BISMARCK, ND - In the final event before the NSIC Championships in two weeks, the University of Mary Swimming team (5-1) hosted Northern State University (8-7, 6-6 NSIC) for a sprint pentathlon.
Jordn Wolsky had a great day to add to her impressive freshman campaign by taking the runner-up spot with a combined time 2:59.55. Two more Marauders
Korie Riely and
Michaela Desmond finished third and fourth-place respectively to highlight a solid return home to the BSC Aquatic & Wellness Center.
"I am happy with how the team performed today," said Head Coach
Ryan Evans. "Similar to last night, it took a couple of events for us to really get going, but I felt we raced the last two events, the 50 free and 100 IM, very well."
NSU freshman Lilly Grebner took the pentathlon title with a total time of 2:51.65, taking first place in each of the five events. Starting with the 50 yard butterfly,
Victoria Murillo claimed second racing with the highest time for the Marauders in 27.08 seconds.
Breena DeLegge (27.37) and
Michaela Desmond (27.57) rounded out the top five in the event for UMary.
Teresa Cavanaugh raced for an impressive 28.88 seconds in the 50 yard backstroke. She was followed by
Michaela Desmond (29.03) and
Jordn Wolsky (29.04) to claim the second through fourth-place finishes in the event.
Korie Riely and
Rylie Webb raced for third and fourth-place finishes in the 50 yard breaststroke. Wolsky was close behind in sixth (34.28),
Elle Holland (34.73) and
Mikayla Brackin (35.22) rounded out the top ten.
Victoria Murillo recorded an impressive time but was unfortunately disqualified in the event, hindering her chances for a high finish overall.
The Marauders had a great showing in the 50 yard freestyle with six swimmers, Murillo (24.72), DeLegge (24.95), Wolsky (25.36), Desmond (25.83),
Madi Yonke (25.96), and Riely (25.97) all finishing top ten in the event with close times.
The pentathlon ended with the 100 yard IM. Murillo finished highest for the Marauders, racing in 1:02.74, followed by Wolsky (1:03.28) and Riely (1:03.99).
OVERALL TOP TEN FINISHES
Place Name School Total 50FLY 50BK 50BR 50FR 100IM
1 Grebner, Lilly NST-SD 2:51.65 | 26.76, 28.22, 31.45, 24.66, 1:00.56
2 Wolsky, Jordn UMARY-ND 2:59.55 | 27.59, 29.04, 34.28, 25.36, 1:03.28
3 Riely, Korie UMARY-ND 3:01.65 | 28.92, 30.32, 32.45, 25.97, 1:03.99
4 Desmond, Michaela UMARY-ND 3:03.46 | 27.57, 29.03, 36.11, 25.83, 1:04.92
5 Osborne, Haley NST-SD 3:04.31 | 28.46, 30.10, 34.93, 25.96, 1:04.86
6 Gonzales, Maddie NST-SD 3:04.37 | 28.49, 29.09, 35.32, 26.36, 1:05.11
7 Delegge, Breena UMARY-ND 3:05.03 | 27.37, 29.81, 35.83, 24.95, 1:07.07
8 Cavanaugh, Teresa UMARY-ND 3:06.16 | 28.05, 28.88, 35.93, 26.79, 1:06.51
9 Webb, Rylie UMARY-ND 3:07.10 | 29.33, 30.67, 32.81, 27.44, 1:06.85
10 Forsyth, Lauren NST-SD 3:08.04 | 27.34, 31.08, 34.34, 27.19, 1:08.09
"Before the meet, I challenged the team to place 6 swimmers in the top-10 overall results," said Coach Evans. "We achieved this goal with Jordn, Korie, Michaela, Breena, Teresa, and Rylie finishing in the top-10. Unfortunately, we had a disqualification in the 50 breaststroke with Victoria otherwise we would have had seven swimmers in the top-10. I was glad to see Breena and Rylie go out with a top-10 performance in their final home meet as Marauders."
UP NEXT
The Marauders will now have two weeks to fine-tune and prepare for the NSIC Championships. The conference tournament will take place February 8-11 at the Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo, North Dakota.
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