The Luther College women's swimming and diving team finished in third place with (577) points at the Luther Invitational. Gustavus Adolphus College won the team title with (1042) and Macalester College was second with (655). There were seven teams in the field.
Complete Results (PDF)
Day Two Recap:
Lillian McRoberts (400 IM),
Annemarie Johnson (200 Freestyle),
Cassie Rounds (100 Butterfly) and
Mia Prater (50 Freestyle) all posted first place finishes. McRoberts winning time of (4:38.99) ranks third on Luther's all-time list. Johnson's winning time of (1:56.58) ranks ninth all-time. Johnson also posted the ninth fastest time in school history in the 100 Breaststroke (1:09.23) while placing third. Rounds won the 100 fly clocked at (:59.05) and Prater won the 50 free with a mark of (:23.48). Prater's time in the prelims of the 50 freestyle of (23.35) is an NCAA 'B' cut and she currently ranks No. 5 in the nation.
Day Two A Finals Qualifiers (Top-8)/Event/Time/Place:
Lillian McRoberts - 400 IM (4:38.99 - 1st - 3rd all-time); 200 Backstroke (2:13.57 - 2nd)
Annemarie Johnson (200 Freestyle - 1:56.58 - 1st - 9th all-time); 100 Breaststroke (1:09.23 - 3rd - 9th all-time)
Cassie Rounds - 100 Butterfly (:59.05 - 1st); 50 Freestyle (:25.50 - 8th)
Marissa Rutkowski - 1650 Freestyle (19:03.88 - 8th); 200 Backstroke (2:21.54 - 8th)
Ren Talerico - 400 IM (4:48.05 - 3rd); 100 Butterfly (1:00.19 - 5th)
Annabelle Pollock - 100 Butterfly (1:01.39 - 8th)
Mia Prater - 50 Freestyle (:23.48 - 1st)
Esmee van der Tuuk - 200 Backstroke (2:16.77 - 3rd)
Relay Finals Day Two:
400 Freestyle Relay (3:40.13 - 3rd) - Prater, Pollock, Johnson, Rounds
200 Medley Relay (1:50.90 - 4th) - Prater, McRoberts, Talerico, Rounds
Day One Recap:
Mia Prater led the Norse with two individual first place finishes, setting school records in both events in the process. Prater won the 100 freestyle clocked at (51.51), breaking the old mark held by Elissa Schmidt of (51.66) set in 2008. Prater also won the 100 IM with a time of (59.65). She broke the old record held by teammate
Ren Talerico of (1:01.42) set in 2023. Prfater's time is currently No. 2 in the nation. Talerico finished second in this same event clocked at (1:02.37).
Talerico posted her own individual title in the 200 IM with a time of (2:11.69).
Lillian McRoberts was second (2:13.58).
The 800 freestyle relay of Prater,
Annemarie Johnson, McRoberts, and
Annabelle Pollock placed first with the ninth fastest time in school history of (7:54.89).Â
The 200 freestyle relay foursome of Prater, Talerico, Pollock and
Cassie Rounds completed the day one first place finishes for the Norse. Their time of (1:37) ranks seventh all-time.
Day One A Finals Qualifiers (Top-8)/Event/Time/Place:
Mia Prater - 100 Freestyle (51.51 - 1st - School Record); 100 IM (59.65 - 1st - School Record)
Ren Talerico - 200 IM (2:11.69 - 1st); 100 IM (1:02.37 - 2nd)
Lillian McRoberts - 200 IM (2:13.58 - 2nd); 200 Breaststroke (2:35.98 - 6th)
Annemarie Johnson - 500 Freestyle (5:17.98 - 3rd)
Annabelle Pollock - 500 Freestyle (5:25.31 - 8th); 200 Fly (2:16.13 - 4th)
Relay Finals Day One:
800 Freestyle Relay (7:54.89 - 1st - 9th all-time) - Prater, Johnson, McRoberts, Pollock
200 Freestyle Relay (1:37.47 - 1st - 7th all-time) - Prater, Talerico, Pollock,
Cassie Rounds
400 Medley Relay (4:04.22 - 4th) - Prater, McRoberts, Rouncs, Pollock
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