ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Concordia-St. Paul swimming and diving team split their first double-dual of the season, topping the Wolves of Northern State and narrowly falling to the Marauders of UMary on Saturday at the Aberdeen YMCA.

Following the meet, head coach Rachel Busch stated, "We had a strong opening weekend with close races and final scores. It was a thrilling way to start the season. We've identified strengths and areas to improve and we will only continue to get stronger and faster as the season progresses. As always, it was a great weekend to be a Golden Bear!"

Junior Sophie Leo highlighted the day for the Golden Bears, finishing first in both of her events and picking up right where she left off last season. Leo marked her 21st and 22nd top-finish of her collegiate career this afternoon.

Sophomore Claire Briest saw herself finish with two top-two placements, including a first-place finish in the 200 Yard IM to mark her second first-place finish in the Navy and Gold. 

On the diving board, Sophomore Reese Bjorklund took home a second-place finish to earn her first collegiate win in the 1-meter dive and mark the highest diving placement of the day for CSP. 

As a team, Concordia tallied five top-finishes and 25 top-five placements. The Golden Bears will return to the pool on Oct. 11 in St. Paul, Minn. to compete in the St. Kate's Pentathlon. 

TEAM RESULTS
Concordia-St. Paul 176, Northern State 45

UMary 112, Concordia-St. Paul 109

UMary 167, Northern State 45

RELAY RESULTS (Top 3 Finishes)
1st - 200 Yard Medley (A), 1:52.60 (Sophie Leo, Claire Briest, Rebecca Hildebrand, Emma Granovsky)

2nd - 400 Yard Freestyle (A), 3:51.36 (Jordyn Harger, Sierra Sherry, Rebecca Hildebrand, Brooklyn Keney)

3rd - 200 Yard Medley (B), 1:55.34 (Ava Reich, Zoe D'Alessandro, Silvana Jacquez, Jordyn Harger)

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 5 Finishes)
Reese Bjorklund
2nd - 1 Meter Dive, 178.20

Chloe Jones
3rd - 1 Meter Dive, 174.37

Mina Dahl
4th - 1 Meter Dive, 162.22

Marianna Perna
4th - 1000 Yard Freestyle, 12:01.77

Ava Reich
1st - 200 Yard Freestyle, 2:05.39

3rd - 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:03.37

Lilly Adams
2nd - 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:03.37

3rd - 200 Yard Freestyle, 2:05.74

Sophie Leo
1st - 50 Yard Freestyle, 24.97

1st - 100 Yard Freestyle, 54.08

Emma Granovsky
5th - 50 Yard Freestyle, 26.35

4th - 100 Yard Freestyle, 57.30

Claire Briest
1st - 200 Yard IM, 2:18.41

2nd - 100 Yard Breaststroke, 1:10.72

Chloe Rihon
3rd - 200 Yard IM, 2:21.12

4th - 10 Yard Breaststroke, 1:11.93

5th - 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:05.87

Silvana Jacquez
2nd - 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:04.45

Juliana Marroquin
4th - 100 Yard Butterfly, 1:05.73

Rebecca Hildebrand
5th - 100 Yard Freestyle, 58.37

Aayla Deter
5th - 100 Yard Backstroke, 1:04.41

Brooklyn Keney
5th - 500 Yard Freestyle, 5:47.59