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 gear up for a busy weekend, as the Cardinals host St. Norbert in a dual on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Jul Gernes Pool, before heading to St. Paul, Minn., to take part in the Hamline Invitational on Saturday.
 
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The Cardinals' Last Action:
• October 27, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's combined for seven first-place finishes — not to mention 12 second-place efforts — as the Cardinals split their duals against Iowa Lakes Community College, with the men winning 93-75, while the women dropped a 99-91 decision | Recap
 
The Cardinals vs. St. Norbert — Their Last Meeting:
• Friday's meet will be the first time in program history that the Cardinals and Green Knights have squared off.
 
The Cardinals at Hamline Invitational — Their Last Appearance:
• November 4, 2017 * St. Paul, Minn.: Saint Mary's picked up 11 top-three finishes, as the Cardinal women placed third, while the men finished fourth. Abby Hauser (Waukesha, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinal women 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. Jack McCormick (Milwaukee, Wis.) notched a pair of third-place finishes for the Saint Mary's men — 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 | Recap
 
The Cardinals' Up Next:
• The Cardinals return to St. Paul, Minn., next Saturday, taking part in the Macalester Invitational.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals: 
2018-19 Men's Roster | 2018-19 Women's Roster | 2018-19 Schedule | Record Book
• Saint Mary's kicked off the season in grand fashion against Iowa Lakes Community College, collecting seven first-place finishes — not to mention 12 second-place efforts — as the Cardinals split their duals against Iowa Lakes Community College, with the men winning 93-75, while the women dropped a 99-91 decision. … Griffin Rades (Shawano, Wis.) — coming off a record-setting freshman campaign — picked up right where he left off, winning both the 200 freestyle (2:00.65) and 100 freestyle (52.93), while placing second in the 100 IM (1:00.85). … Darren Anes Dy Quiangco (Rochester, Minn.) and brother Josh Anes Dy Quingco (Rochester, Minn.) chipped in firsts in the 50 breaststroke (31.43) and 50 backstroke (28.41), while the 200 medley relay team of both Anes Dy Quiangco brothers, Rades, and Cole Stepanovich (St. Francis, Wis.) touched the wall in a first-place time of 1:48.30 and the 200 freestyle relay team of Alex Morrow (Stevens Point, Wis.), Casey Hanson (Grand Rapids, Minn.), Jack Wells (Glenview, Ill.), and Nicholas Sawchuk (Rochester, Minn.) added a first-place effort of 1:39.45. … Morrow also posted a pair of second-place performances in the 500 freestyle (5:35.13) and 1,000 freestyle (11:17.36), with Hanson collecting seconds in the 200 freestyle (2:22.14) and 100 freestyle (59.23), and Stepanovich adding a second in the 50 freestyle (24.57). … On the women's side, Brooke Shefchik (Stevens Point, Wis.) delivered a first in the 1000 freestyle (11:45.13) and a second in the 500 freestyle (5:55.11), with Ashley Seifert (Austin, Texas / 200 freestyle, 2:15.98 * 50 butterfly, 31.67), Katie Beitz (Blaine, Minn. / 50 freestyle, 27.77 * 100 freestyle, 1:01.82 ) each adding a pair of second-place efforts. … Seifert and Beitz teamed with Amanda Hansen and Erica Camarato to win the 200 medley (2:10.96), while the team of Dakota Becerra (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Colby Peterson (Menomonie, Wis.), Emme Quandt (Shawano, Wis.), and Claire King (Red Wing, Minn.) placed second (2:21.59). … Shefchik, King, Beitz, and Kizzy Bell (St. Paul, Minn.) also delivered a second-place relay effort in the 200 freestyle (1:52.64). … Rades made the most of his first MIAC Championships a year ago, breaking six school records — including the 19-year-old 200 freestyle mark — a year ago. … Rades boasted the Cardinals' best finish at the 2018 MIAC Championships, finishing fourth in the 400 IM with a school-record time of 4:11.11.