ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to Macalester for the second time this season, taking part in Saturday's Macalester Invitational.
The Macalester Invitational Field:
• Macalester, Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, Hamline
The Cardinals' Last Action:
• January 14, 2017 * Decorah, Iowa: It's a good thing
Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.),
Lucas Gerads (St. Cloud, Minn.) and
Zoe Schaetz (Winona, Minn.) got a little rest in over the semester break, because it was all work—and no play—when they took to the pool at the Luther Sprints. Tonda competed in four events—posting three top-10 finishes, while Gerads chipped in a pair of top 10s in his three events, and Schaetz posted the Cardinal women's top finishes in the three events she competed in during the non-team-scored event |
Recap
The Cardinals at Macalester—Their Last Appearance:
• November 12, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.:
Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.)—who has been the Cardinal men's leader all season—was at it again at the Macalester Roger Ahlman Invitational, finishing in the top five in three individual events, while adding top-five efforts in a pair of relays as well in helping the Saint Mary's men to a fourth-place finish.
Kizzy Bell (St. Paul, Minn.) led the charge for the Saint Mary's women, winning the 100 breaststroke in helping the Cardinals to a fifth-place showing |
Recap
The Cardinals' Up Next:
• The Cardinals return home for the final time this season next Saturday, hosting the Saint Mary's Triangular at the Jul Gernes Pool.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Men's Roster |
2016-17 Women's Roster |
2016-17 Schedule |
Record Book
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Joe Tonda (St. Paul, Minn.) competed in four events—posting three top-10 finishes, while
Lucas Gerads (St. Cloud, Minn.) chipped in a pair of top 10s in his three events, to pace the Cardinal men at the Luther Sprints last Saturday. … Tonda and Gerads each posted fifth-place efforts—Tonda's in the 1,000 freestyle (11:10.0) and Gerads in the 50 butterfly (25.16)—while Tonda added a seventh in the 50 breaststroke (30.50), an eighth in 100 backstroke (1:01.44), and a 14
th in 100 IM (1:00.09). … Gerads, meanwhile, added an eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.08) and a 13
th in the 200 freestyle (1:57.13).
Nicholas Sawchuk (Rochester, Minn.) chipped in a 10
th in the 50 backstroke (32.68) and
Corey Piper (Winona, Minn.) recorded a 12
th in the 500 freestyle (6:11.41). … On the women's side,
Zoe Schaetz (Winona, Minn.) placed 10
th in the 50 backstroke (34.52), 11
th in the 500 freestyle (6:25.17), and 14
th in 100 back (1:16.49). …
Ailie Davidson (Duluth, Minn.) added an eighth in the one-meter diving (306.00) and Kierra Walski (Rochester, Minn.) finished ninth in the three-meter diving (259.60).
