Tommies close January at Iowa

IOWA CITY, IOWA. – The University of St. Thomas women’s swim and dive program closed the month of January at the University of Iowa. The Tommies got an early taste of the Summit League Championships competition pool, battling’s the B1G’s Iowa Hawkeyes. Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis.) won the team’s lone individual race in the pool, the 100 backstroke, as the Hawkeyes pulled out the 182-42 win.
 
WOMEN’S RESULTS: ST. THOMAS vs IOWA
The Tommies had a chance to compete in the Summit League Championships competition pool, with multiple swimmers earning top-5 finishes.

  • Jordyn Davis (Cambridge, Wis.) won the lone race of the evening, claiming the top spot in the 100 backstroke. The sophomore swam the race in 56.44, .5 seconds faster than the top finisher from Iowa, to win the race.
  • Davis also swam the first leg for the team’s 200 medley relay, helping the St. Thomas “A” team finish in third with a time of 1:46.15.
  • Sophia Hayes (Naperville, Ill. / Central) earned a third place finish in the 500 freestyle thanks to her time of 5:16.66.
  • Amber Hess (Kohler, Wis. / Kohler) was the top finisher in both the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke Friday evening.
  • Brook Gothard (Golden, Colo. / Wheat Ridge) scored for the Tommies in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.44 and the 100 breaststroke, finishing fifth in both races.
  • Mary Selden (Davenport, Iowa / Central) finished fourth in the 200 freestyle thanks to her time of 1:54.51, while Katie Prunty (Wexford, Ireland / Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy) finished sixth with a time of 2:00.23.
  • In the 100 butterfly, Izzy Shering (Sheffield, England) finished fourth with a time of 59.71, while Ellie Undem (Chisago City, Minn. / Chisago Lakes) finished fourth in the 100 free with at ime of 52.71.
  • The St. Thomas “A” team took third in the 200 freestyle. The team of Undem, Maddie Francois (Sartell, Minn. / Sartell), Libby Fischer (Eagen, Minn. / Visitation) and Selden earned the top-3 finish with a time of 1:37.25.
  • Several other St. Thomas swimmers and divers earned top finishes Saturday. Click here for full results.

UP NEXT
St. Thomas will have a busy schedule with both the swimmers and divers in action. The Tommie swimmers will swim at the First Chance Meet in Minneapolis, Minnesota February 6 while the divers compete at the UNO Diving Meet the same weekend.  
 

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