Minnesota Invitational Day 2 Prelims: Erica Sullivan, Kelly Pash Power Texas to Top Seeds; Seeliger Goes 19.24
Minnesota Invitational Day 2 Prelims: Erica Sullivan, Kelly Pash Power Texas to Top Seeds
The Minnesota Invitational’s second day kicked off with prelims in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle.
The top eight advanced to the A final in each event.
Here is a look at what happened in prelims:
Minnesota Inviational: Women’s 500 Freestyle
Texas sophomore Erica Sullivan, an Olympic medalist, took the top seed in the women’s 500 freestyle. She dropped five seconds from her seed time to touch the wall in 4:41.66.
Cal senior Ayla Spitz took the second spot in 4:43.00, followed by fellow Cal senior Rachel Klinker (4:43.40) and Texas sophomore Olivia McMurray (4:44.16).
Event 5 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sullivan, Erica SO Texas 4:46.47 4:41.66
25.83 53.41 (27.58)
1:21.56 (28.15) 1:49.90 (28.34)
2:18.15 (28.25) 2:46.51 (28.36)
3:15.25 (28.74) 3:44.05 (28.80)
4:13.09 (29.04) 4:41.66 (28.57)
2 Spitz, Ayla SR Cal 4:49.86 4:43.00
25.84 53.52 (27.68)
1:21.72 (28.20) 1:50.26 (28.54)
2:18.93 (28.67) 2:47.83 (28.90)
3:16.84 (29.01) 3:45.74 (28.90)
4:14.44 (28.70) 4:43.00 (28.56)
3 Klinker, Rachel SR Cal 4:54.79 4:43.40
26.22 54.74 (28.52)
1:23.66 (28.92) 1:52.46 (28.80)
2:21.13 (28.67) 2:49.40 (28.27)
3:18.06 (28.66) 3:47.01 (28.95)
4:15.32 (28.31) 4:43.40 (28.08)
4 McMurray, Olivia SO Texas 4:50.22 4:44.16
26.21 54.92 (28.71)
1:23.79 (28.87) 1:52.58 (28.79)
2:21.63 (29.05) 2:50.39 (28.76)
3:19.24 (28.85) 3:47.84 (28.60)
4:16.18 (28.34) 4:44.16 (27.98)
5 Stoneburg, Blair FR Wisconsin 4:49.53 4:44.42
26.06 54.55 (28.49)
1:23.25 (28.70) 1:52.11 (28.86)
2:20.78 (28.67) 2:49.49 (28.71)
3:18.22 (28.73) 3:47.06 (28.84)
4:16.18 (29.12) 4:44.42 (28.24)
6 Carlson, Abby SO Wisconsin 4:51.10 4:45.09
25.92 53.59 (27.67)
1:21.94 (28.35) 1:50.57 (28.63)
2:19.20 (28.63) 2:47.79 (28.59)
3:16.60 (28.81) 3:45.61 (29.01)
4:15.29 (29.68) 4:45.09 (29.80)
7 Van Berkom, Megan JR Minnesota 4:54.43 4:46.60
26.23 54.64 (28.41)
1:23.12 (28.48) 1:51.96 (28.84)
2:20.86 (28.90) 2:49.68 (28.82)
3:18.57 (28.89) 3:47.67 (29.10)
4:17.21 (29.54) 4:46.60 (29.39)
8 DiMeco, Sarah SR Cal 5:00.23 4:47.48
26.40 55.02 (28.62)
1:24.07 (29.05) 1:53.21 (29.14)
2:21.98 (28.77) 2:50.97 (28.99)
3:20.10 (29.13) 3:49.37 (29.27)
4:18.64 (29.27) 4:47.48 (28.84)
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9 Pfeifer, Abby JR Texas 4:52.38 4:47.61
26.71 55.11 (28.40)
1:23.92 (28.81) 1:52.72 (28.80)
2:21.83 (29.11) 2:50.77 (28.94)
3:19.81 (29.04) 3:49.00 (29.19)
