Jayhawks Celebrate Senior Day With 250-99 Win Over South Dakota

Friday, October 25

Lawrence, Kan.

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University of Kansas

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South Dakota

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Jayhawks Celebrate Senior Day With 250-99 Win Over South Dakota

10/26/2024 2:02:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas swimming and diving hosted South Dakota in a packed Robinson Natatorium on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Coyotes 250-99.

Kansas dominated in Saturday's session, sweeping all nine events and winning 18-of-19 events for the weekend, resulting in a 250-99 win over the South Dakota Coyotes.

Before the action began, Kansas celebrated its eight seniors and equipment manager Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck for their invaluable contributions to the program. Honored in Saturday's ceremony were seniors Addi Barnes, Brigid Gwidt, Ellie Howe, Claire Hyatt, Eleni Kotzamanis, Karla Lessing, Maggie Moore and Lezli Sisung.

Saturday's competition opened with an impressive win by Kansas in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the team of Hyatt, Howe, Isabelle Satterlee and Sophie Wallace touched the wall first in 1:34.58. Kansas kept the energy high, with Maya Lambert dominating the 400-yard individual medley and securing another first-place finish for the Jayhawks with a time of 4:27.52.

The 100-yard freestyle followed as Caroline Blake earned a first-place finish after racing a time of 52.36. Freshman Izzy Porter came in second after clocking a 53.02.

A Jayhawk sweep followed in the 200-yard backstroke, led by a first-place finish from Sisung with a time of 1:59.71. Bradie Ward (2:03.69) followed in second while Kotzamanis (2:04.47) took third.

Lydia Lafferty then took home the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.43. Freshman Gabi Dyer clocked a time of 4:59.52 to take first in the 500-yard freestyle, clearing second place by more than 7.5 seconds.

Ryan Johnston was next at the top of the podium for Kansas, clocking a time of 2:18.81 to win the 200-yard breaststroke.

The afternoon was capped off with the 400-yard freestyle relay, which resulted in a Kansas win and a complete sweep of the nine possible events on Saturday. The relay team of Blake, Kotzamanis, Hailey Farrell and Mia Waldron raced a time of (3:27.04) for the win.

ON THE BOARDS
Like the 3M event, the Jayhawks swept the top three spots of the 1M Diving event led by Shiyun Lai with 325.28 points. Lize van Leeuwen followed in second with 260.03 points, and Grace Zifcak came in third with 240.83 points.

Lai's 325.28 points is the fourth-highest score in the 1M event (six dives) in Kansas school history.

EVENT WINNERS
200 Free Relay: Hyatt, Howe, Satterlee and Wallace (1:34.58)
400 IM: Lambert (4:27.52)
100 Free: Blake (52.36)
200 Back: Sisung (1:59.71)
100 Fly: Lafferty (56.43)
500 Free: Dyer (4:59.52)
1M Diving: Lai (325.28 pts)
200 Breast: Johnston (2:18.81)
400 Free Relay: Blake, Kotzamanis, Farrell and Waldron (3:27.04)

UP NEXT
The Jayhawks will host their third-consecutive home meet on Friday, Nov. 4 against Nebraska. Admission is free for all fans who wish to attend, and action will begin at 4:00 p.m. CT. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.