ST. PAUL, Minn. - Partaking in a double dual against St. Catherine University and St. Olaf College, the College of Saint Benedict swimming and diving team split its day of competition at St. Kate's Saturday, Oct. 31. The Bennies bested the Wildcats, 236-60, but fell to St. Olaf, 200-99. In total, CSB claimed five individual titles and totaled 14 top-three times.

Senior Haley Zelen (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee) took home the first individual win for the Bennies, as she turned in the top time in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:07.22. She added a win in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.69, over three seconds faster than the next finisher. Sophomore Anna Schottler (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen) was the lone swimmer to break 25 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, touching at 24.88 for the win. In the 500-yard freestyle, first-year Brynn McNanley (Medina, Minn./Wayzata) clocked in at 5:32.02 to win the event by five seconds. It marks the second win in the 500 Free this season for the first-year. Senior Ella Kowalczyk (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest) closed out the competition with a thrilling win in the 3-meter dive. Over 11 dives, Kowalczyk recorded a final score of 375.15, just shy of her career-best (379.75). 

McNanley and sophomores Josey Larson (Hastings, Minn./Hastings) and Bella Kern (Delano, Minn./Delano Senior), along with the 400-yard freestyle relay, all added runner-up performances. McNanley finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.32, just .17 seconds behind the winning time. Larson locked in the second-fastest time in the 200-yard butterfly, touching at 2:17.95. Kern turned in a runner-up effort in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:41.53. The 400 Free Relay composed of Schottler, McNanley, sophomore Addie Marsolek (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North), and Zelen put together a second-place time of 3:41.36, just .14 seconds off the winning time from St. Olaf. Schottler's leadoff leg of 55.48 was the second-quickest in the field, while Zelen's anchoring effort of 51.89 was the only time below 54 seconds. 

The Bennies return to the pool Friday, Nov. 6, as they take on Hamline at 5 p.m.

Individual Results
*indicates career-best
1000 Free
3. Izzy Green, 12:18.39
4. Josey Jackson, 12:21.25*

200 Free
2. Brynn McNanley, 2:00.32
3. Anna Schottler, 2:03.70
9. Emma Neely, 2:18.86

100 Back
4. Claire Canfield, 1:05.07
5. Josie Thomas, 1:06.07
7. Madeline Tillmann, 1:07.31*
10. Cora Bumgarner, 1:08.99
11. Ava Niksich, 1:09.51
12. Claira Zebell, 1:10.25
14. Kelsey Gillman, 1:14.31
15. Madi Kennedy, 1:14.81

100 Breast
1. Haley Zelen, 1:07.22
6. Haylee Quern, 1:14.97
7. Isabella Anderson, 1:16.69
10. Lydia Jostock, 1:17.66
11. Haley Megaw, 1:18.10
14. Abi Nagorski, 1:19.23

200 Fly
2. Josey Larson, 2:17.95
4. Sydney Thompson, 2:24.62

50 Free
1. Anna Schottler, 24.88
6. Keira Kilgard, 27.22
7. Jayda Alholm, 27.24
8. Lydia Jostock, 27.31
9. Addie Marsolek, 27.67
T10. Maddie Stutelberg, 28.19
12. Millie Pratt, 28.28
13. Jada Campbell, 28.33*
14. Abi Nagorski, 29.11
15. Claira Zebell, 29.86

100 Free
3. Brynn McNanley, 55.48*
8. Autumn Larson, 1:00.67
9. Isabella Anderson, 1:02.44*
10. Jada Campbell, 1:02.69*
11. Kelsey Gillman, 1:03.36
12. Madi Kennedy, 1:07.06

200 Back
3. Claire Canfield, 2:22.26
5. Josie Thomas, 2:26.05
7. Ava Niksich, 2:29.65
8. Claira Zebell, 2:30.80*
14. Emma Neely, 2:44.33

200 Breast
2. Bella Kern, 2:41.53
3. Haylee Quern, 2:43.16
6. Haley Megaw, 2:49.23
7. Abi Nagorski, 2:54.22

500 Free
1. Brynn McNanley, 5:32.02
7. Maddie Stutelberg, 6:00.11

100 Fly
1. Haley Zelen, 56.69
5. Josey Larson, 1:03.87
6. Autumn Larson, 1:05.53
7. Keira Kilgard, 1:07.88
8. Izzy Green, 1:08.08
9. Cora Bumgarner, 1:08.41
10. Josey Jackson, 1:08.76

200 IM
4. Sydney Thompson, 2:23.95
6. Madeline Tillmann, 2:27.22
7. Bella Kern, 2:27.36
10. Isabella Anderson, 2:31.84*

1M Diving (11 Dives)
4. Ella Kowalczyk, 340.15
8. Miranda Meyer, 295.80
9. Emma Netland, 288.20
10. Abby Stevens, 262.20
11. Natalie Pfau, 191.15*

3M Diving (11 Dives)
1. Ella Kowalczyk, 375.15
6. Emma Netland, 293.05
7. Miranda Meyer, 281.90*
8. Abby Stevens, 244.25