DECORAH, Iowa – The Loras College men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to Luther College and St. Olaf College in a competitive double dual on Saturday afternoon.
The women were defeated by the Norse, 201-87, and the Oles, 217-68, while the men met a similar fate falling 241-33 to the home team and 199-46 to St. Olaf.
The men earned five top-five finishes, while the women completed 10 events with swimmers in the top-five.
Top-Five Finishes
Men
200-yard Medley Relay:
Joey Kock,
Brian Day,
Caden Gillmore,
Gabriel Ibanez, 5
th place (1:45.19)
200-yard Freestyle:
Caden Gillmore, 3
rd place (1:51.45)
100-yard Breaststroke:
Brian Day, 4
th place (1:04.06)
100-yard Freestyle:
Caden Gillmore, 4
th place (51.30)
One-Meter Diving:
James McArthur, 3
rd place (151.00)
Women
200-yard Medley Relay:
Maria Eide,
Emma Nelson,
Anna Durak,
Jillian Smith, 2
nd place (1:57.99)
200-yard Freestyle:
Anna Durak, 1
st place (1:57.35)
100-yard Backstroke:
Maria Eide, 2
nd place (1:03.02)
100-yard Breaststroke:
Emma Nelson, 4
th place (1:18.26)
200-yard Butterfly: Elli Stine, 5
th place (2:48.51)
50-yard Freestyle:
Jillian Smith, 4
th place (27.13)
200-yard Backstroke:
Maria Eide, 2
nd place (2:17.09)
500-yard Freestyle:
Anna Durak, 1
st place (5:16.83)
100-yard Butterfly:
Molly Strohmeyer, 5
th place (1:09.61)
200-yard Freestyle Relay:
Anna Durak,
Jillian Smith,
Kiley Smith,
Maria Eide, 3
rd place (1:46.55)
Up Next: The Duhawks return to San Jose Pool for the first time in 2025 to celebrate their senior class with a dual against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans on Saturday, Feb. 8. Events are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
