ST. PAUL, Minn. – Northern State stayed in fourth at the Wildbear Invite as they wrapped up the second of three days of action. As a team, the Wolves notched a pair of second-place finishes and three fourth-place finishes in the finals while earning a first- and a third-place finish in the prelims earlier today.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Scores:
Concordia-St. Paul: 1,062
St. Catherine: 548
Jamestown: 436
Northern State: 414
Augsburg: 11
 
PRELIMS

• Freshman Ella Wanschura earned Northern State a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:07.89, NSU's first of the meet
• Joining Wanschura in the event was Emma Beavers (1:09.84) for seventh and Marie Loest (1:11.59) for 10th
• In the 100-yard backstroke, Mazie Finch (1:01.13) and Sydney Rogers took third and sixth, respectively
• Sidney Masgras (28.98 seconds) and Lorelai Grund (29.00 seconds) finished back-to-back in the 50-yard butterfly for fourth and fifth
• The Wolves had two top-10 finishes in the 200-yard butterfly featuring Emma Moore and Laila Gordillo
• Moore took fifth at 2:26.03, Gordillo placed 10th at 2:40.69, and Kenna Remily took 13th at 2:52.42
• Riley Vraniak swam a time of 5:31.95 in the 400-yard individual medley for 11th
• To round the prelims, Gordillo (2:05.21), Grund (2:06.14) and Ilyanna Haigler (2:13.31) took 12th, 15th and 23rd, respectively, in the 200-yard freestyle

 
FINALS

• Finch tallied one of NSU's second-place finishes in the finals, courtesy of a 1:00.28 swim in the 100-yard backstroke, while teammate Rogers followed behind in fifth at 1:01.79
• Northern's other silver finish came by way of a relay consisting of Moore, Gordillo, Rogers and Finch, who recorded a 1:40.21 swim in the 200-yard freestyle relay
• Wanschura snagged another top-five finish, this time in fifth at 1:08.26 in the 100-yard breaststroke
• Joining Wanschura in the top 10 were Beavers (1:10.13) in seventh and Loest (1:10.52) in ninth
• The Wolves had two relay teams in the finals for the 400-yard medley relay, with Wanschura, Rogers, Moore and Finch taking fourth at 4:06.08, and Vraniak, Beavers, Grund and Masgras taking ninth at 4:17.47
• In the 200-yard butterfly, Moore took fourth with a time of 2:26.40, with teammates Gordillo (ninth) and Remily (13th) finishing at 2:34.20 and 2:49.36, respectively
• Vraniak was NSU's sole competitor in the 400-yard individual medley, taking ninth at 5:14.64
• To finish out the second day of the meet, Gordillo (2:03.52) and Grund (2:08.14) took 13th and 16th in the 200-yard freestyle

 
BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Remily (200-yard freestyle), Loest (100-yard breaststroke), Wanschura (100-yard breaststroke), Beavers (100-yard breaststroke), Finch (100-yard backstroke), Rogers (100-yard backstroke), Moore (200-yard butterfly) and Grund (50-yard butterfly time trials) all passed their personal records today

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves will round out the Wildbear Invite tomorrow starting at 9:30 a.m.