ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Augustana swimming & diving teams completed a weekend against NCAA Division I competition as the women's team defeated St. Thomas for the second-straight year while the men's team competed strong.
 
Coach Said It
"We had a really tough night at South Dakota State in its home pool after a long week of training, and to come to St. Thomas and compete with them with the men's score and have our women be victorious, it was a nice little cherry on top to finish off the week. Now we have two weeks before our next competition, so we get to really focus on training and getting better. Our energy this past week and weekend has been excellent. The group is in good spirits and wea are looking forward to big things ahead." Augustana head coach Andrew Makepeace
 
Final Score for Women
Augustana 115, St. Thomas 92
 
Final Score for Men
St. Thomas 128, Augustana 79
 
In the Fast Lane

• Peyton Bartsch earned his first collegiate victory by touching the wall first in the 50-free. He finished in a time of 21.49 seconds.
• It was a one-two AU finish in the women's 100 backstroke as All-America honoree Bryn Greenwaldt touched the wall in 58.19 seconds. She placed just in front of Ella Ward-Zeller as she finished in a time of 1:00.13.
• Greenwaldt also found success in the 50-free, leading a podium sweep in a time of 24.55. Makoa Montgomery was second in the race in 24.74 seconds while Angelina Chan was third in 25.20.
• Mason Kauffeld earned the victory in the 100 breaststroke as he touched the wall in a time of 59.52.
• In the 100-free, Meesha Montgomery won the event in 53.31 seconds while Sofia Hein placed third in 54.79 seconds.
• Isaac Rokusek made it a clean sweep for AU in the 100 frees, as he touched the wall in 48.29 seconds.
• Nesrine Jelliti claimed AU's final swim victory of the day as she won the 100-fly in 1:00.25.

 
Off the Boards

• David Binsfeld picked right up where he left off Friday night with the victory in the 1M with 237.15 points. He also placed runner-up in the 3M dive with 224 points.
• Avery Lommel won the 3M dive with 218.9 points.
• Clare Duplissis placed runner-up in the 1M dive with 215.65 points.

 
Up Next
The Augustana women will compete as part of a meet hosted by Sioux Falls Oct. 20-21 with MSU Moorhead and Northern State in attendance at the Midco Aquatic Center. The Viking men are back in action Oct. 27 against Omaha, a dual the Viking women are also part of.