Sioux Falls, S.D. – The Northern State swim team ended the first day of the USF Quad-Duals with a 1-2 record at the meet, defeating MSU Moorhead (130-83) but falling to Augustana (206-49) and Sioux Falls (141-80). The Wolves earned six season best times during the meet, and Lilly Grebner set her third NSU freshman record of the season with a win in the 100 yard IM.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 80, USF 141; NSU 130, MSUM 83; NSU 49, AU 206
Records: NSU 5-4, AU 7-0, MSUM 0-4, USF 3-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State opened the meet with a fourth place finish in the 400 yard medley relay, the team of Maddie Gonzales, Mayson Sheldon, Lauren Forsyth, and Lilly Grebner finished with a time of 4:07.20
• Hannah Rodts finished eighth place in the 1,650 yard freestyle, hitting the wall in a time of 19:48.84
• Haley Osborne was the top Northern swimmer in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:02.57 for an eighth place finish
• Delaney Ryken earned a sixth place finish in the 50 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 25.23
• Lilly Grebner claimed her first win of the evening in the 200 yard IM, swimming to a time of 2:08.77
• Lauren Forsyth earned a top-3 finish for the Wolves in the 100 yard butterfly, hitting the wall in a time of 1:00.62
• Osborne swam to a top-5 finish in the 100 yard freestyle, finishing fourth place with a time of 55.20
• Gonzales was the top NSU finisher in the 100 yard backstroke, claiming a fifth place finish and a time of 1:01.18
• Rodts swam to a tenth place finish in the 500 yard freestyle for Northern, hitting the wall in a time of 5:39.91
• Grebner earned her second win of the night in the 100 yard IM, setting a new school freshman record time of 59.03
• Mayson Sheldon was the Wolves top finisher in the 100 yard breaststroke, tying for sixth place with a time of 1:12.65
• Northern State closed the night with a fourth place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay, the team of Lauren Forsyth, Delaney Ryken, Mia Fursedonne, and Haley Osborne finished with a time of 3:47.11

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Lilly Grebner: won 100 yard IM (59.03) and 200 yard IM (2:08.77)
Lauren Forsyth: third in 100 yard butterfly (1:00.63)
 
UP NEXT
Northern State will compete in day two of the USF Quad-Duals tomorrow morning, once again competing against Augustana, MSU Moorhead, and Sioux Falls. Saturday's meet will start at 10 a.m. at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls.