Swimming and diving teams complete second day at MIAC Championships

The men's team finished the day with 207 points - seven points behind St. Thomas for fifth place. St. Olaf took over the lead overall with a score of 575.5.

The women's team currently has 163 points - 10 behind sixth place Macalaster. Gustavus leads the team competition with 498 points.

First-year Will Khoury-Hanold had a big day for the Piper men, making the 'A' finals of two events. He finished eighth overall in both the 100-yard butterfly (52.94 in the finals) and 100-yard backstroke (54.81 in the finals).

Sophomore Jonathan Tapia-Rodriguez posted the men's best finish of the day, placing fourth overall in the 100-yard butterfly. He qualified for the 'A' finals with a time of 50.97. He later posted a 51.48 in the finals.

Sophomore Jake Burgess made the 'A' finals of the 100-yard backstroke, finishing seventh (54.11).

First-year Teddy Paterson also tallied individual points for Hamline, placing 13th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.93).

On the women's side, first-year Renee Punyko made the 'A' finals of her second event, placing fourth in the 200-yard freestyle. Punyko had a time of 1:56.9 in the finals. Junior Dana Ketcher finished 10th in the same event with a time of 1:59.66.

First-year Becky Taylor was 11th in the 100-yard butterfly (1:04.04), and senior Lindsey Swanson was 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:14.1).

The Pipers will conclude the MIAC Championships on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center.