4:18.33 (29.33) 4:47.61 (29.28)
10 Lindorfer, Alivia SR Wisconsin 4:56.90 4:47.80
26.89 55.47 (28.58)
1:24.49 (29.02) 1:53.42 (28.93)
2:22.44 (29.02) 2:51.38 (28.94)
3:20.53 (29.15) 3:49.84 (29.31)
4:19.36 (29.52) 4:47.80 (28.44)
11 Sullivan, Kate SR Minnesota 4:55.03 4:47.82
26.65 55.23 (28.58)
1:24.05 (28.82) 1:52.88 (28.83)
2:21.68 (28.80) 2:50.58 (28.90)
3:19.74 (29.16) 3:49.35 (29.61)
4:19.10 (29.75) 4:47.82 (28.72)
12 Braun, Elle JR Wisconsin 4:55.30 4:48.52
26.97 55.93 (28.96)
1:25.04 (29.11) 1:54.11 (29.07)
2:23.24 (29.13) 2:52.16 (28.92)
3:21.42 (29.26) 3:50.68 (29.26)
4:19.99 (29.31) 4:48.52 (28.53)
13 Fabian, Fanni SO Cal 4:55.85 4:48.79
26.56 55.26 (28.70)
1:24.14 (28.88) 1:53.22 (29.08)
2:22.46 (29.24) 2:51.07 (28.61)
3:20.15 (29.08) 3:49.75 (29.60)
4:19.88 (30.13) 4:48.79 (28.91)
14 Motekaitis, Mia SR Cal NT 4:48.94
25.53 53.91 (28.38)
1:22.86 (28.95) 1:51.88 (29.02)
2:21.45 (29.57) 2:51.37 (29.92)
3:20.83 (29.46) 3:50.39 (29.56)
4:19.65 (29.26) 4:48.94 (29.29)
15 Smutny, Mary SR Texas 5:07.55 4:50.44
26.82 55.54 (28.72)
1:24.74 (29.20) 1:53.85 (29.11)
2:22.96 (29.11) 2:52.16 (29.20)
3:21.57 (29.41) 3:51.24 (29.67)
4:21.15 (29.91) 4:50.44 (29.29)
16 McKenna, Paige SO Wisconsin 4:56.39 4:50.96
26.50 55.24 (28.74)
1:24.18 (28.94) 1:53.44 (29.26)
2:22.98 (29.54) 2:52.47 (29.49)
3:22.32 (29.85) 3:51.97 (29.65)
4:21.98 (30.01) 4:50.96 (28.98)
Minnesota Invitational: Men’s 500 Freestyle
No surprise here as Texas took the top four seeds in the men’s 500 freestyle. The Longhorns have long had a strong distance group, and this year is no different.
David Johnston took the top seed in the event in 4:13.54. Alec Enyeart was second at 4:14.21, followed by Carson Foster (4:15.97) and Luke Hobson (4:16.80).
Event 6 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Johnston, David JR Texas 4:14.54 4:13.54
23.13 48.12 (24.99)
1:13.47 (25.35) 1:39.00 (25.53)
2:04.69 (25.69) 2:30.56 (25.87)
2:56.51 (25.95) 3:22.51 (26.00)
3:48.51 (26.00) 4:13.54 (25.03)
2 Enyeart, Alec FR Texas 4:16.29 4:14.21
23.37 48.45 (25.08)
1:13.92 (25.47) 1:39.53 (25.61)
2:05.44 (25.91) 2:31.48 (26.04)
2:57.21 (25.73) 3:23.25 (26.04)
3:49.25 (26.00) 4:14.21 (24.96)
3 Foster, Carson JR Texas 4:20.21 4:15.97
22.91 48.43 (25.52)
1:14.74 (26.31) 1:41.19 (26.45)
2:07.54 (26.35) 2:33.82 (26.28)
2:59.93 (26.11) 3:25.38 (25.45)
3:50.80 (25.42) 4:15.97 (25.17)
4 Hobson, Luke SO Texas 4:15.88 4:16.80
23.25 48.61 (25.36)
1:14.78 (26.17) 1:40.91 (26.13)
2:07.08 (26.17) 2:33.10 (26.02)
2:58.88 (25.78) 3:24.87 (25.99)
3:51.28 (26.41) 4:16.80 (25.52)
5 Newmark, Jake JR Wisconsin 4:22.58 4:17.46
23.66 49.11 (25.45)
