MOORHEAD, Minn. - Concordia swim made history with their first-ever dual victory against the University of Jamestown in the Minnesota State-Moorhead Meet at Nemzek Pool on Saturday afternoon.
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"Today was a fun, competitive meet against teams similar in size, which doesn't often happen for us," stated Head Coach
Rachel Busch after the victory.
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"As expected, it was a close competition with MSU-Moorhead and Jamestown University," Busch added. "The team is ecstatic to end the day with their first dual meet victory in program history."
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"The team continues to be persistent in its training efforts," Busch continued. "We may have a small roster right now, but we are mighty and excited about the future and continued growth of our program," Busch concluded.
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TEAM RESULTS
Minnesota State-Moorhead 126, University of Jamestown 89
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Concordia-St. Paul 111, Jamestown 92
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Minnesota State-Moorhead 103, Concordia-St. Paul 83
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INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Farida Maher led the Golden Bears with three first-place event finishes on the afternoon. The sophomore claimed the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 54.37, the 200 yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1:59.09 and the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:27.06
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Hannah Hartlage claimed her first career event victory with a personal-best time of 1:03.41 in the 100 yard fly. The freshman would also collect a fourth-place finish in the 50 yard free.
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Chloe Rihon added a pair of second-place finishes in the 100 yard back with a time of 1:01.81 and in the 200 yard IM with a time 2:16.79. The freshman would also set a personal-best time in the 100 yard breast with a time of 1:11.48.
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UP NEXT
The Golden Bears will return to action November 17-19 at the Augie Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D. Prelims are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. and finals start at 5 p.m. each day at the Elmen Center Swimming Pool.Â
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