WEST FARGO, N.D. - Concordia-St. Paul swimming and diving collected their best finish in program history at the Dragon Invite after claiming second inside the Hulbert Aquatic Center following the final two sessions on Saturday night.
 
The Golden Bears will return to the pool next Saturday for a double-dual against No. 24 Minnesota State and Division I St. Thomas on Senior Day. Action from Two Rivers Aquatic Center is scheduled for 1 p.m.

"The team battled hard throughout all three sessions this weekend and we are proud of our second-place finish," stated head coach Rachel Busch. 
 
CSP finished second in the team standings with 880.5 points, just seven points ahead of MSU Moorhead, after an impressive second day showing at the Dragon Invite. St. Cloud State won the meet with 981.5 points after entering the meet at the start of the second session.
 
After winning the three-meter dive in the final session, Caitlyn Greenwalt completed the diving sweep at the Dragon Invite. The sophomore tallied a score of 412.25 to best Isabelle Johnson (338.85) and Zoe Bjerke (321.45) of MSU Moorhead.
 
Sophie Leo shined in the pool with a pair of first-place finishes and four top-5 finishes on day two of the competition. The freshman won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.61 and the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 27.59.
 
The first relay of the afternoon was the 800-yard freestyle relay, where the Golden Bears collected a pair of top-10 finishes. The team of Marianna Perna, Farida Maher, Chloe Rihon and Sophie Leo finished third, while Charly Horn, Sierra Sherry, Emma Granovsky and Rebecca Hildebrand finished eighth.
 
In the opening race of the final session, the Golden Bears added two more top-10 finishes in the 400-yard medley relay, as Sophie Leo, Charly Horn, Savanna Honan and Farida Maher finished third, and the team of Marianna Perna, Chloe Rihon, Rebecca Hildebrand and Emma Granovsky finished seventh.
 
The final event of the night was the 400-yard freestyle relay. Farida Maher, Emma Granovsky, Chloe Rihon and Sophie Leo posted a fifth-place finish, while the team of Charly Horn, Marianna Perna, Zoe Hiers and Rebecca Hildebrand added an eighth-place finish. RESULTS
1. St. Cloud State-981.5
2. Concordia-St. Paul-880.5
3. MSU Moorhead-873.5
4. UMary-752
5. Northern State-403.5
6. Concordia-Moorhead-267 RELAY RESULTS
3rd: 800 Freestyle Relay (A), 8:17.03 (Marianna Perna, Farida Maher, Chloe Rihon, Sophie Leo)
 
8th: 800 Freestyle Relay (B), 8:38.45 (Charly Horn, Sierra Sherry, Emma Granovsky, Rebecca Hildebrand)
 
11th: 800 Freestyle Relay (C), 9:11.61 (Savanna Honan, Zoe Hiers, Deanna Ringler, Giulia Cury)
 
3rd: 400 Medley Relay (A), 4:09.46 (Sophie Leo, Charly Horn, Savanna Honan, Farida Maher)
 
7th: 400 Medley Relay (B), 4:21.11 (Marianna Perna, Chloe Rihon, Rebecca Hildebrand, Emma Granovsky)
 
11th: 400 Medley Relay (C), 4:40.63 (Zoe Hiers, Sierra Sherry, Laura Vekony, Deanna Ringler)
 
5th: 400 Freestyle Relay (A), 3:45.33 (Farida Maher, Emma Granovsky, Chloe Rihon, Sophie Leo)
 
8th: 400 Freestyle Relay (B), 3:57.03 (Charly Horn, Marianna Perna, Zoe Hiers, Rebecca Hildebrand)
 
13th: 400 Freestyle Relay (C), 4:16.71 (Sierra Sherry, Deanna Ringler, Savanna Honan, Giulia Cury)  INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 *Top-10 Finishes
 
 Caitlyn Greenwalt
1st: 3-Meter Dive, 412.25
 
Rebecca Hildebrand
6th: 50 Butterfly, 27.84
8th: 200 Butterfly, 2:29.53
 
Savanna Honan
4th: 200 Butterfly, 2:23.26
 
Charly Horn
3rd: 100 Breaststroke, 1:11.96
4th: 50 Breaststroke, 32.91
 
Sophie Leo
1st: 50 Freestyle, 24.61
1st: 50 Backstroke, 27.59
2nd:100 Backstroke, 1:00.85
4th: 100 IM, 1:03.27
 
Farida Maher
2nd: 1000 Freestyle, 10:56.05
2nd: 500 Freestyle, 5:18.66
2nd: 100 Freestyle, 54.61
3rd: 200 Freestyle, 1:59.24
 
Marianna Perna
8th: 1000 Freestyle, 11:47.05
 
Chloe Rihon
4th: 100 Breaststroke, 1:12.04
5th: 50 Breaststroke, 32.99
6th: 100 IM, 1:04.29
 
Sierra Sherry
9th: 50 Breaststroke, 36.39
10th: 1000 Freestyle, 12:12.30
 
Laura Vekony
5th: 200 Butterfly, 2:25.59
9th: 500 Freestyle, 5:41.20