SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus men's and women's swimming & diving teams hosted the annual Grace Goblirsch Invite Saturday, and, after nine hours in the pool, both Gustie teams emerged victorious. Racing against Saint John's, Saint Benedict, Macalester, Dordt, Morningside, and Hamline (diving only), the Gusties took first of all teams at the meet. The men won with a total score of 1457, over double that of the second-place Johnnies (727). The women dominated as well, compiling a score of 1621, 968.5 more than second-place Macalester. Saint Benedict finished third, followed by Dordt, Morningside, and Hamline on the women's side. Morningside took third for the men, followed by Macalester, Dordt, and Hamline. 

The Gustie men won a total of 10 events and took second in four others. Four Gusties took first in more than one event for the men, led by Peyton Richardson (5th, Crystal Lake, Ill.) who collected a trio of wins. Richardson won the 200 freestyle in 1:45.40, the 200 backstroke in 1:57.99, and the 100 butterfly in 50.87. Richardson, who was undefeated this season entering Saturday's meet, took second for the first time all year in the 400 IM to Brayden Slavik of Saint John's. Richardon finished in 4:20.55, while Slavik claimed first in 4:15.06. Richardson was also a part of the second-place Gustie 400 freestyle relay, joined by Braden Ripken (So., Blaine, Minn.), Logan Cyr (So., Maple Grove, Minn.), and Logan Braley (Jr., Elk River, Minn.). The Gusties finished in 3:11.96 behind Saint John's.

Cyr, the reigning MIAC Swimmer of the Week, took first in both the 100 backstroke (53.93) and the 200 IM (2:01.45). Cyr was joined by Brandon Wilcek (Jr., Farmington, Minn.), Jonah Ohrtman (Fy., Sioux Falls, S.D.), and Ripken in the 200 medley relay, which finished second to the Johnnies in 1:37.89. Saint John's claimed first, but the Gusties took third through fifth in the race as well. Wilcek also collected a pair of individual victories, taking first in the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.76 and tying with teammate Ripken for the top finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.31).

Braley and Jacob Robischon (Fy., Sauk Centre, Minn.) added the other individual wins in the pool, as Braley finished first in the 50 free in 21.90, and Robischon in the 200 butterfly (2:02.49). Braley was joined by Jack Christoferson (Jr., Sauk Rapids, Minn.), Aiden Shermak (So., Bloomington, Minn.), and Will Sarkinen (Jr., St. Michael, Minn.) in the 200 free relay, finishing first with a time of 1:27.58. Ben Kell (So., Minneapolis, Minn.) was the top finisher in the 500 freestyle, taking second in 5:02.45, while Shermak led the Gusties in the 100 free with a fourth-place finish (49.16).

Ryan Lester (Sr., Hastings, Minn.) once again led the Gusties on the boards, taking fifth on the 3-meter with a score of 178.45 and sixth on the 1-meter with a 182.60. Carter Kline (Fy., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) added a 157.90 on the 3-meter for eighth, followed by Trevor Johnson (Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.) in ninth with a 155.45. Kline finished seventh on the 1-meter (175.65), while Johnson took ninth with a 140.65.

The Gustie women won 11 events, sweeping the relays and getting a pair of individual victories from both Marit Isaacson (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) and Lindsay Sundby (Jr., Randolph, Minn.). The 200 medley team of Eloise Cooper (Fy., Stevens Point, Wis.), Sundby, Isaacson, and Geneva Fackler (Fy., Plymouth, Minn.) touched the wall first in the 200 medley (1:50.76), with Gustie teams also claiming second and third in the race. Fackler, Isaacson, Stella Anderson Moye (So., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), and Katelyn Siers (Fy., St. Cloud, Minn.) claimed first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:41.18), while Siers, Fackler, Caitlyn Otto (Fy., Saint Peter, Minn.), and Linnea Reinsmoen (Fy., Doha, Qatar) won the 400 free relay in 3:42.30.

Isaacson's individual wins came in the 100 freestyle (55.44) and the 200 IM (2:14.90), while Sundby won the 100 and 200 breaststroke in 1:08.79 and 2:34.43, respectively. Fackler added a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke in 1:00.20, while Mikayla Witte (Sr., Glencoe, Minn.) won the 200 backstroke in 2:16.19. Madison Witte (So., Glencoe, Minn.) and Olivia Koeneman rounded out the individual first-place finishes for the Gustie women, with Witte winning the 200 butterfly in 2:20.27 and Koeneman the 50 freestyle in 25.95.

Sommer Krause (Fy., Farmington, Minn.) was the Gusties' top finisher in the 200 freestyle, finishing second in 2:01.00, while Madison Witte claimed second in the 100 butterfly (1:02.37). Her sister added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle in 5:37.42, while Ursula Bader (So., St. Paul, Minn.) finished third in the 400 IM with a time of 5:01.21.

Gabriella Stoudt (Jr., Maple Plain, Minn.) proved just why she was the MIAC's Diver of the Week, sweeping the diving events with a 196.65 on the 1-meter and a 235.65 on the 3-meter. Jessica Pagelkopf (So., Esko) took third on the 3-meter with a 175.90, while Annika Ohashi Berg (Fy., Rochester, Minn.) finished fourth on the 1-meter with a 166.50.

"Our divers performed great today, especially on the 3-meter," Head Coach Jon Carlson '88 said following the victory. "Swimming went very well. The key to today was our depth getting much faster and really improving. Our top swimmers continue to perform at their usual high level, but more and more, the second level of swimmer is stepping up and putting together some amazing times. I'm really excited for our midseason meet at Macalester and getting a chance to see where we stand with the rest of the conference at that point."

The Gusties are back in action on Dec. 6 at the Macalester Invite in St. Paul.