Panther swimming and diving shows out at Coyote Extravaganza

Friday, October 31

Vermillion, S.D.

6 p.m. / 10 a.m.

University of Northern Iowa

Coyote Extravaganza

Panther swimming and diving shows out at Coyote Extravaganza

11/1/2025 3:12:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

FINAL RESULTS

Northern Iowa claims team title with 14 event wins throughout the weekend.

VERMILLION, S.D. --- The UNI swimming and diving team put on a show on Friday and Saturday in its second meet of the season, capturing the team title with 14 event wins at the Coyote Extravaganza at the USD Natatorium.

Competition started on Friday with the 400-yard medley relay that saw the team of Elyse Brayton, Neriah Giedrys, Hannah Nedder and Morgan Meyer take first place with a winning time of 3:52.68. Natalie Harris followed by taking third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.14) with Jennifer Barajas in fourth (1:57.55) and Natalie Kuboushek in fifth (1:58.23).

UNI swept the top three spots on the podium in the 50-yard freestyle as freshman Charlotte Sander took top prize with a time of 23.94, with Abby Lear and Meyer followed closely behind in second (24.04) and third (24.05).

Sam Oeltjen saw success in the 400-yard individual medley as she took first with a time of 4:38.59, while Nikki Walters followed right behind in second (4:38.80). Action in the 100-yard butterfly saw Nedder take second at 57.55 with Walters and Harris following in close suit in fourth and fifth with times of 58.77 and 59.62.

Meyer showed dominance in the 100-yard freestyle as she took first place with a winning time of 51.96, as Averie Bilskemper and Sander tied for third with a time of 53.33. Continuing to the 100-yard backstroke, Brayton and Morgan Raether went first and second with times of 57.29 and 57.60. Abigail Barkhurst swam a time of 5:10.99 in the 500-yard freestyle to take first in the event, as freshman Cassidy Miklos came close behind in fifth (5:16.49).

Night one ended with the 200-yard freestyle relay that saw success for the Panthers as Sander, Lear, Raether and Meyer claimed first with a winning time of 1:34.98, as the quad of Bilskemper, Nedder, Brayton, and Molly Johnson took fourth with a time of 1:37.95.

Saturday's competition started off with the 200-yard medley relay, which saw the team of Brayton, Giedrys, Nedder and Lear take first at 1:47.93. Meyer topped the podium again in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.48).

Sander took first again in the 50-yard freestyle for a second straight day with a time of 23.88, shaving off six hundredths of a second from her previous time from Friday. Lear and Raether closely took fifth and sixth in the 50-yard freestyle with times of 24.71 and 24.73.

Action in the 200-yard butterfly saw Walters secure third place with a time of 2:09.65. Meyer continued to show her speed again in the 100-yard freestyle as she stood on top in 52.65, as Nedder took fifth (55.23) and Parton in ninth (55.77). Brayton took home second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.65), with Raether in fourth (2:09.19) and Pasqualicchio in fifth (2:09.81).

Aird finished fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:30.85, as Johnson took seventh in the 100-yard individual medley (1:01.98). UNI closed out the swimming portion of the meet with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay, led by the squad of Meyer, Lear, Raether and Bilskemper posting a time of 3:33.30.

In the diving well, the Panthers swept both the one and three-meter competitions as Avery Hogan took first place on the one-meter boards (247.40), with Erica Peters following in second (246.80) and Trista Thompson in third (238.50). Thompson meanwhile would win the three-meter competition with a score of 257.85, followed by Peters in second (252.85) and Hogan in fourth (245.00).

UP NEXT
The Panthers return to the pool Nov. 18-21 as they travel to Iowa City for the Hawkeye Invitational.

FINAL TEAM SCORES

UNI (2,121)
South Dakota State (1,926.5)
South Dakota (1,909)
St. Cloud State (1,371.5)
Augustana [SD] (1,165)

UNI swimming and diving action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Swimming and Diving), X (@uniswimdive) and on Instagram (@uniswimdive). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.