1:15.09 (25.98) 1:41.29 (26.20)
2:07.59 (26.30) 2:33.83 (26.24)
2:59.93 (26.10) 3:26.17 (26.24)
3:52.29 (26.12) 4:17.46 (25.17)
6 Jett, Gabriel SO Cal NT 4:17.82
23.21 48.69 (25.48)
1:14.86 (26.17) 1:41.17 (26.31)
2:07.43 (26.26) 2:33.87 (26.44)
3:00.64 (26.77) 3:26.40 (25.76)
3:52.30 (25.90) 4:17.82 (25.52)
7 Callan, Patrick 5Y Cal 4:24.20 4:17.92
23.19 48.85 (25.66)
1:14.98 (26.13) 1:41.37 (26.39)
2:07.85 (26.48) 2:34.14 (26.29)
3:00.53 (26.39) 3:26.73 (26.20)
3:52.61 (25.88) 4:17.92 (25.31)
8 Carrozza, Coby JR Texas 4:21.54 4:18.63
23.45 48.86 (25.41)
1:14.47 (25.61) 1:40.57 (26.10)
2:06.88 (26.31) 2:33.06 (26.18)
2:59.49 (26.43) 3:26.41 (26.92)
3:53.13 (26.72) 4:18.63 (25.50)
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9 Soloveychik, Bar SO Minnesota 4:26.49 4:19.37
23.57 49.25 (25.68)
1:15.24 (25.99) 1:41.61 (26.37)
2:07.91 (26.30) 2:34.11 (26.20)
3:00.65 (26.54) 3:27.10 (26.45)
3:53.65 (26.55) 4:19.37 (25.72)
10 Holt, Evan JR Arizona 4:35.19 4:21.50
23.71 49.51 (25.80)
1:15.75 (26.24) 1:42.25 (26.50)
2:08.73 (26.48) 2:34.97 (26.24)
3:01.25 (26.28) 3:28.18 (26.93)
3:55.16 (26.98) 4:21.50 (26.34)
11 Huckabay, Jackson SO Texas 4:32.75 4:21.61
23.45 49.39 (25.94)
1:16.06 (26.67) 1:42.99 (26.93)
2:10.07 (27.08) 2:37.16 (27.09)
3:03.75 (26.59) 3:30.38 (26.63)
3:56.45 (26.07) 4:21.61 (25.16)
12 Nagy, Chris JR Minnesota 4:36.67 4:22.71
24.27 50.44 (26.17)
1:17.04 (26.60) 1:43.73 (26.69)
2:10.48 (26.75) 2:37.07 (26.59)
3:03.79 (26.72) 3:30.62 (26.83)
3:57.46 (26.84) 4:22.71 (25.25)
13 Kuster, Cole JR Harvard 4:28.60 4:23.10
24.01 49.44 (25.43)
1:15.84 (26.40) 1:42.39 (26.55)
2:08.99 (26.60) 2:35.66 (26.67)
3:02.75 (27.09) 3:30.01 (27.26)
3:56.77 (26.76) 4:23.10 (26.33)
14 Christenson, William JR Minnesota 4:35.37 4:23.30
24.39 50.61 (26.22)
1:17.06 (26.45) 1:43.69 (26.63)
2:10.68 (26.99) 2:37.34 (26.66)
3:03.69 (26.35) 3:30.51 (26.82)
3:57.13 (26.62) 4:23.30 (26.17)
15 Washart, Shane SO Harvard 4:24.00 4:23.88
23.96 49.70 (25.74)
1:16.42 (26.72) 1:43.27 (26.85)
2:10.16 (26.89) 2:36.95 (26.79)
3:03.93 (26.98) 3:30.93 (27.00)
3:57.93 (27.00) 4:23.88 (25.95)
16 Kopp, Tyler JR Cal 4:31.65 4:24.24
24.30 51.21 (26.91)
1:18.18 (26.97) 1:45.39 (27.21)
2:12.29 (26.90) 2:38.61 (26.32)
3:05.13 (26.52) 3:31.78 (26.65)
3:58.14 (26.36) 4:24.24 (26.10)
Women’s 200 IM
Texas senior Kelly Pash led the field in the women’s 200 IM as the Longhorns took the top two seeds heading into finals.
Pash touched the wall in 1:55.76 to hold off teammate Olivia Bray (1:56.14).
Wisconsin junior Phoebe Bacon took the third seed in 1:56.34, while Cal’s Isabelle Stadden was fourth in 1:56.92.
