COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The women of Gustavus swimming & diving cruised past Saint Benedict Saturday afternoon, defeating the Bennies 206-94 on Feb. 1 at the Warner Palaestra Pool on the campus of Saint John's University. 

Gustavus won a total of 10 events, and took second in four others, completing the victory with a Gustie in either first or second in every event. Geneva Fackler (Fy., Plymouth, Minn.) and Marit Isaacson (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) each won a pair of individual events and contributed to the two Gustie relay wins as well. 

The team of Eloise Cooper (Fy., Stevens Point, Wis.), Lindsay Sundby (Jr., Randolph, Minn.), Linnea Reinsmoen (Fy., Doha, Qatar), and Fackler started the meet off with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay, touching the wall in 1:51.51. The 200 freestyle relay of Katelyn Siers (Fy., St. Cloud, Minn.), Stella Anderson Moye (So., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), Olivia Koeneman (So., Mankato, Minn.), and Isaacson completed the relay sweep later in the day, taking first in 1:40.49. Three other Gustie teams finished 3-5 in the 200 medley and 2-4 in the 200 free, as well.

Fackler's two wins came in the 100 and 500 freestyles, claiming the top time in both with marks of 54.88 and 5:18.84, respectively. Isaacson, meanwhile, won the 200 freestyle (1:59.27) and the 400 IM (4:49.55). 

Caitlyn Otto (Fy., Saint Peter, Minn.) took first in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 11:42.78, while Madison Witte (So., Glencoe, Minn.) on the 200 butterfly in 2:17.86, with teammates taking second through fourth behind her. Olivia Scheeler (So., Sauk Rapids, Minn) (50 freestyle) and Reinsmoen (100 butterfly) claimed the other two Gustie individual wins. 

Cooper added a second place finish in the 100 backstroke on Saturday with a time of 1:02.05, while Sundby continued to dominate the MIAC breaststroke, taking second with a time of 1:10.45 in the 100-yard of the stroke. Isaacson added a second place finish in the 200 backstroke with a 2:16.46, and Hadley Wartner (So., Minneapolis, Minn.) capped things off with a 2:35.59 second place finish in the 200 breaststroke. 

Gabriella Stoudt (Jr., Maple Plain, Minn.) took first in both the 3- and 1-meter dives, posting scores of 389.45 and 395.55. Erin Hall (So., Bloomington, Minn.) finished third in the 3-meter (359.60) and added a fourth place score of 329.25 in the 1-meter, while Jessica Pagelkopf (So., Esko, Minn.) took fifth in her 1-meter dive with a 324.30. Annika Ohashi Berg (Fy., Rochester, Minn.) rounded out the Gustie divers with an eighth place 303.10 off the 1-meter. 

"It was a great meet at Saint John's and Saint Ben's," said Head Coach Jon Carlson '88. "The women swam amazing and put on a great performance. They're feeling good about how things are shaping up with one meet to go before we get ready for conference championships. The men had an epic battle all day long with Saint John's that featured a lot of great racing. Credit to them, they stepped up big in the races, and their diving was absolutely dominant. Hats off to them, it's shaping up to be a great battle at the conference meet."

The Gusties return to the pool next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, competing at the Minnesota Challenge.