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 Macalester's Roger Ahlman Invitational, which is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
 
The Roger Ahlman Field:
• Macalester, St. Catherine, Saint Mary's, St. Olaf (divers), Saint Benedict, Gustavus (divers), Saint John's, Augsburg, Iowa Lakes Community College
 
The Cardinals' Last Action:
• November 4, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: Saint Mary's collected eight top-five finishes at the Hamline Invitational, as the Cardinal women placed third, while the men finished fourth | Recap
 
The Cardinals at Roger Ahlman Invitational—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, 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 are now off until Dec. 2-3, when they head to Rochester, Minn., for the Rochester Invitational, hosted by St. Cloud State.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017-18 Men's Roster | 2017-18 Women's Roster | 2017-18 Schedule| Record Book
• Saturday's meet at Macalester will be the second straight weekend trip to St. Paul, Minn., for the Cardinals, who competed in the Hamline Invitational last Saturday. … Abby Hauser (Waukesha, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinal women at the Hamline Invitational with a 1-2-3 performance—winning the 100 breaststroke, while placing second in the 200 IM (2:24.76) and third in the 100 freestyle. Hauser's 2:24.76 in the 200 IM was the third-fastest in program history, while her 57.94 in the 100 freestyle was fifth all-time. … Brooke Shefchik (Stevens Point, Wis.) chipped in a second in the 1,000 freestyle (11:52.10) and a third in the 500 freestyle (5:50.79) at last weekend's HU Invite, with Alyssa Haram (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Kierra Walske (Rochester, Minn.) also posting third-place efforts—Haram's in the 200 freestyle (2:11.65) and Walske's in the three-meter diving (183.70). … Other top performances for the Cardinal women at the Hamline Invitational included: Haram in the 500 freestyle (5^th, 5:57.13); Amanda Hansen (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) in the 1,000 freestyle (5^th / 12:27.30) and 500 freestyle (8th / 6:09.21), Alexis Holliday (South Milwaukee, Wis.) in the 1,000 freestyle (6^th / 12:28.74) and 500 freestyle (6^th / 5:57.59); Kayla Boettcher (Colfax, Wis.) in the one-meter diving (6^th / 160.00 ), and Erica Camarato (DeForest, Wis.) in the 100 breaststroke (8^th / 1:19.14). … On the men's side, Jack McCormick (Milwaukee, Wis.) notched a pair of third-place finishes at last weekend's Hamline Invitational—posting the fifth-fastest time in program history in the 1,000 freestyle (10:40.62) and adding a time of 5:13.77 in the 500 freestyle. … Griffin Rades (Shawno, Wis.) also recorded a pair of third-place showings in the 200 IM (2:06.81) and 100 breaststroke (1:04.88), and added a fourth in the 100 backstroke (58.97). … Jack Wells (Glenview, Ill.)  also had a busy day last Saturday, notching a fourth in the 50 freestyle (23.03) and a 5^th in the 200 freestyle (1:57.53). … McCormick (Milwaukee, Wis.) collected a pair of first-place finishes in his first collegiate meet on Oct. 28—winning the 500 freestyle (5:18.96) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:48.62) to lead the Cardinal men to a dual-meet win over Iowa Lakes Community College and a loss to Gustavus last Saturday. … Hauser led the Cardinal women's charge in their season-opening double-dual on Oct. 28, finishing first in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.86) and second in both the 200 IM (2:23.29) and 100 backstroke (1:09.16), as Saint Mary's won its dual with ILCC and fell to Gustavus. …