St. Peter, M.N. -The Viking men earned their first dual meet victory of the season, while the women fell just short of victory.

Final Scores:
Men: Augustana def. Gustavus, 140-130
Women: Gustavus def. Augustana, 168-132

Swim:
Right out of the gate, the Vikings 200 Medley relay team of Addison Pavek (28.49), Jisella Haskamp (30.23), Kierstyn Nelson (27.49), and Luisa Cossul Martinelli (24.60) won the event by just .15 seconds, finishing with a 1:50.81. The men followed suit, also winning the 200 Medley relay at 1:34.10 with Braxton Steele (24.48), Noah Mayer (26.36), Mason Ward-Zeller (22.32), and Noah Mooney (20.94).

Sophomore Sy Pizzolato won the men's 1000 Free at 10:24.76. Fellow sophomore Theo Tuunelis finished first in the men's 200 Free at a time of 1:41.04.

In the 50 back, freshman Maggie Cole finished fourth with a 28.48. The men's version of the event saw Ward-Zeller win with a time of 23.79.

Haskamp earned a victory in the women's 50 Breast with a 30.99. In the men's 50 Breast, freshman Robert Leandar Hansen had a hard fought battle, taking second with a 26.90. Sophomores Owen Bartee and Mayer finished third and fourth respectfully.

Agnes Virag won the 100 fly with a 59.75, the only swimmer in the field under the 1:01 barrier. In the men's 50 Free, the Vikings finished with a 1-2 punch, as Tuunelis won the event with a 21.36, and Mooney finished second with a 21.65.

Pavek emerged victorious in the women's 100 Back with a 1:01.35. Ward-Zeller followed suit in the men's version with a 51.50 to win the event.

Yet again, the Vikings had another 1-2 finish, this time in the women's 100 Breast, as Haskamp (1:08.58) and Virag (1:09.02) secured crucial points for the Vikings. Hansen earned his first ever event win as a Viking, finishing in a time of 58.18 in the men's 100 Breast, putting him at eight all time in program history.

The 500 Free saw Tuunelis earn his second event win of the day, as he finished in a time of 4:48.24. The 100 I.M. saw Ward-Zeller break his week old record, taking it all the way down to 50.16, putting him over a second faster than anyone else in team history.

To cap off the afternoon, the 200 Free relay team of Margaret Reed (25.57), Cossul Martinelli (24.86), Virag (25.65), and Abby Daman (25.29) finished in second with a 1:41.37. The men's team of Tuunelis (21.47), Santiago Alvarado (22.13), Juan Moncada (21.54), and Mooney (20.63) combined for a 1:25.77, falling just 0.01 seconds short of winning the event over Gustavus.

Diving:
Avery Lommel continued her winning ways, dominating the boards with a 263.50 on 1 Meter diving and 272.45 on 3 Meter diving.

UP NEXT:
The Vikings will be back in action at home next Friday, 5 p.m., at Midco Aquatic Center, as they look to host the Minnesota State Mavericks.

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