Event 7 Women 200 Yard IM
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Pash, Kelly SR Texas 1:57.32 1:55.76
24.88 53.86 (28.98)
1:28.25 (34.39) 1:55.76 (27.51)
2 Bray, Olivia JR Texas 2:00.75 1:56.14
24.70 52.53 (27.83)
1:28.32 (35.79) 1:56.14 (27.82)
3 Bacon, Phoebe JR Wisconsin 2:00.21 1:56.34
24.70 53.08 (28.38)
1:27.75 (34.67) 1:56.34 (28.59)
4 Stadden, Isabelle JR Cal 2:01.16 1:56.92
25.03 53.54 (28.51)
1:28.75 (35.21) 1:56.92 (28.17)
5 Sticklen, Emma JR Texas 2:00.94 1:57.48
25.17 54.28 (29.11)
1:29.28 (35.00) 1:57.48 (28.20)
6 Polonsky, Leah SO Cal 2:01.57 1:57.72
25.45 54.61 (29.16)
1:28.78 (34.17) 1:57.72 (28.94)
7 Van Berkom, Megan JR Minnesota 2:00.20 1:59.29
25.53 56.24 (30.71)
1:31.08 (34.84) 1:59.29 (28.21)
8 Jump, Mallory SR Wisconsin NT 1:59.46
25.32 54.68 (29.36)
1:29.70 (35.02) 1:59.46 (29.76)
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9 Moore, Elizabeth SR Wisconsin NT 1:59.77
26.59 57.51 (30.92)
1:30.01 (32.50) 1:59.77 (29.76)
10 Luther, Dakota SR Texas 2:01.87 1:59.81
25.02 55.40 (30.38)
1:31.06 (35.66) 1:59.81 (28.75)
11 Dunn, Callahan JR Wisconsin 2:03.53 1:59.82
25.78 55.45 (29.67)
1:30.93 (35.48) 1:59.82 (28.89)
12 Mostek, Anya FR Harvard 2:02.02 2:00.15
26.65 55.04 (28.39)
1:30.85 (35.81) 2:00.15 (29.30)
13 McEnroe, Annika SO Cal 2:06.18 2:00.21
26.17 54.84 (28.67)
1:30.49 (35.65) 2:00.21 (29.72)
14 Heimstead, Julia JR Arizona 2:03.94 2:00.31
25.17 54.80 (29.63)
1:31.81 (37.01) 2:00.31 (28.50)
15 McClintock, Katie SO Wisconsin 2:02.81 2:00.61
26.06 55.61 (29.55)
1:30.97 (35.36) 2:00.61 (29.64)
16 Ozkan, Hazal FR Wisconsin 2:03.15 2:00.75
26.35 57.54 (31.19)
1:31.66 (34.12) 2:00.75 (29.09)
Minnesota Invitational: Men’s 200 IM
Texas senior Braden Vines was more than a second ahead of the field in the prelims of the men’s 200 IM at the Minnesota Invitational. Vines touched the wall in 1:43.70, dropping five seconds from his seed time.
Minnesota junior Kaiser Neverman took the second spot in 1:4.533, followed by Texas freshman Spencer Aurnou-Rhees (1:45.51), Cal’s Destin Lasco (1:45.51), Arizona’s Ryan Purdy (1:45.57) and Texas’ Jake Foster (1:45.95).
Event 8 Men 200 Yard IM
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Vines, Braden SR Texas 1:48.64 1:43.70
22.84 48.79 (25.95)
1:18.29 (29.50) 1:43.70 (25.41)
2 Neverman, Kaiser JR Minnesota 1:52.99 1:45.33
22.58 49.47 (26.89)
1:20.08 (30.61) 1:45.33 (25.25)
3 Aurnou-Rhees, Spencer FR Texas 1:46.82 1:45.41
23.26 49.25 (25.99)
1:20.38 (31.13) 1:45.41 (25.03)
4 Lasco, Destin JR Cal 1:45.73 1:45.51
22.73 47.98 (25.25)
1:19.11 (31.13) 1:45.51 (26.40)
5 Purdy, Ryan JR Arizona 1:51.90 1:45.57
23.33 49.70 (26.37)
1:20.57 (30.87) 1:45.57 (25.00)
6 Foster, Jake SR Texas 1:44.06 1:45.95
22.47 49.32 (26.85)
1:19.27 (29.95) 1:45.95 (26.68)
7 Morris, Chris SO Minnesota 1:52.15 1:46.19
22.77 49.88 (27.11)
1:21.39 (31.51) 1:46.19 (24.80)
8 Jhong, Chris 5Y Cal 1:50.54 1:46.49
23.12 49.27 (26.15)
1:20.31 (31.04) 1:46.49 (26.18)
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9 Grant, Gunner JR Harvard 1:49.31 1:46.52
