Meet of the Week Preview: St. Cloud State at North Dakota

By Jason Marsteller

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 13. IN the other SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week this week, St. Cloud State travels to the University of North Dakota for a cold-climate affair.

Here is a quick preview of the match-up:

Date and Time: Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Forks, N.D.
Facility: Hyslop Sports Center

St. Cloud State's Last Time Out:
The St. Cloud State swimming and diving teams swept the St. John's/St. Ben's Fall Invitational on Nov. 10.

Team scores:
Women:
1: St. Cloud State – 1083.50
2: MSU Moorhead – 665.00
3: St. Benedict – 519.50
4: St. Thomas – 340.00
5: Macalester – 119.00

Men:
1: St. Cloud State – 1137.50
2: South Dakota State – 533
3: St. Johns – 474.50
4: St. Thomas – 422.00
5: Macalester – 72.00

The Huskies won 24 of 32 total events in the meet as the women won 14 and the men took the top spot in 10 events. In all 14 different athletes won events, a total that increases to 20 if you include the members of winning relay teams.

Alisha Blaydes (Elk River), Caitlin Digney (Madison, Wis.), Logan Carpenter (Superior, Wis.), Isaiah Fuller (Faribault), Jacob Goergen (Mandan, N.D.) and Nate Jimerson (Apple Valley) were the stars of the day as they each collected two wins on the day.

Looking forward with St. Cloud State's head coach Jeff Helge:
We're looking forward to the opportunity to compete against one of the top teams in the country.

North Dakota's Last Time Out:
The Fighting Sioux men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed at the University of Illinois-Chicago meet held Nov. 10. Overall, North Dakota won three men's events and two women's titles.

Daniel Moraes led the Fighting Sioux men with a win in the 100 back, while Anthony Buhr took home the 100 breast title. Meanwhile, the men's 200 medley relay that included Moraes and Buhr as well as Eric Knight and Per Westergren won.

For the women, Cathryn DeShaw swept the backstroke events with a first-place finish in both the 100 and 200 distances.

Looking forward with North Dakota head coach Maviael Sampaio:
This weekend's match against St. Cloud State is important for many reasons. This is our last dual meet as a Division II school and is also our last meet before Thanksgiving. We look forward to the competition with our goal being to swim hard and fast..

Top 2007-08 Times Comparison:
Men:
50 Free
SCSU: 21.68, Jacob Goergen
UND: 21.29, Anthony Buhr
100 Free
SCSU: 48.59, Kyle Cordry
UND: 46.88, Daniel Moraes
200 Free
SCSU: 1:47.54, Kyle Cordry
UND: 1:45.24, Per Westergren
500 Free
SCSU: 4:59.25, Isaiah Fuller
UND: 4:47.27, Daniel Moraes
1000 Free
SCSU: 10:18.48, Isaiah Fuller
UND: 10:14.28, Erik Anderson
1650 Free
SCSU: N/A
UND: 16:40.16, Erik Anderson
100 Back
SCSU: 55.48, Kyle Green
UND: 52.81, Daniel Moraes
200 Back
SCSU: 1:59.60, Matt Verway
UND: 1:57.99, Jake Gerszewski
100 Breast
SCSU: 1:02.77, Logan Carpenter
UND: 59.87, Anthony Buhr
200 Breast
SCSU: 2:15.30, Logan Carpenter
UND: 2:15.70, Anthony Buhr
100 Fly
SCSU: 54.68, Jacob Goergen
UND: 53.51, Per Westergren
200 Fly
SCSU: 2:02.36, Joe Spann
UND: 1:58.69, Shaun Seaburg
200 IM
SCSU: 1:59.89, Matt Verway
UND: 2:06.67, John Fitzgerald
400 IM
SCSU: 4:24.55, Kyle Green
UND: 4;18.66, Shaun Seaburg
200 Free Relay
SCSU: 1:27.65
UND: 1:26.96
400 Free Relay
SCSU: 3:13.34
UND: 3:09.34
800 Free Relay
SCSU: N/A
UND: 7:18.34
200 Medley Relay
SCSU: 1:39.20
UND: 1:36.59
400 Medley Relay
SCSU: 3:36.05
UND: 3:30.14
1M Diving
SCSU: 282.50, Nate Jimerson
UND: 301.95, Chris Bancroft
3M Diving
SCSU: 293.35, Nate Jimerson
UND: 307.45, Chris Bancroft

Women:
50 Free
SCSU: 25.00, Kelly Vieau
UND: 24.29, Carissa Gormally
100 Free
SCSU: 54.65, Alisha Blaydes
UND: 53.46, Natalia Busso
200 Free
SCSU: 2:00.68, Alisha Blaydes
UND: 1:55.02, Natalia Busso
500 Free
SCSU: 5:22.43, Caitlin Digney
UND: 5:10.32, Natalia Busso
1000 Free
SCSU: 11:01.52, Sarah Burnell
UND: 11:14.27, Jessica Carlson
1650 Free
SCSU: 18:38.30, Caitlin Digney
UND: 18:13.79, Jessica Carlson
100 Back
SCSU: 1:01.93, Cathy Haen
UND: 59.63, Cathryn DeShaw
200 Back
SCSU: 2:11.68, Elizabeth Lopez
UND: 2:08.51, Cathryn DeShaw
100 Breast
SCSU: 1:11.79, Katie Brueggemann
UND: 1:06.90, Carissa Gormally
200 Breast
SCSU: 2:31.01, Katie Brueggemann
UND: 2:28.20, Caycee Anvik
100 Fly
SCSU: 1:01.01, Alison Weske
UND: 1:00.56, Kathi DiGregorio
200 Fly
SCSU: 2:12.68, Caitlin Digney
UND: 2:15.45, Kathi DiGregorio
200 IM
SCSU: 2:16.34, Katie Brueggemann
UND: 2:17.44, Caycee Anvik
400 IM
SCSU: 4:49.89, Sarah Burnell
UND: 4:42.14, Cathryn DeShaw
200 Free Relay
SCSU: 1:40.34
UND: 1:42.62
400 Free Relay
SCSU: 3:41.54
UND: 3:38.82
800 Free Relay
SCSU: N/A
UND: 7:51.79
200 Medley Relay
SCSU: 1:51.74
UND: 1:51.30
400 Medley Relay
SCSU: 4:06.85
UND: 3:59.43
1M Diving
SCSU: 243.90, Kelsey Berkeland
UND: 256.35, Stephenie Varichak
3M Diving
SCSU: 259.45, Kendra Willis
UND: 255.45, Katie Girard

* – denotes meter conversion

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