VERMILLION, S.D. – Omaha swimming & diving swam its first of two meets this weekend vs. South Dakota Friday night. They Coyotes took wins over both the men and women. Kody Hollingsworth captured the pool record in the 100-back with a time of 55.84.
 
The Maverick women fell 155-88, while the men fell 142.5-98.5.
 
"The meet when well," said head coach Todd Samland. "Our energy was not as strong, but we were very steady and competitive. I am looking to see how we respond tomorrow with back-to-back meets."
 
The meet opened with a first-place finish for the women in the 200-medley relay. Gracie Streblow, Caroline Gardner, Hailey Matthews, Payton Easley posted a time of 1:58.05. A team of Hollingsworth, Chas Nolte, Elijah Clements, and Owen Hoak placed second for the men with a time of 1:44.45.
 
Carina Monroe cruised to second in the 800-free with a time of 9:32.88. Rylee Trojan placed just behind in third with a time of 9:40.50. Pharis Musleh earned second for Omaha in the 800-free with a time of 8:51.42. Nick Walkley and Alex Becker came in at third and fourth.
 
Matthews took second in the 200-free for her first individual placement. She swam a time of 2:07.44. Caleb Miller led the Maverick men to third with a time of 1:57.60.
 
Hollingsworth picked up first in the 50-free with a time of 23.26, while Easley led the women with third and a time of 26.91.
 
In the 100-IM, Abigail Mitchell put her name on the board for Omaha. She placed third with a time of 1:08.72. Daniel Young placed firth with a time of 57.97 for the men.
 
Another third-place finish came in the 100-fly from Bethany Gatlin with a time of 1:06.63. Clements took second with a time of 57.48.
 
Easley added another top-three finish on the night with second in the 100-free. She swam a time of 59.97. For the men, Young placed second with a time of 52.67.
 
Streblow earned another first-place finish for Omaha in the 100-back with a time of 1:04.75.
 
In the 400-free, Matthews took first with a time of 4:33.02, while Musleh earned third with a time of 4:16.68.
 
Gardner placed first in the 100-breast. She swam a time of 1:13.91. Annie Leinart swam a time of 1:14.95 for second in the event. Young added another first-place finish for the Mavericks with a time of 1:05.03.
 
The final event of the day was the 200-free relay. A team of Hagemann, Streblow, Baker, and Olivia Wassink placed second with a time of 1:50.17. On the men's side, Miller, Waszak, Kempf, and Hoak took second swimming a time of 1:36.45.
 
The Mavericks return to action tomorrow afternoon at St. Thomas. The meet is set to start at 12 p.m.