Thirty-Eight Top-10 Finishes Come in Final Day at Rochester Invite

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Thirty-Eight Top-10 Finishes Come in Final Day at Rochester Invite

Dec 5, 2022 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

Day 3 Results

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Omaha swimming & diving wrapped up the Rochester Invite Sunday with another 38 combined top-10 finishes. The Maverick women came out on top, while the men finished second overall.

"It was great to see our swimmers compete from start to finish" said interim head coach Jessica Hessel. "We were pretty tired tonight and still showed up with guts and some impressive times at the end of session six. We are going home with two new school records and countless personal bests. Now, we are starting a new block of training to sharpen up our races and swim even faster at conference. I appreciate Bryce and Eric putting in the work to support our team and set them up for success."

The Omaha women's team collected 21 top-10 finishes. Sunday's finals got started with a first and third place finish by Olivia Theil and Gracie Streblow in the 200-back. Theil earned first with a time of 2:06.99, while Streblow got third with a time of 2:08.19.

Payton Easley and Parker Hagemann then took first and second in the 100-free. Easley led the pack with a time of 52.35. Hagemann was right on her tail with a time of 52.40 for second.

In the 200-breast, Caroline Gardner placed second for Omaha with a time of 2:21.80. Gardner then came out on top in the next women's event. She swam a time of 59.85 in the 100-IM for first.

Sadie Khalil was the top placer for the Maverick women in the 200-fly. She swam a time of 2:13.06 in the 200-fly.

The Mavericks then claimed the top spot in the final two events. Carina Monroe took home gold in the 1650-free with a time of 17:33.38. She was five seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

Following the 1650-free event, a team of Hagemann, Easley, Olivia Dendinger, and Rachel Shelstad placed first in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:30.15.

The men's swimming team took home another 17 top-10 finishes, and the events got started off with a school record by Mason Schroeder in the 200-back. He swam a time of 1:47.64 for first place.

Owen Hoak and Chas Nolte then took third for the Mavericks in the 100-free and 200-breast, respectively. Hoak swam a time of 45.98, while Nolte swam a time of 2:03.70.

Hoak turned around two events later with third in the 100-IM. He posted a time of 52.47.

In the 200-fly, the Mavericks found their lone first-place finish of the night. Caden Murphy swam a time of 1:52.48 for the top spot.

In the final two events, Nick Walkley claimed sixth in the 1650-free with a time of 16:26.09, while a team of Hoak, Grant Schaeffer, Caleb Miller, and Grant Waszak placed second in the 400 free relay. They swam a time of 2:58.28.

Omaha will return to action next weekend. For the first time this year, the Mavericks will be in their home pool. They host Midland and Nebraska Wesleyan on Dec. 10 at 2 p.m.