Panthers Win Big at Coyote Extravaganza

Friday, November 5

Sioux Falls, SD

6 PM / 10 AM

University of Northern Iowa

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University of South Dakota

Panthers Win Big at Coyote Extravaganza

11/6/2021 8:58:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Day 1 Results Day 2 Results

CEDAR FALLS, IA - The University of Northern Iowa Swim and Dive team made their mark on the Coyote Extravaganza, finishing the weekend with nine dual meet victories. Despite falling short to South Dakota on Friday, the Panthers rebounded to defeat the Coyotes to sweep Saturday.

DAY 1
Despite only one overall victory on the first night of competition, the Panthers picked up 33 wins within the dual meet structure en route to four team wins.

Freshman Hallory Domnick was the only overall victory, claiming the top spot in the 1000 Freestyle with a 10:50.18. Junior Sarah Walpole took second in the overall standings with a 10:55.53. Domnick also grabbed a third place finish in the 500 Freestyle with a 5:19.32.

Amber Finke finished among the top-three overall in both the 200 Freestyle with third place in 1:57.17 and the 100 Backstroke for second place with a time of 57.96. Not far behind Finke finished Payton Hall in fourth place (59.63) and Helena Heuberger in fifth (59.64).

Freshman Hannah Taylor recorded a season best as the highest Panther finisher on 3-meter, scoring 213.55 points and claiming seventh place overall. Her score recorded a victory against South Dakota State.

Faith Larsen stayed within the top five ranks all night. She placed third in the 50 freestyle (24.55) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (54.24). Larsen joined Clare Christensen, Taylor Short, and Liz Purtle in the 200 Freestyle Relay which secured the third place finish in 1:38.13.

Lily Ernst placed third (4:43.13) and Olivia Chambers placed fifth (4:45.57) in the 400 Individual Medley.

Results after day one:
UNI vs. UST (151-70)
UNI vs. SDSU (126-97)
UNI vs. St. Cloud (135-88)
USD vs. UNI (120-104)
UNI vs. USF (149-70)

DAY 2
The second day of competition produced 46 dual-meet wins, including five overall wins. The Panthers finished all five dual meets with wins.

To open the day, freshman Olivia Chambers dominated the 1650 Freestyle, winning with a 18:28.14. Not long after, junior Taylor Hogan secured the top spot on 1-meter with a final score of 250.15. Against South Dakota State, freshman Abby Hutchins and Hannah Taylor joined for a one-two-three finish.

Freshman Faith Larsen and sophomore Amber Finke both captured victories in Sioux Falls. Larsen won the 50 Freestyle with a 24.53 and Finke took the 200 Backstroke in a 2:05.29. Sophomore Lily Ernst won the 200 Butterfly in a 2:08.66, followed in third by fellow sophomore Scout Bergwall and Domnick in fourth.

Freshman Meghan Pallet and junior Mia Sevicivec raced to finish second and third place in the 200 Breaststroke. Pallet took second in 2:27.21 and Savicevic took third in 2:27.45. Also big points for the Panthers included Payton Hall who finished fourth in the 100 Individual Medley and swam a new career-best 1:01.35.

Staying in the top three, Larsen finished in second place in the 100 Freestyle in 54.34. Abbie Bangs recorded her first top three finish of the Coyote Extravaganza, taking second place in the 500 Freestyle (5:18.58) with Sarah Walpole following in fourth place (5:21.46). The Panthers 200 Medley Relay team finished in second place with Finke, freshman Ema Lavigne, Bergwall, and Larsen in 1:47.89.

Results after day two:
UNI vs. UST (168-53)
UNI vs. SDSU (146-77)
UNI vs. St. Cloud (151-72)
UNI vs. USD (118-106)
UNI vs. USF (146-68)

WHAT'S NEXT
The Panther divers travel to Columbia, Missouri for the Mizzou Invite running from Wednesday, November 17 through Friday, November 19. For the swimmers, next up is the Kansas Classic in Topeka, Kansas from Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.