By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's swimming and diving teams officially kick off the 2018-19 seasons on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Iowa Lakes Community College and Gustavus. Action begins at noon at the Jul Gernes Pool
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• GameDay Program
 
The Cardinals' Last Action:
• Saturday's showdown with Iowa Lakes Community College is the season opener for both Cardinal teams.
 
The Cardinals vs. Iowa Lakes — Their Last Meeting:
• October 28, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: Feeling in the Halloween spirit, the Cardinals gave their home fans plenty of treats during their season-opening triangular against Gustavus and Iowa Lakes Community College Saturday afternoon at the Jul Gernes Pool | Recap
 
The Cardinals' Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action next weekend, hosting St. Norbert in a 6 p.m. dual on Friday at the Jul Gernes Pool, before heading to St. Paul, Minn., to take part in the Hamline Invitational the following day.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018-19 Men's Roster | 2018-19 Women's Roster | 2018-19 Schedule | Record Book
• Griffin Rades (Shawano, Wis.) made the most of his first MIAC Championships, breaking six school records — including the 19-year-old 200 freestyle mark a year ago. … Rades touched the wall in a school-record 1:58.92 in the 200 IM preliminaries to finish 12^th overall — and earn a spot in the B Final, where he re-broke that mark with a new school-record time of 1:56.35. … In the 400 IM, Rades whittled nearly four seconds off the previous school record—stopping the clock in 4:15.52 — to qualify fourth for the evening final. In the A Final, Rades was at his best yet, knocking another four seconds off his not-very-old school record, holding down the fourth spot in the eight-person final with a time of 4:11.11. … Leading off the Cardinals' 800 freestyle relay, Rades set school-record No. 5, swimming the first 200 yards in 1:46.96—besting the 19-year-old record held by Rick Loeffelholz. … In his final event of the three-day championships, Rades won the B Final in the 200 breaststroke, setting a new school record with a winning time of 2:12.47. … In his final MIAC Championships appearance, Brian Mockler (Dubuque, Iowa) cut 10 seconds off his season-best time in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:23.78, while cutting 13 seconds off his PR with a time of 5:14.37 in the 500 freestyle. … Mockler and Claire King (Red Wing, Minn.) both narrowly missed reaching the B Final in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke, respectively, at the season-ending MIAC Championships last season. King clocked a season-best 1:05.60 to finish 17^th—while Mockler matched that 17^th-place showing with his 100 breaststroke time of 1:02.91. … The Cardinal women's 800 freestyle relay team set a school record during the first day of the three-day Rochester Invitational on Dec. 1—touching the wall in 8:32.71, easily breaking the old school mark of 8:37.08, set in 1999. … The Cardinals qualified for the finals in 11 events during the three-day Rochester Invitational on Dec. 1-3.