STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Gustavus swim & dive teams took to Stevens Point, Wis. for the UW-Stevens Point Invite, and came away with a number of impressive performances. The Gustie women won the meet with a score of 1272 through 36 events, defeating both Stevens Point (1031) and Hamline (163). The Gustie men finished second only to the hosts No. 24 UWSP (1260.5), posting a score of 1228.5.

After an impressive day one, the Gustie women continued to dominate in the pool. The 200 medley relay and 400 free relay both took first at the invite. Mikayla Witte, Lindsay Sundby, Lucy Peterson, and Marit Isaacson finished the 200 medley in 1:52.40 for the win, while Isaacson, Peterson, Stella Anderson Moye, and Chelsy Johnson took first in the 400 free in 3:43.73. Isaacson added another Gustie win, this time individually, touching the wall first in the 200 free in 2:01.14. She also finished second in the 200 backstroke in 2:17.80. Peterson added another win to her name on the weekend, placing first in the 50 free in 24.62, while Hadley Wartner won the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.99.

On the men's side, Kieran Ripken posted two Saturday victories, winning the 100 breaststroke in 59.58 and the 50 free in 21.86. Ripken was also a part of two Gustie relays that took second on Saturday, as the 200 medley group finished in 1:36.39 and the 400 free relay took second in 3:12.08. Matt Strom, Ripken, Nyden Hill, and Peyton Richardson all contributed to the 200 medley finish, while Logan Cyr joined Richardson, Strom, and Ripken for the 400 free. Strom, the MIAC Men's Swimmer of the Week, finished the meet taking first in the 200 free in 1:46.21 and second in the 200 backstroke in 1:56.69.

"It was a great weekend for our team," said Head Coach Jon Carlson. "We got a lot of racing in, which was exactly what we needed with less than a month to our conference meet. I'm very proud of the team's performance this weekend – they did some winning, and also did a lot of learning. We tried some different race strategies, and overall, I'm just very pleased with where we're at. The women were fantastic and it was great to see them come out on top in a talented field. The guys came up a bit short, but they raced hard, and I really like where we're at with less than a month to go until the MIAC Championships.

Both Gustie teams will head to the Hamline Maroon Invite next Saturday in St. Paul. 

Day 1 Recap

The Gustavus swim and dive teams took to UW-Stevens Point for day one of the Point Invite. The Gustie women sit in first after day one of competition, while the men are in second. 

The women won seven events for a score of 604 on day one. The relays dominated in the pool, winning the 200 free in 1:40.73 and the 400 medley in 4:04.12. Marit Isaacson, Stella Anderson Moye, Olivia Koeneman, and Lucy Peterson contributed to the 200 free win, while Peterson and Anderson Moye were joined by Mariel Castillo and Hadley Wartner in the 400 medley. Isaacson added another first place finish to her name Friday, touching the wall in 2:16.32 in the 200-IM. Peterson took first in the 100 free with a time of 54.58, while Lindsay Sundby placed first in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:36.09. Leah Soukup rounded out the Gustie wins with a first place finish in the 200 fly at 2:21.75. UW-Stevens Point finished in second on Friday with 528 points, while Hamline sits in third with 87.

The Gustie men also won the 400 medley relay, as Matt Strom, Peyton Richardson, Nyden Hill, and Logan Cyr touched the wall first in 3:31.99. The 200 free relay of Braden Ripken, Jack Christoferson, Strom, and Kieran Ripken took second in 1:27.57. Cyr and Ripken accounted for two more Gustie wins, as Cyr took first in the 500 free in 4:53.02 and Ripken finished the 100 free in 48.10. Host UW-Stevens Point leads the way with 656 on day one to the Gusties' 615, while Hamline as 13 through Friday's events. 

On the boards, Emmalyn Dickerson finished third to lead the Gustie women on the 1-meter with a score of 381.90, while Andrew Jensen finished fourth on the 3-meter for the men with a dive of 369.45.