ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The Augustana Vikings men's and women's swimming and diving teams delivered strong performances at the Augie Invite, hosted Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. The women's team secured the top spot, while the men's squad finished second in the four-team competition.
The Augustana women captured the team title with 1,138 points, finishing well ahead of second-place St. Ambrose, which recorded 710 points. The men's team totaled 912 points to finish second behind St. Ambrose's 1,091.
On the women's side, Augustana collected several individual event victories and strong relay performances throughout the two-day competition. Savannah Shapley opened the distance events with a first-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 18:52.14. Mara Walker added another victory in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:28.82.
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Natalie Salazar led the Vikings in the 200-yard backstroke, claiming first place in 2:14.21, while Kendle Mihm added a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.11. Mihm also placed second in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing in 25.34.
Charlotte Vogen secured a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, recording a time of 2:24.32. Caitlin Stoddard added a runner-up finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:39.46.
Augie also found success in the relay events. The Vikings' A squad of Sophia Warren, Charlotte Vogen, Mya Pheneger and Kendle Mihm captured first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:41.10. The same group also claimed the 400-yard freestyle relay title, finishing in 3:41.76.
In diving, Presley Winters led the Vikings with a first-place finish on the one-meter board, scoring 191.80. Winters also placed third in the three-meter competition with a score of 167.40.
On the men's side, John Kucala highlighted the diving competition, earning first place in both the one-meter and three-meter events. Kucala recorded scores of 243.45 on the one-meter board and 205.10 on the three-meter board.
In the pool, Cam Wiklund turned in a strong performance in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing third in 1:58.23. Matthew Borovik followed in fourth at 2:01.31. Wiklund also placed fourth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:18.24.
Bjorn Sievert and Luke Rettig led the Vikings in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing third and fourth, respectively. Sievert touched the wall in 21.10, while Rettig followed in 21.57. Rettig also recorded a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.82.
Carter Lavold added a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, clocking in at 1:58.99. Emanuel Anguelov contributed a top-10 finish in the 200-yard freestyle, placing 10th in 1:49.45.
The Vikings also put together several competitive relay performances. Augustana's A squad of Luke Rettig, Bjorn Sievert, Emanuel Anguelov and Cam Wiklund placed fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:10.78. The B squad of William Quesnell, Francisco Soares Brito, Cam Wiklund and Matthew Borovik finished ninth in 3:21.54.
Both teams will be back in action on Nov. 14 to host the Augustana Tri Meet and celebrate senior day.
