SAINT PETER, Minn. - The Gustavus Adolphus College men's swimming and diving team competed against the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday. The Gusties defeated the Pointers 162.5-150.5, winning 10 of the 15 swimming events, including eight individual races and one outright relay victory, while tying for first in the 200 freestyle relay.
Aidynn Havermann led Gustavus with three individual victories, winning the 200 freestyle (1:47.48), 200 backstroke (1:58.20), and 400 IM (4:21.31).
Aiden Shermak (1:50.04) and
Teddy Solensky (1:51.27) followed Havermann in the 200 freestyle, completing a sweep of the top three spots.
Ben Kell finished as the runner-up in the 200 backstroke (1:58.47), while
Britton Patee took second in the 400 IM (4:31.66).
Josh Wallin won the 100 backstroke with a time of 53.02 and placed third in the 50 freestyle (21.81).
Elliot Bartell won the 100 butterfly in 50.88, followed by
Mason Krings in second (52.06) and
Keegan Jones in fourth (53.27). Bartell also placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (21.99).
The Gusties swept the top two spots in both breaststroke events. Krings won the 100 breaststroke (58.14), followed by
Mason Cote in second (59.23). Cote later won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:13.38.
Kell added two more individual victories, winning the 200 butterfly (1:57.84) and 200 IM (2:00.59). Patee finished as the runner-up in the 200 butterfly (2:00.25), while
Logan Cyr took third in the 200 IM (2:06.47).
In the remaining freestyle events,
Hayden Kulas placed second in the 1000 freestyle (10:36.48), while Patee had the top Gustavus finish in the 500 freestyle, placing fourth (5:10.70). Shermak led the Gusties in the 100 freestyle, finishing third (48.99), followed by
Landon Vaupel in fourth (49.25) and Cyr in fifth (49.81).
Gustavus won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:34.34 behind Wallin, Krings, Bartell, and Jones. The Gusties also placed third in the event with their team of Havermann, Cote,
Aiden Carlson, and Solensky (1:36.47).
The Gusties tied UW-Stevens Point for first in the 200 freestyle relay, as Wallin, Bartell, Jones, and Solensky combined for a time of 1:26.01. Gustavus also placed fourth in the event with Krings,
Matthew Lillejord, Shermak, and
Tyler Kauffman (1:29.06).
Up next for the Gusties is their Grace Goblirsch Invite which they host on Saturday, October 31st at 9:00 a.m. at the Vic Gustafson Pool.