ROCHESTER, Minn. –
Maya Knutson was second in the 200-yard freestyle and led the St. Olaf College women's swimming and diving team to a seventh-place finish at the conclusion of the three-day Rochester Invite at Rochester Aquatic Center.
Knutson took second in the A-final of the 200-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 1:53.42. In the 200-yard IM, Knutson took eighth in the A-final, registering a time of 2:14.65, and finished 14th in the B-final of the 200-yard backstroke (2:12.47). Her time in the 200-yard freestyle is tied for fourth in St. Olaf history and ranks 30th in the country.
In the 50-yard freestyle,
Maria Newton (24.81) was eighth in the A-final, and was 10th in the 100-yard IM (1:01.28). Newton also picked up a ninth-place finish in the B-final of the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.92, and was 13th in the B-final of the 200-yard IM (2:11.52). Newton's time in the 200-yard IM ranks eighth on St. Olaf's top times list and her time in the 100-yard butterfly ranks third.
Helen Jensen picked-up a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:36.10, and was fifth in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:02.28). The senior added a 12th-place finish in the B-final of the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:17.67.
Caitlin Croasdell picked up a seventh-place finish in the A-final of the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:19.02, followed by
Marissa Wolff (5:23.07) in eighth. St. Olaf grabbed a fifth-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay in a relay of Newton, Knutson, Jensen and Wolff, posting a time of 7:46.54.
In the B-final of the 200-yard fly,
Annika Cleven placed 15th with a time of 2:15.82, and
Kelly Wichmann placed 19th in the C-final of the 100-yard breaststroke, posting a time of 1:09.15.
The Oles finished in seventh with a team score of 552. Minnesota State- Mankato was first (1,888), followed by St. Cloud State (1,773) in second and St. Catherine (1,133) in third.
St. Olaf travels to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for the annual training trip from Dec. 26-Jan. 1, and continues competition on the road in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 11 for the Meet of Saints hosted by St. Thomas.
