ST. PAUL, Minn.  – The St. Catherine University swim and dive team opened its home competition schedule with a first-place finish at the St. Kate's Pentathlon on Friday evening. The Wildcats totaled 1,309 points, finishing ahead of Hamline University (948) and Concordia College (619).

St. Kate's placed four swimmers among the top six in the women's individual pentathlon standings, while first-year diver Alice Wood earned the Wildcats' lone event victory.

Jordyn Grotbo led the Wildcats with a second-place overall finish, accumulating 149 points across five events. Grotbo recorded a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.40) and runner-up honors in the 100-yard freestyle (57.98). She also placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:06.71) and fifth in the 100-yard individual medley (1:10.92).

Lucciana Meno-Brown followed closely behind, finishing fourth overall with 143 points. Meno-Brown earned third place in both the 100-yard butterfly (1:05.85) and 100-yard freestyle (1:00.98), while adding a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard individual medley (1:10.56).

Shea Bradley and Allie Reitmeier rounded out the Wildcats' four top-six overall finishers. Bradley placed fifth with 136 points, highlighted by a fourth-place performance in the 100-yard backstroke (1:08.37). Reitmeier finished sixth with 132 points, recording a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:15.90), just four-hundredths of a second behind the event winner.

In the diving competition, Wood captured first place on the one-meter board with a score of 294.10, finishing ahead of Hamline's Abby LaLiberty (280.30).

The Wildcats demonstrated their depth throughout the competition, placing seven swimmers among the top 11 in the overall standings. Karina Chattopadhyay finished eighth with 118 points, followed by Richanta Pollard in 10th with 111 points and Carys Walsh in 11th with 98 points.

St. Kate's also recorded several strong individual performances in the breaststroke, with Pollard placing fourth (1:23.09) and Elizabeth Gilman taking fifth (1:23.28). In the butterfly, Chattopadhyay finished fifth (1:08.06), giving the Wildcats three of the top five finishers in the event.

In addition to the team victory, the Wildcats recorded nine performances faster than their listed career bests, one diving careers best score and 15 non-suited best times. 

St. Kate's will compete again on Saturday, October 31 hosting a double dual hosting the College of Saint Benedict, St. Olaf College and Saint John's University. 

100-Yard Butterfly

100-Yard Backstroke

100-Yard Individual Medley

1-Meter Diving

100-Yard Breaststroke

100-Yard Freestyle