ABERDEEN, S.D. - Concordia St. Paul's swim and dive team went 1-1 in this morning's double-dual against the Northern State Wolves and the University of Mary Marauders at the Aberdeen YMCA.
 
The Golden Bears will return to action on October 13th in their second double-dual of the season against St. Kate's and UMary. Action will take place at the Butler Center in St. Paul at 5:30 p.m. CSP will compete against St. Kate's the following day at 12 p.m. at the Butler Center.
 
"The team fought hard to the end, and we were pleased to come away 1-1 on the day," commented head coach Rachel Busch. "The coaching staff is very pleased with the results of the weekend, and we are excited to continue tapping into the large potential of the team."
 
Concordia competed well in the first dual contest of the season after finishing with a trio of first-place finishes and defeating the Mary Marauders for the first time in dual action to even the series at 1-1. 
 
Caitlyn Greenwalt made history this morning as she became the first Golden Bear diver to compete. The sophomore collected a score of 201.08 to establish the first school record in the event.
 
Freshman Rebecca Hildebrand shined in her first dual as a Golden Bear. She collected a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, just added of Michaela Desmond of Mary by only one second.
 
A pair of Golden Bears battled in the 100-yard breaststroke to finish first and second in the race. Chloe Rihon was able to outlast Charly Horn in a photo finish by just hundredths of a second with a time of 1:13.12.
 
Farida Maher also performed well in today's meet to begin her third season in the Navy and Gold. The junior collected a pair of second-place finishes behind Victoria Murillo of Mary, who is one of the best returning distance swimmers in the NSIC.  
TEAM RESULTS
Northern State University 105.00 | University of Mary 88.00
Concordia University, St. Paul 117.50 | University of Mary 92.50
Northern State University 110.00 | Concordia University, St. Paul 102.00
   
RELAY RESULTS
2nd - 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (A), 3:45.89 (Farida Maher, Rebecca Hildebrand, Emma Granovsky, Sophie Leo)
 
4th - 200 Yard Medley Relay, 2:06.42 (Zoe Hiers, Charly Horn, Laura Vekony, Deanna Ringler)
 
5th - 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, 4:11.82 (Giulia Cury, Savanna Honan, Marianna Perna, Sierra Sherry)
   
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 
Giulia Cury
4th - 1000 Yard Freestyle, 13.25.88
7th - 500 Yard Freestyle, 6:07.25
 
Emma Granovsky
3rd - 100 Yard Freestyle, 58.02
6th - 50 Yard Freestyle, 26.72
 
Caitlyn Greenwalt
1st - 1M Dive, 201.08
 
Geneva Handziak
10th - 50 Yard Freestyle
 
Rebecca Hildebrand
1st - 100 Yard Freestyle, 56.61
4th - 50 Yard Freestyle, 26.07
 
Zoe Hiers
3rd - 1000 Yard Freestyle, 12:31.08
7th - 100 Yard Freestyle, 1:01.69
 
Savanna Honan
4th - 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:05.92
5th - 200 Yard IM, 2:25.08
 
Charly Horn
2nd - 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:13.79
9th - 200 Yard IM, 2:29.47
 
Sophie Leo
2nd - 50 Yard Freestyle, 25.37
2nd - 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:02.01
 
Farida Maher
2nd - 200 Yard Freestyle, 1:57.46
2nd - 500 Yard Freestyle, 5:20.55
 
Marianna Perna
2nd - 1000 Yard Freestyle, 11:54.64
8th - 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:07.01
 
Chloe Rihon
1st - 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:13.12
4th - 200 Yard IM, 2:22.00
6th - 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:04.86
 
Deanna Ringler
8th - 100 Yard Freestyle, 1:06.24
9th - 200 Yard Freestyle, 2:21.48
 
Sierra Sherry
4th - 500 Yard Freestyle, 5:56.05
6th - 200 Yard Freestyle, 2:09.68
 
Laura Vekony
7th - 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:09.41
8th - 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:21.66