Men's Swimming & Diving | Feb 1, 2026

VERMILLION, S.D. - Omaha men's and women's swimming and diving competed at the Coyote Invite, hosted by the University of South Dakota, from Jan. 30–31.

The Mavericks combined for three individual first-place finishes over the two-day meet.

On the men's side, freshman swimmer Mason Zadina (Omaha, Neb.) won the 100-yard breaststroke with a personal-best time of 56.02, ranking him among the Summit League's top 16 performers in the event. Senior Jace Walker (Houston, Texas) captured first in the 100 backstroke, posting a time of 50.75.

Freshman Brady Wainionpaa (Hudson, WI) claimed the top spot in the 100 individual medley with a time of 50.43 and currently ranks third on the Summit League's top-five list in the 100 breaststroke.

Omaha also found success in the relays, as the men won both the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. The women added a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

On the boards, sophomore diver Owen Kipp (Eagan, Minn.) delivered a strong showing, winning the 3-meter dive with a score of 313.30 and placing second in the 1-meter dive with 268.30 points. Kipp ranks second on the Summit League's 3-meter diving list with a season-best score of 353.40, trailing only teammate Nathan Frette (371.40).

"This is always a fun meet for our team to swim some off events and brush up on race strategies going into conference," said head coach Jessica Hessel. "The icing on the cake for me is to see some new races that we can start to develop into next season. There was energy, lots of support for each other and we ended up with some pool records."

"This was the team's chance to get to dive in a larger field heading into the Summit Championships," said diving coach Eric Sprague. "The group responded well and we have a lot of positives to take from the weekend."

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