Men take fifth, women seventh at MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships

The men finished the three-day meet with a score of 297 - one point ahead of St. Thomas for fifth place. St. Olaf won the team competition with 893.5 points.

Sophomore Jonathan Tapia-Rodriguez earned All-MIAC honors after placing third in the 200-yard butterfly. Tapia-Rodriguez completed the finals in 1:53.73 - good for a national 'B' cut qualifying time. The time beat his own school record.

Tapia-Rodriguez also teammed up with Jake Burgess, Ryan Beckman, and Will Khoury-Hanold to take fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:11.06. The time also set a school record.

Diver Jake Kruger added a fifth place finish in the 3-meter dive. Khoury-Hanold reached the 'A' finals of the 200-yard backstroke, finishing seventh in a time of 1:59.61.

First-year Teddy Paterson was 12th in the 1650-yard freestyle while Burgess and Beckman placed 10th and 13th, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle.

The women's team placed seventh in the team competition with 222 points. Gustavus was first with 789 points.

Junior Dana Ketcher earned All-MIAC accolades in her second event, taking second in the 100-yard freestyle. Ketcher posted a time of 53.47.

First-year Renee Punyko qualified for the 'A' finals of the 200-yard backstroke, finishing fourth in a time of 2:14.48. Diver Natalie Netzel added a 14th place finish in the 1-meter dive.