23.13 49.03 (25.90)
1:20.42 (31.39) 1:46.52 (26.10)
10 Naughton, Haakon FR Arizona 1:51.66 1:46.56
22.62 49.72 (27.10)
1:21.64 (31.92) 1:46.56 (24.92)
11 Hernandez Garcia, Alb FR Minnesota 1:51.55 1:47.42
23.28 50.13 (26.85)
1:22.11 (31.98) 1:47.42 (25.31)
12 Smith, Holden SO Texas 1:49.64 1:47.45
22.29 48.78 (26.49)
1:20.51 (31.73) 1:47.45 (26.94)
13 Goraj, Marcin JR Pitt 1:53.55 1:47.64
22.18 48.30 (26.12)
1:21.30 (33.00) 1:47.64 (26.34)
14 Harron, Quinn SO Harvard 1:55.22 1:48.08
23.20 51.22 (28.02)
1:21.43 (30.21) 1:48.08 (26.65)
15 Taner, Brooks SR Arizona 1:57.65 1:48.10
22.68 49.77 (27.09)
1:21.08 (31.31) 1:48.10 (27.02)
16 Sachtjen, Dez SR Minnesota 1:53.08 1:48.54
22.91 49.52 (26.61)
1:22.01 (32.49) 1:48.54 (26.53)
Women’s 50 Free
Texas junior Grace Cooper took the top spot in the women’s 50 frostily. She was the only swimmer to go sub-22 in prelims and touched the wall in 21.89.
Teammate Bridget Semenuk took second in 22.21, followed by Pitt’s Sophie Wendell (22.34) and Cal’s Eloise Riley (22.34), who tied for the third seed.
Event 9 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Cooper, Grace JR Texas 22.51 21.89
10.59 21.89 (11.30)
2 Semenuk, Bridget SR Texas 22.53 22.21
10.91 22.21 (11.30)
3 Yendell, Sophie JR Pitt 23.27 22.34
10.72 22.34 (11.62)
3 Riley, Eloise SR Cal 22.82 22.34
10.98 22.34 (11.36)
5 Leibel, Kyla SR Texas 23.16 22.47
10.99 22.47 (11.48)
6 Cornish, Hannah SO Minnesota 22.94 22.52
11.04 22.52 (11.48)
7 Summit, Maggie SR Minnesota 23.56 22.59
7 Davidson, Emma SR Cal 23.43 22.59
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9 Gantriis, Emily JR Cal 22.79 22.66
11.07 22.66 (11.59)
10 Stone, Mckenna SO Cal 23.10 22.68
11.10 22.68 (11.58)
11 Duchsherer, Lexi SO Arizona 23.63 22.70
12 Bloomer, Olivia SR Minnesota 23.18 22.71
11.08 22.71 (11.63)
13 Burt, Maddy SR Arizona NT 22.73
11.00 22.73 (11.73)
14 Longi, Ava JR Texas 23.31 22.74
15 Wanezek, Abby FR Wisconsin 23.30 22.76
10.96 22.76 (11.80)
16 Sticklen, Emma JR Texas 23.16 22.81
11.05 22.81 (11.76)
Minnesota Invitational: Men’s 50 Free
Cal junior Bjorn Seeliger was first to the wall in the 50 freestyle, going a 19.24 into take the top spot in finals.
Texas senior Peter Larson was second in 19.41, followed by Arizona’s Marin Ercegovic (19:45) and Texas senior Daniel Krueger (19.52).
Event 10 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Seeliger, Bjorn JR Cal 19.29 19.24
2 Larson, Peter SR Texas 19.77 19.41
3 Ercegovic, Marin GS Arizona 20.23 19.45
4 Krueger, Daniel SR Texas 19.40 19.52
5 Palmer, Tommy FR Arizona 20.27 19.54
6 Perham, Ryan SR Arizona 20.63 19.58
7 Alexy, Jack SO Cal 20.14 19.61
8 Oates, Billy FR Arizona 20.52 19.71
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9 Benson, Andrew JR Wisconsin 19.95 19.73
10 Hanson, Robin SO Cal 20.27 19.76
10 Paulus, Peter JR Texas 20.43 19.76
12 Miller, Seth JR Arizona 20.32 19.77
13 Jensen, Matthew JR Cal 20.32 19.78
14 Crosby, Charlie FR Texas 20.15 19.84
14 Donovan, Jack SO Arizona NT 19.84
16 Hemmens, Reece 5Y U N L V 20.77 19.85



