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Wildcats compete in double dual against St. Olaf and Saint Benedict

Swimming & Diving

Wildcats compete in double dual against St. Olaf and Saint Benedict

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Catherine University swimming and diving team hosted St. Olaf College and the College of Saint Benedict on Saturday afternoon in a double dual meet. The Wildcats recorded several strong individual performances, highlighted by top-five finishes from Jordyn Grotbo, Allie Reitmeier, Lucciana Brown and diver Alice Wood.

St. Catherine fell to St. Olaf 247-50 and Saint Benedict 236-60 in the dual meet standings.

Senior Jordyn Grotbo led the Wildcats in the freestyle events, placing fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.29. Grotbo added a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 56.96 seconds.

First-year Allie Reitmeier delivered another top-four finish for St. Catherine, clocking a time of 2:44.58 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Reitmeier also finished eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:16.81) and ninth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:31.58).

First-year Lucciana Brown paced the Wildcats in the butterfly events, finishing fifth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:29.17. Brown also competed in the 100-yard butterfly, placing 11th in 1:08.91.

Sophomore Karina Chattopadhyay added a pair of sixth-place finishes, recording a time of 2:36.98 in the 200-yard butterfly before touching the wall in 5:59.70 in the 500-yard freestyle.

On the diving boards, Alice Wood represented the Wildcats with a fifth-place finish on the 3-meter board, earning 295.45 points. Wood also placed seventh on the 1-meter board with a score of 315.55.

In the distance freestyle events, senior Shea Bradley led St. Catherine in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing sixth in 12:32.44. Senior Clare Cook followed in seventh (12:55.36), while first-year Kaia Karpe placed eighth (12:56.76).

Senior Richanta Pollard paced the Wildcats in the backstroke events, finishing 11th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:33.67) and 13th in the 100-yard backstroke (1:12.68).

Sophomore Isabel Harden added a 13th-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (2:43.45) and 13th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:44.20). Junior Elizabeth Gilman finished 10th in the 200-yard breaststroke (3:02.81) and 14th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:46.18).

In the sprint freestyle events, junior Carys Walsh tied for 10th in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 28.19. Walsh also competed in the 200-yard freestyle (2:26.63) and 500-yard freestyle (6:23.45).

The Wildcats' 200-yard medley relay team of Bradley, Reitmeier, Brown and Grotbo finished sixth with a time of 2:01.67.

St. Catherine closed out the swimming events with a fifth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Grotbo, Brown, Bradley and Chattopadhyay combined for a time of 4:04.73.

200-Yard Medley Relay

1,000-Yard Freestyle

200-Yard Freestyle

100-Yard Backstroke

100-Yard Breaststroke

200-Yard Butterfly

50-Yard Freestyle

100-Yard Freestyle

200-Yard Backstroke

200-Yard Breaststroke

500-Yard Freestyle

100-Yard Butterfly

200-Yard Individual Medley

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

1-Meter Diving

- 7th – Alice Wood – 315.55 points

3-Meter Diving

- 5th – Alice Wood – 295.45 points

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Players Mentioned

Shea Bradley

Shea Bradley

5' 7"
Senior
Karina Chattopadhyay

Karina Chattopadhyay

Sophomore
Clare Cook

Clare Cook

5' 10"
Senior
Jordyn Grotbo

Jordyn Grotbo

5' 9"
Senior
Isabel Harden

Isabel Harden

Sophomore
Richanta Pollard

Richanta Pollard

5' 6"
Senior
Carys Walsh

Carys Walsh

5' 5"
Junior
Lucciana Brown

Lucciana Brown

First-year
Greta Heinze

Greta Heinze

First-year
Kaia Karpe

Kaia Karpe

First-year

Players Mentioned

Shea Bradley

Shea Bradley

5' 7"
Senior
Karina Chattopadhyay

Karina Chattopadhyay

Sophomore
Clare Cook

Clare Cook

5' 10"
Senior
Jordyn Grotbo

Jordyn Grotbo

5' 9"
Senior
Isabel Harden

Isabel Harden

Sophomore
Richanta Pollard

Richanta Pollard

5' 6"
Senior
Carys Walsh

Carys Walsh

5' 5"
Junior
Lucciana Brown

Lucciana Brown

First-year
Greta Heinze

Greta Heinze

First-year
Kaia Karpe

Kaia Karpe

First-year