SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Augustana University men's and women's swimming and diving programs opened the 2026-2027 season on Friday evening at Midco Aquatic Center with a duel loss against South Dakota State.
Final Scores:
Women: SDSU 152, AU 53Â
Men: SDSU 114, AU 85
Augustana fired right out of the gate, with the women's 200 yard medley relay team of Addison Pavek, Brooklyn Herrick, Brianna Ridpath, and Luisa Martinelli taking third with a 1:51.34. The men's 200 Medley relay team of Noah Mooney, Robert Hansen, Mason Ward-Zeller, and Vitor Sa finished in a time of 1:34.59 to take second.
In the 1000 Free, the women earned a 1-2 finish with Aga Rudomina and Ylva Konings. For the men, Sy Pizzolato took second with a 10:29.11.
Theo Tunnelis earned victories in the men's 100 Free at 46.65, and the men's 200 Free with a 1:40.74. Noah Mooney took first in the men's 50 Free in a time of 21.37.
Mason Ward-Zeller pulled out a pair of victories in the men's 200 I.M with a 1:52.30, and the 200 Fly at a 1:53.27. Sofia Ospina Betancur took third in the women's 200 Fly with a 2:14.19.
Tova Blikre took fourth in the women's 200 Back with a 2:12.02. Jisella Haskamp finished third in the women's 200 Breast at 2:30.27, while the Viking men were led by freshman Robert Leander Hansen leading the way with a third through seventh place showing in the men's 200 Breast.
On 1-Meter diving, the Vikings swept the boards with  Lommel winning the women's event with a final score of 234.60, and Binsfeld taking the men's event with a 306.45, good enough for an NCAA cut.
The 400 Free relay saw the men's A team of Theo Tunnelis, Santiago Alvarado, Juan Moncada and Collin Wilcynski take second at 3:10.02.
UP NEXT
The Vikings will wrap up their weekend action on Saturday evening as the Vikings host the Jackrabbits again at 4 p.m. at Midco Aquatic Center.
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