MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. - Concordia-St. Paul swimming and diving dropped a hard-fought dual, 161-119, to No. 21 Sioux Falls at Two Rivers Aquatics Center on Saturday. At today's meet, CSP celebrated international student-athletes from 11 different nations between both teams.
 
The Golden Bears will return to action after the New Year on January 3 at the FIU Sprint Invite in Miami, Florida. Action from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center is set for a 10 a.m. start time.
 
"It was fun to swim some races that we don't race as often throughout the season," commented Head Coach Rachel Busch. "The team put up a strong fight against the Cougars and we will look forward to practicing with them Monday morning at our home pool."
 
Caitlyn Greenwalt shined from the diving board for the Golden Bears. In the three-meter dive (11 Dives), the sophomore punched her ticket to the 2023 NCAA Division II Championships after tallying a qualifying score of 435.10. In addition, she added nine points - bringing her meet total to 18 - with a score of 253.20 in the one-meter dive (6 Dives).
 
Farida Maher led the swimmers with a 3-0 showing to finish with a team-leading 27 points. The junior finished with wins in the 50, 200 and 500-yard freestyle swims. Also, Sophie Leo added a pair of wins in the 50 and 100-yard backstroke to build onto her impressive freshman resume and finish with 22 points, while Chloe Rihon added a first-place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke. 
 
For the second straight week, freshman Rebecca Hildebrand broke a school record for the Golden Bears. The Aurora, Colorado native finished with a time of 27.31 to claim the school record in the 50-yard butterfly after securing the 100-yard butterfly school record just a week ago.
 
In relay action, the team of Chloe Rihon, Charly Horn, Savanna Honan and Emma Granovsky claimed third place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:56.38. The final event of the night saw the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Farida Maher, Rebecca Hildebrand, Marianna Perna and Sophie Leo finish second. RESULTS
Concordia-St. Paul 119, University of Sioux Falls 161 RELAY RESULTS
3rd: 200 Medley Relay (A), 1:56.38 (Chloe Rihon, Charly Horn, Savanna Honan, Emma Granovsky)
 
4th: 200 Medley Relay (B), 2:04.65 (Zoe Hiers, Sierra Sherry, Laura Vekony, Deanna Ringler)
 
2nd: 400 Freestyle Relay (A), 3:40.03 (Farida Maher, Rebecca Hildebrand, Marianna Perna, Sophie Leo)
 
5th: 400 Freestyle Relay (B), 4:04.16 (Sierra Sherry, Emma Granovsky, Deanna Ringler, Giulia Cury)  
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 
Giulia Cury- 1 Point
5th: 200 Freestyle, 2:12.16
7th: 500 Freestyle, 6:00.00
8th: 100 Freestyle, 1:02.67
 
Emma Granovsky- 5 Points
2nd:100 Freestyle, 56.46
5th: 50 Freestyle, 25:88
 
Caitlyn Greenwalt - 18 Points
1st: 3-Meter dive (11 Dives), 435.10 (NCAA Qualifying Mark)
1st: 1-Meter Dive (6 Dives), 253.20
 
Zoe Hiers - 1 Point
5th: 50 Backstroke, 31.01
T-6th: 100 Backstroke, 1:07.82
 
Rebecca Hildebrand- 7 Points
3rd: 50 Butterfly, 27.31 (School Record)
4th: 100 Butterfly, 1:02.37
4th: 100 Freestyle, 57.95
 
Savanna Honan - 2 Points
5th: 100 IM, 1:07. 55
6th: 200 Freestyle, 2:12.33
6th: 50 Butterfly, 29.22
 
Charly Horn- 7 Points
3rd: 100 Breaststroke, 1:11.50
4th: 50 Breaststroke, 33.37
4th: 100 IM, 1:07.43
 
Sophie Leo- 22 Points
1st: 50 Backstroke, 27.58
1st: 100 Backstroke, 59.76
2nd: 50 Freestyle, 24.60
 
Farida Maher- 27 Points
1st: 200 Freestyle, 1:56.46
1st: 50 Freestyle, 24.51
1st: 500 Freestyle, 5:12.17
 
Marianna Perna - 4 Points
4th: 1000 Freestyle, 11:31.93
5th: 100 Butterfly, 1:05.54
5th: 500 Freestyle, 5:39.79
 
Chloe Rihon- 16 Points
1st: 50 Breaststroke, 32.44
2nd: 100 Backstroke, 1:03.70
3rd: 100 IM, 1:03.45
 
Deanna Ringler
7th: 100 Freestyle, 1:01.48
8th: 50 Freestyle, 28.52
 
Sierra Sherry- 2 Points
4th: 100 Breaststroke, 1:16.43
6th: 1000 Freestyle, 12:10.10
 
Laura Vekony- 1 Point
5th: 1000 Freestyle, 11:47.14
6th: 100 Butterfly, 1:06.76
6th: 500 Freestyle, 5:45.16