women to a fourth-place finish, while Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) notched three fourth-place showings and a fifth-place effort to pace the Saint Mary's men's fourth-place team finish | Recap
 
The Cardinals at Roger Ahlman Invitational—Their Last Appearance:
• November 14, 2015 * St. Paul, Minn.:  It was another busy day in the pool for Saint Mary's. Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) and Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) teamed up for four top 10 finishes in leading the Cardinal women to a sixth place finish at the Macalester Roger Ahlman Invitational, while Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) and Lukas Rukavina (Winona, Minn.) guided the Saint Mary's men to fifth with four top-10 efforts | Recap
 
The Cardinals' Up Next:
• The Cardinals return to action next Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., to take part in the Gustavus Grace Goblirsch Invitational.
 
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• Grace VanBeest (Flossmoor, Ill.) and Reese Galewski (Winona, Minn.) each posted three top-10 finishes to lead the Cardinal women at the Hamline Invitational last Saturday. … VanBeest recorded the Cardinals' top individual finish at Hamline, placing second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:12.69—touching the wall just ahead of teammate Kizzy Bell (St. Paul, Minn.), who stopped the clock in 1:13.44. … VanBeest also added a sixth-place time of 2:32.47 in the 200 IM—again out-touching Bell (2:32.91)—and a ninth in the 100 butterfly (1:12.18). … Galewski notched a third-place time of 1:06.60 in the 100 butterfly, while also placing fourth in the 1,000 freestyle (12:31.48) and eighth in the 500 freestyle (6:09.41). … Chloe Morrison (Ashkum, Ill.) added a seventh-place time of 13:12.60 in the 1,000 freestyle. … Ailie Davidson (Duluth, Minn.) placing fifth in the three-meter diving competition (153.40) and sixth (160.05) in the one-meter diving, and Shelby Peterson (St. Paul, Minn.) chipping in a sixth in the three-meter (150.35). … Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) was the top men's performer for the second meet in a row last Saturday at the Hamline Invitational, placing fourth in both the 100 backstroke (59.77) and 200 IM (2:09.84), while also adding a fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.26). … Matt Clayton (Forest Lake, Minn.) posted the Cardinals' top individual finish at the Hamline Invitational, stopping the clock in 1:04.31 to finish second in the 100 breaststroke. Clayton also added a 2:14.77 in placing fifth in the 200 IM. … Lucas Gerads (St. Cloud, Minn.) also had a pair of top-10 showings, posting times of 57.40 and 5:35.86 to finish sixth in the 100 butterfly and eighth in the 500 freestyle.