ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State tallied their first loss in the water this season as they fell to NSIC opponent UMary, 176.5-83.5. The Wolves tagged two first-place finishes courtesy of
Adalyn Godfrey (200-yard backstroke) and
Ella Wanschura (200-yard breaststroke).
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 83.5, MARY 176.5
Records: NSU 1-1 (1-1 NSIC), MARY 2-0 (2-0 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern State notched their first win of the outing in the 10th event (200-yard backstroke) with not only a Godfrey first-place finish (2:14.01) but followed that with a second-place finish (2:17.75), with Sydney Rogers following closely
- Wanschura was one of three NSU athletes to compete in the 200-yard breaststroke, taking first at 2:35.12, followed by Marie Loest at 2:40.44 for second and Riley Vraniak at 3:00.41 for fourth
- Emma Moore recorded a 2:03.34 finish in the 200-yard freestyle, taking second behind Mary swimmer Elise Altringer at 2:01.76
- Rogers nabbed second place in another event, swimming a 1:02.04 in the 100-yard backstroke, while Godfrey followed in third at 1:02.89
- In the 100-yard breaststroke, Wanschura (1:10.34) took second and Loest (1:13.94) trailed in third
- Northern State had another set of back-to-back finishes in the 50-yard freestyle, with Peyton Tesmer earning second at 25.75 and Lorelai Grund following in third at 27.05
- Sidney Masgras swam just three seconds shy of first in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming a 2:22.48 in the event
- In the 200-yard individual medley, Wanschura took bronze at 2:26.67
- The Wolves tallied two third-place finishes in their relays, swimming a 3:46.47 in the 400-yard freestyle relay with Rogers, Moore, Tesmer and Laila Gordillo in the water
- Tesmer, Moore, Wanschura and Rogers also swam in the 200-yard medley relay, taking third with a time of 1:54.21
WOLVES WITH WINS
Adalyn Godfrey: 200-yard backstroke (2:14.01)
Ella Wanschura: 200-yard breaststroke (2:35.12)
UP NEXT
Northern State will compete at home next Saturday as they host the Dragons of MSU Moorhead at 1 p.m. at the Aberdeen YMCA.