The SJU swimming and diving team returns to action this Saturday, Nov. 19, at Gustavus Adolphus. The dual meet is scheduled for noon at the Lund Center in St. Peter.
A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's won all 13 events to earn a team victory at the Hamline Invitational two weeks ago in St. Paul. The Johnnies totaled 540 points, followed by Hamline (296) and Saint Mary's (288). Senior Josh Seaburg (Moorhead, Minn.) claimed wins in the 100-yard butterfly (56.14) and 200-yard freestyle (1:51.58), while fellow senior Jesse Otis (West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic) won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.09) and 200-yard individual medley (2:11.16). Freshman Logan Arnold (Moorhead, Minn.) made quite a splash in his first collegiate meet, winning the 50-yard freestyle (22.78) and 100-yard backstroke (56.80). Senior Kelley Burg (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart) won the 1- (203.40) and 3-meter dives (213.40). Sophomore Philip English (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) won the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:17.67), sophomore Patrick Foley (Moorhead, Minn.) won the 500-yard freestyle (5:36.14) and sophomore Connor Triggs (Edina, Minn./St. Thomas Academy) 100-yard freestyle (50.15). The Johnnies won the 200-yard freestyle (1:31.16) and medley (1:41.32) relays.
A LOOK AT THE GUSTIES: The Gusties are looking to buck the trend after dropping each of its last dual meets against St. Cloud State (191-98) and St. Olaf (176-112) at home. Gustavus recorded 14 top-three finishes at the meet, while a St. Olaf swimmer was the victor in every individual race last Saturday. The 200-free relay team of Kurt Youngdahl, Steve Manley, Sam Olson-Anstett, and Zac Solis registered the Gusties' lone win in the swimming events. The team touched the wall in 1:28.36 to edge St. Olaf by over two seconds. Ross Larson and Zac Solis each tallied one second and two third-place finishes. Larson placed second in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.29, and added third-place marks in the 200 backstroke (2:02.96) and 500 free (5:07.60). Solis finished runner-up in 200 backstroke in 2:00.75, while taking third in the 100 backstroke (56.55) and 50 free (22.66). Kurt Youngdahl and Billy Schultze both swam to a pair of second place finishes. Youngdahl took runner-up in the 50 free in 22.00 and 100 free in 48:51, while Schultze swam second in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:16.29 and 200 IM with a time of 2:05.26. Matt Van Fossen finished second in the 100 butterfly (53.67) and third in the 200 butterfly (2:08.31). Gurung swam third in the 100 free (50.65), as did Olson-Anstett in the 100 butterfly (54.86). Divers Sam Hanson and Michael Patterson finished one-two in both the one and three-meter diving events. Hanson scored a 209.25 on the one-meter and a 215.15 on the three-meter. Patterson turned in a score of 207.25 on the one-meter and 173.00 on the three-meter.
LAST YEAR: SJU finished second out of three teams in a home triangular with Gustavus and Luther (Iowa) last November. Gustavus won the meet with a total of 1,252 points, followed by SJU (1,042) and Luther (566). Seaburg and senior Jimmy Foley (Moorhead, Minn.) went 1-2 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Seaburg also took second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.07) and 200-yard individual medley (4:28.87), while Foley claimed second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:05.83). Senior Ty Nimens (Crookston, Minn.) won the 100- (48.43) and 200-yard freestyle (1:47.81) classmates Wes Schlichting (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) and Kelley Burg (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart) finished 1-2 in both the 1- and 3-meter dives.
