Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State swim team split their opening tri-meet to start the season, picking up a 140-108 win over Concordia-St. Paul but falling to Southwest Minnesota State 178-124. The Wolves earned three relay wins on the night and finished in the runner-up position in six events.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 124, SMSU 178; NSU 140, CSP 108
Records: NSU 1-1, SMSU 2-0, CSP 0-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State opened the meet with a victory in the 3x100 Yard Butterfly Relay, Lauren Forsyth, Georgy Turner, and Lilly Grebner swam to a time of 3:04.10, over 13 seconds better than CSP in second place
• In the 3x100 Yard Backstroke Relay, Maddie Gonzales, Hannah Kiernan, and Mia Fursedonne finished in second place with a time of 3:08.95
• The Wolves earned another runner-up finish in the 3x100 Yard Breaststroke Relay as Mayson Sheldon, Hannah Rodts, and Ali Jones hit the wall in a time of 3:44.18
• A team of Delaney Ryken, Ali Jones, Brianna Back, and Hannah Kiernan earned a second place finish in the 500 Yard Freestyle Relay, finishing with a time of 5:09.91
• Northern's second win of the night came in the 400 Yard Medley Relay as Maddie Gonzales, Mayson Sheldon, Lauren Forsyth, and Lilly Grebner hit the wall in a time of 4:08.32, over eight seconds faster than CSP in second place
• The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Mia Fursedonne, Georgy Turner, Delaney Ryken, and Haley Osborne earned a runner-up finish with a time of 1:44.95
• In the 3x500 Yard Freestyle Relay, Ali Jones, Hannah Rodts, and Haley Osborne finished in second place with a time of 17:19.38
• The Wolves final win of the meet came in the 400 Yard Individual Medley Relay, as Lauren Forsyth, Mayson Sheldon, Maddie Gonzales, and Lilly Grebner hit the wall in a time of 4:17.09, over 12 seconds faster than SMSU in second place
• Northern State earned a runner-up finish in the final event of the night as Mia Fursedonne, Delaney Ryken, Brianna Back, and Haley Osborne finished with a time of 3:51.58 in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Lauren Forsyth: member of three winning relay teams (3x100 Yard Butterfly Relay, 400 Yard Medley Relay, and 400 Yard Individual Medley Relay)
Lilly Grebner: member of three winning relay teams (3x100 Yard Butterfly Relay, 400 Yard Medley Relay, and 400 Yard Individual Medley Relay)
 
UP NEXT
Northern State will conclude the weekend with a dual meet against Concordia-St. Paul tomorrow afternoon. The dual meet between the Wolves and Golden Bears is set to start at 1 p.m. at the Aberdeen YMCA.