AMES, Iowa – The Omaha swimming and diving team recorded a split with Iowa State and St. Catherine in a triangular on Friday night in Ames, Iowa.
Omaha picked up its first victory of the season against St. Catherine with 166-131 victory while falling to Iowa State, 206-88.
The Mavericks recorded a pair of event winners with
Abigail Mitchell finishing the 200-yard backstroke in 2:06.77 and
Bethany Gatlin clocking a 59.18 in the 100-yard butterfly.
"It was a great day to be a Maverick," said head coach
Todd Samland. "We had two event winners with
Abigail Mitchell and
Bethany Gatlin winning their events and had some other swims that were very competitive."
Gatlin added a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.90.
Rebecca Martini placed second with a time of 2:11.33 in the 200-yard butterfly while
Kady Eller totaled 191.25 points to finish second in the one-meter dive.
Rachel Morrow,
Abigail Mitchell,
Anna Capoun and Gatlin teamed up to record a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestlye
Omaha rounded out the 10 finishes in the top three with a quartet of third-place finishes.
Maddie Mather completed the 1,000-yard freestyle with a finish of 10:52.13 and MacKenzie Stewart clocked a 1:01.31 in the 100-yard butterfly.
Lizzy Giese posted a time of 2:14.50 in the 200-yard individual medley while
Natalie Wright garnered 170.35 points in the one-meter dive.
"It was a very good showing for outs first of a three-weekend stretch," added Samland. "This is an important part of the competitive season as we prepare for the Kansas Classic at the end of November."
The Mavericks continue action next weekend as Omaha hosts Western Illinois in conference action on Friday, Nov. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at H&K Pool.
