COLLEGEVILLE, MINN. – As the season has progressed, so has the performances of the College of Saint Benedict Swimming and Diving Team. Despite a 158-141 loss to St. Olaf on Friday night at the Warner Palaestra Pool at Saint John's, the Bennies had six titles, including a combined three (individual/relay) by Lindsay Smutka, and 24 top-three finishes to go with multiple season bests.

The Bennies will be home against next weekend as they host St. Catherine and Hamline in a triangular at 5 pm on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Warner Palaestra Pool.

"The team had some really great races, pulled off some PR's and are set up for continued time drops," said CSB Swimming and Diving Coach Amanda Wolvert.

Smutka, a junior from Chaska, Minn., captured the 100 backstroke in 1:01.37 and the 200 backstroke in 2:14.62 while also being part of the winning 400 freestyle relay that clocked a season-best 3:47.93. The relay team included junior Emi Wagner, junior Hannah Tatge and first-year Rachel Schlueter. Smutka also took second in the 200 IM in 2:21.38.

Both Schlueter and Wagner also had individual wins as they were double winners. Wagner, a junior from St. Cloud, Minn., won her third straight 50 freestyle title with a season-best 25.36. Schlueter captured a 100 freestyle title in a season-best 56.34 while also claiming third in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.56.

Senior Fiona Rosko of Seaside, Calif., also had a title with a clocking of 2:33.52 in the 200 breaststroke and finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a season-best 1:12.99 and fourth in the 100 butterfly in 1:05.35.

Junior Laura Jennings of Edina, Minn., and senior Molly Johanson of Chanhassen, Minn., also had solid performances. Jennings was second in the 100 butterfly in 1:04.62, and second in the 200 butterfly in 2:24.90. First-year Mikayla Haskamp was second in 1-meter diving with a 207.75 score while senior Emily Quill was second in 3-meter diving in 205.75 and fourth on the 1-meter board at 198.50.

Johanson was also a member of the second place 200 medley relay (1:54.58, Mads Slavik, Johanson, Ellie Blattner, Wagner). In addition, senior Mads Slavik of Green Isle, Minn. had a solid night as she swam on the second place 200 medley relay, while finishing second in the 100 back in 1:01.78 and fifth in the 200 back in 2:20.97.

Results – Recap
50 freestyle – Emi Wagner, first, 25.36; Jocie Larson, third, 26.23; Mads Slavik, fourth, 26.34; Liz Hansen, fifth, 26.63
100 freestyle – Rachel Schlueter, first, 56.34; Emi Wagner, second, 57.03; Jocie Larson, fourth, 58.07
200 freestyle – Molly Johanson, third, 2:07.25; Hannah Tatge, fifth, 2:09.47
500 freestyle – Molly Johanson, third, 5:35.37; Maddy Ahlquist, 5:57.30
1000 freestyle – Maddy Ahlquist, fourth, 12:18.14; Emma Vicker, sixth, 13:03.03
100 backstroke – Lindsay Smutka, first, 1:00.81; Mads Slavik, second, 1:01.78; Rachel Schlueter, third, 1:02.56; Ellie Blattner, fifth, 1:05.82
200 backstroke – Lindsay Smutka, first, 2:14.62; Lauren Sitzman, second, 2:18.14; Mads Slavik, fifth, 2: 20.97
100 breaststroke – Fiona Rosko, second, 1:12.99; Megan Bartels, third, 1:13.66; Liz Hansen, fourth, 1:14.56
200 breaststroke – Fiona Rosko, first, 2:33.52; Megan Bartels, fourth, 2:46.65; Liz Hansen, fifth, 2:48.52
100 butterfly – Laura Jennings, second, 1:04.62; Fiona Rosko, fourth, 1:05.34; Mary Ridgeway, fifth, 1:05.92
200 butterfly – Laura Jennings, second, 2:24.90; Mary Ridgeway, third, 2:31.91
200 IM – Lindsay Smutka, second, 2:21.38; Molly Johanson, third, 2:21.48
1M – Diving – Mikayla Haskamp, second, 207.75; Emily Quill, fourth, 198.50
3M – Diving – Emily Quill, second, 205.75; Sabrina Buffetta, fifth, 175.15
400 freestyle relay – 1^st, 3:47.93 (season-best), Emi Wagner, Hannah Tatge, Lindsay Smutka, Rachel Schlueter; 4^th, 3:55.63, Jocie Larson Mikayla Haskamp, Ellie Blattner, Riley Engle; 5^th, 4:11.73 Megan Pattee, Laura Jennings, Maddy Ahlquist, Katie Brewer
200 medley relay – 2^nd, 1:54.58 (season-best), Mads Slavik, Molly Johanson, Ellie Blattner, Emi Wagner; 3^rd, 1:548.14, Lauren Sitzman, Liz Hansen, Laura Jennings, Rachel Schlueter; 4^th, 2:00.06, Caroline DiCesare, Megan Bartels, Jocie Larson, and Mikayla Haskamp