Posted: Jan 23, 2016

Swimmers turn in record-setting performances at Grinnell

GRINNELL, Iowa – The Simpson swimming and diving teams continued their march down the 2015-16 season at the Grinnell Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23. The women placed 11th of 13 teams and the men took eighth of eight.

The women's team turned in six, top-20 efforts and the men had 15.

Women's Highlights

Tori Haag lowered her school record in the 400 IM, taking 23rd in 5:11.63. This weekend marked the second time she set the record in the event after setting it earlier this season, also at Grinnell.
Haley Blum turned in the top individual finish, taking 18th in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.77). She also took 22nd in the 200 breaststroke (2:46.05).
Jordan Greenwood had a solid showing in the 1650 freestyle, taking 19th (21:41.41).
The Storm's top relay finish was the 400 medley relay, as the team of Megan Buitendorp, Blum, Haag and Erica Carlson placed 14th (4:34.38).

Women's Team Results
1. Omaha, 1192.5; 2. Gustavus Adolphus, 912; 3. Grinnell, 764; 4. Luther, 682.5; 5. St. Catherine, 368; 6. Coe, 364.5; 7. Augustana, 323; t8. Nebraska-Kearney, 242; t8. Loras, 242; 10. Nebraska Wesleyan, 165; 11. Simpson, 122; 12. Saint Mary, 63.5; 13. Colorado College, 40

Simpson Results
1650 freestyle – 19. Jordan Greenwood, 21:41.41; 21. Katherine Rubins, 22:31.98
200 backstroke – 28. Megan Buitendorp, 2:26.63
200 butterfly – 21. Alex Vander Veen, 2:40.41
100 breaststroke – 18. Haley Blum, 1:15.77; 22. Williams-Yee, 1:15.78; 23. Emma Gerdis, 1:15.86
200 breaststroke – 22. Haley Blum, 2:46.05; 28. Mikala Williams-Yee, 2:51.58
100 IM – 20. Tori Haag, 1:07.89
400 IM – 23. Tori Haag, 5:11.63; 29. Kristina Smith, 6:17.07
1-meter diving – Naomi Olsgaard, dq
200 freestyle relay – 21. Haag, Greenwood, Blum, Carlson, 1:49.86; 28. Gerdis, Rubins, Buitendorp, Williams-Yee, 1:54.41; 31. Vander Veen, Stepleton, Behney, Lesle, 1:58.46; 35. Claussen, Krueger, Smith, Van Brogen, 2:07.51
400 freestyle relay – 21. Haag, Gerdis, Carlson, Blum, 4:00.52; 33. Buitendorp, Rubins, Williams-Yee, Greenwood, 4:20.85; 35. Behney, Lesle, Stepleton, Vander Veen, 4:24.38; 39. Smith, Krueger, Van Brogen, Claussen, 4:50.37
800 freestyle relay – 17. Gerdis, Rubins, Vander Veen, Greenwood, 9:30.82; 18. Smith, Van Brogen, Claussen, Stepleton, 10:25.19
200 medley relay – 20. Buitendorp, Blum, Haag, Carlson, 2:02.74; 27. Greenwood, Williams-Yee, Vander Veen, Gerdis, 2:07.10; 34. Krueger, Stepleton, Lesle, Rubins, 2:16.80; 37. Van Brogen, Smith, Behney, Claussen, 2:32.25
400 medley relay – 15. Buitendorp, Blum, Haag, Carlson, 4:34.38; 23. Krueger, Williams-Yee, Leslie, Behney, 4:52.17

Men's Highlights

Dylan Gray had the top individual swimming performance of the weekend when he set a school record in the 100 IM, placing ninth in 59.52. He added a 12th-place finish in the 50 freestyle (22.79) and took 14th in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.70).
JJ Hansen enjoyed a breakout performance in the 1-meter diving competition, blowing away his previous personal-best by scoring 292.75 points to place fifth. The new school record bests his previous mark of 205.95 set earlier this season.
Kyle McKim placed 12th in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.85).
The Storm's top relay finish was the 800 freestyle relay of James Tillison, Grant Gullickson, Zachary Lindeberg and Matthew Van Brogen, which placed 11th (9:01.67).

Team Rankings
1. Grinnell 1,122; 2. Gustavus Adolphus, 790.5; 3. Nebraska Wesleyan, 764; 4. Augustana, 708; 5. Luther, 671; 6. Loras, 353.5; 7. Coe, 333; 8. Simpson, 248

Simpson Results
50 freestyle – 12. Dylan Gray, 22.79
1650 freestyle – 18. James Tillison, 20:18.99; 19. Zachary Lindeberg, 20:28.93
100 backstroke – 21. Nicholas Collison, 1:00.41; 27. Michael Reuter, 1:05.89
200 backstroke – 22. Nicholas Collison, 2:11.25; Michael Reuter, 2:23.92
100 butterfly – 26. Michael Reuter, 1:00.47; 28. Nicholas Collison, 1:01.92; 29. James Tillison, 1:03.13
200 butterfly – 17. Micheal Reuter, 2:15.28; 22. James Tillison, 2:25.48; 23. Matthew Van Brogen, 2:40.52
100 breaststroke – 12. Kyle McKim, 1:03.85; 14. Dylan Gray, 1:04.70
100 IM – 9. Dylan Gray, 59.52; 15. Zachary Lindeberg, 1:06.63; 16. Scott Wailes, 1:06.77
400 IM – 26. Zachary Lindeberg, 5:26.66
1-meter diving – 5. JJ Hansen, 292.75; 8. Phoenix Russell, 204.30
3-meter diving – JJ Hansen (dq)
200 freestyle relay – 18. Gray, Wailes, Collison, Reuter, 1:38.64; 24. Tillison, Lindeberg, Van Brogen, Gullickson, 1:45.23
400 freestyle relay – 23. Gray, McKim, Wailes, Collison, 3:39.14; 27. Tillison, Lindeberg, Van Brogen, Reuter, 3:53.15
800 freestyle relay – 11. Tillison, Gullickson, Lindeberg, Van Brogen, 9:01.67
200 medley relay – 14. Collison, McKim, Gray, Wailes, 1:47.25; 25. Lindeberg, Gullickson, Reuter, Van Brogen, 2:00.34
400 medley relay – 18. Collison, Gray, Reuter, Wailes, 4:02.36