Sioux Falls, S.D.  – The Northern State University swim team opened the Augustana Invite with three Wolves advancing to individual finals and four relay teams in competition. The Wolves tallied two top-5 finishes and broke two school records on day one.
 
WOLVES HIGHLIGHTS

• Haley Osborne opened the finals session for NSU taking 14^th in the 500 free with a time of 5:11.14
• Lilly Grebner notched the top finish for the women as the runner-up in the 200 IM, hitting the wall in 2:06.53
• Guusje Van Lent raced to a fourth place finish in the 50 free with a time of 23.61; her prelims mark of 23.52 landed her an NCAA B cut and the Northern State school record
• Grebner followed in the top-25 of the 50 free with a time of 24.31
• The 200 free relay team of Van Lent, Osborne, Mia Fursedonne, and Grebner broke the Northern State school record with a time of 1:37.50 in 11^th overall
• Following close behind was the crew of Hilary Sonnabend, Annalisa Olsson, Brianna Back, and Georgy Turner in 19^th with a time of 1:41.65
• Northern closed out the opening day with a top-25 finish in the 400 medley relay from the team of Maddie Gonzales, Sonnabend, Alexia Hoven, and Van Lent notching a time of 4:08.58

 
BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Hilary Sonnabend's prelim 50 free time of 26.01 was a personal best for the freshman, before setting a personal best in the night cap with a time of 25.76
• Van Lent broke the 2018-19 record of 23.91 in the 50 free set by Northern State National Champion Hannah Kastigar
• The previous 200 free relay record of 1:37.55 was held by Fursedonne, Marialuisa Avila, Delaney Ryken, and Connor Doran set back in 2021-22

 
UP NEXT
Northern returns to the Midco Aquatic Center for the second day of the Augie Invite tomorrow. Competition kicks off at 10 a.m. with the prelim races. The finals session will begin at 5:30 p.m. for the Wolves who qualify.