Results

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's swimming and diving dropped a dual to Division II St. Cloud State, 180.5-115.5, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Warner Palaestra Pool.

SJU won six events and totaled 18 top-three performances.

The reigning MIAC Men's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week – junior Brayden Slavik (Green Isle, Minn./Chaska) and senior Eli Grabinski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice), respectively – continued  their prowess with a combined five wins on the day. Slavik claimed first place in three individual events by a combined 1:00.88: the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.36, by 0:02.78); 500-yard freestyle (4:44.39, by 0:09.84); and 1,000-yard freestyle (9:48.01, by 0:48.26).

Grabinski, meanwhile, swept both boards by taking first in the 1- (284.75) and 3-meter (297.00) dives. Sophomore Cody Watts (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) was third in the 1-meter event (279.35).

Junior Clay Megaw (Monticello, Minn.) was responsible for the Johnnies' sixth win in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.36). He also took second in the 200-yard version (2:15.79).

Senior Carter Larson (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) claimed second in the 100-yard freestyle (47.80), while he and classmate Colby Kern (Delano, Minn.) second (1:45.62) and third (1:46.77), respectively, in the 200-yard freestyle.

Junior Carsten Reuter (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) touched the wall second in the 50-yard freestyle (22.12) and seniors Langston Philion (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Jake Tschida (Mendota Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley) took second (2:03.56) and third (2:22.22) in the 200-yard butterfly.

Senior Connor Thayer (Prior Lake, Minn.) and freshman Riley Yerks (Hutchinson, Minn.) placed third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:46.93) and 200-yard backstroke (2:07.73), respectively.

The Johnnies' 200-yard freestyle (Liam Noble, Larson, Reuter, Kern) finished second (1:26.06) and the 200-yard medley (Liam Noble, Megaw, Kern, Larson) was third (1:37.86).

SJU visits Carleton for a 1:30 p.m. dual meet next Saturday, Jan. 25, in Northfield.