Minette, 400 relay team set two more school records

GRINNELL, Iowa - The Simpson College women's swimming and diving team saw two more school records in the 100 yard freestyle by Kate Minette and the 400 yard freestyle relay team at the Pioneer Classic.

Minette lowered her previous school record that she set in last season's American Rivers Conference Championships and also anchored the record-breaking relay team, joined by teammates Keelin Curley, Katie Oosterhuis, and Breana Hinson.

WOMEN'S MEET RECAP

• Minette's time of 54.16 beat her previous record of 54.25, as she finished third out of 44 swimmers.
• Curley also set a career best in the same event, swimming a 55.89 to take seventh.
• The 400 yard freestyle relay team also took third out of 20 teams in a time of 3:46.37, lowering the previous record by over a second.
• The same four swimmers from the 400 freestyle relay also teamed up in the 200 yard medley relay, swimming a season-best 1:59.06.
• Oosterhuis had an extremely successful day individually as well, beginning with the 100 yard butterfly. She clocked a time of 1:03.08 which is now the fourth-fastest in school history and also set a new career-best in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:15.92.
• Minette (sixth, 1:06.05) and Oosterhuis (seventh, 1:06.55) also set career-bests of over five seconds in the 100 yard individual medley.

MEN'S MEET RECAP

• Jay Ceperley set two career-bests in the 100 and 200 yard freestyles, swimming times of 50.02 and 1:50.44.
• Ceperley's performance in the 200 freestyle was also good for fifth place overall.
• Christopher Olds set career-bests in three events, joining Ceperley in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.52.
• Olds also showcased his versatility with two more career-bests in the 100 yard individual medley (1:06.50) and the long-distance 1,650 meters (18:31.59).
• Olds and Ceperley were joined by Nathan Parkins and Gabe Bruns in the 400 yard freestyle relay, swimming a time of 3:41.30, beating the previous season-best by almost 15 seconds.

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