St. Catherine University Athletics

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Catherine swimmers cruised past the Macalester College Scots on Friday evening in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) dual with a score of 140 to 89 while claiming nine out of 13 top-times.

The Wildcats went one, two, three in the 200-yard medley relay with the St. Kate's "B" team finishing first. The team made up of Andrea Voelker, J. Dombroski, Emma Svendsen, and Maggie Menso clocked in at 1:51.13. The "A" team finished second made up of Jordyn Wentzel, Annie Voss, Amelia Baxley, and Anneke van Oosterom finished with a time of 1:52.56. The team made up of Gillian Duran, Hannah Svendsen, Brenna Bartell, and Macy Klein were third with a time of 1:55.36. 

Sammi Friedrich finished with the top-time in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:06.94 ahead of teammate, Molly McMahon as the runner-up at 11:15.63. 

H. Svendsen was the top finisher in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.10 while Voss was just behind in second at 2:00.64. Baxley and Bartell were fifth and sixth, respectively while Mia Hocking was seventh and Laney Schwieters finished eighth. 

Wentzel finished first in the 50-yard freestyle .01 seconds ahead of Macy Klein with a season-best time of 24.71. Voelker was fifth at 25.88 and Jade Le Bris was 13th at 32.53. 

In the 200-yard individual medley, St. Kate's claimed the top four times led by Menso at 2:11.97. E. Svendsen was second at 2:15.10, Dombroski finished third at 2:15.22 and van Oosterm had the fourth top-time at 2:19.40. 

St. Kate's claimed five of the nine top-times in the 100-yard butterfly as H. Svendsen earned her second individual win going 1:00.05. Friedrich was just behind at 1:04.60 and Baxley was fifth at 1:06.12. 

Wentzel was the top-finisher in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.92 and van Oosterom was second touching the wall at 55.55. 

E. Svendsen, Voss, and Voelker were the top finishers in the 500-yard freestyle led by rookie E. Svendsen. Her first-place time of 5:17.90 was ahead of Voss at 5:21.15 and Voelker with a time of 5:27.28. 

The final title of the evening for St. Kate's was in the 100-yard breaststroke with rookie Mia Hocking finishing first at 1:16.58. Hocking was just ahead of Sophia Erikson at 1:18.60 and Amara Ramierz with the third best time of 1:18.62. 

Event 1 - 200-yard medley relay
1.  Voelker (SB), Dombroski, Svendsen, Menso - 1:51.13
2. Wentzel (SB), Voss, Baxley, van Oosterom - 1:52.56
3. Durand (SB), H. Svendsen, Bartell, Klein - 1:55.36
- Le Bris (SB), Erikson, Julia Mertens, Hocking - 2:09.03

Event 2 -1000-yard freestyle
1. Friedrich - 11:06.94
2. McMahon - 11:15.63

Event 3 - 200-yard freestyle
1. H. Svendsen - 2:00.10
2. Voss - 2:0064
5. Baxley - 2:08.61
6. Bartell - 2:08.88
7. Hocking - 2:09.53 
8. Schwieters - 2:09.56

Event 4 - 50-yard freestyle
1. Wentzel - 24.71 (SB)
2. Klein - 24.72 (SB)
5. Voelker - 25.88 (SB)
6. Gillian Durand - 26.11 (SB)
13. Le Bris - 32.53 (SB)

Event 5 - 200-yard individual medley
1. Menso - 2:11.97
2. E. Svendsen - 2:15.10
3. Dombroski - 2:15.22 (SB)
4. van Oosterom - 2:19.40
6. Hannah Wentzel - 2:29.92
7. Mertens - 2:31.42
10. Ramirez - 2:38.53
11. Erikson - 2:39.25

Event 7 - 100-yard butterfly 
1. H. Svendsen - 1:00.05
2. Friedrich - 1:04.60
5. Baxley - 1:06.12
6. Wentzel - 1:06.66
8. Mertens - 1:07.74

Event 8 - 100-yard freestyle 
1. Wentzel - 52.92 (SB)
2. van Oosterom - 55.55 (SBx)
5. Hocking - 59.21 (PB)
10. Ramirez - 1:02.92

Event 9 - 100-yard backstroke
2. Menso - 1:02.86 (SBx)
3. Durand - 1:03.00 (SB)
5. McMahon - 1:05.40 (SBx)
6. Dombroski - 1:05.41
8. Schwieters - 1:09.54 (PBx)
10. Bartell - 1:10.46 (PB)
11. Erikson - 1:16.25

Event 10 - 500-yard freestyle
1. E. Svendsen - 5:18.90
2. Voss - 5:21.15
3. Voelker - 5:27.28
7. Le Bris - 6:17.56

Event 12 - 100-yard breaststroke
1. Hocking - 1:16.58 (PB)
2. Erikson - 1:18.60 (SBx)
3. Ramirez - 1:18.62 (PB)

Event 13 - 400-yard freestyle
-- Dombroski (PB), Voelker, E. Svendsen, Menso - 3:42.01
-- Bartell (SB), McMahon, Friedrich, Wentzel - 3:42.35
-- Schwieters (PB), Baxley, van Oosterom, Voss - 3:46.63
-- Wetzel (SB), Mertens, H. Svendsen, Klein - 3:52.16