Minnesota Gophers Rout Wisconsin Badgers in the pool

The University of Minnesota men’s swimming and diving opened its 2009-10 season with a strong performance tonight against the University of Wisconsin, defeating the Badgers 198-101 in Madison, Wis. The Golden Gophers won all but one event, amassing 15 total wins.


Prior to the meet the Gophers had a lot on the line as they had some great streaks going: (from the Gopher web site)

GOPHER MINNY-NOTES

• Minnesota leads the series 50-41

• Minnesota has won 21 straight against Wisconsin

• Minnesota faces Wisconsin twice this season for the first time since the 1993-94 season

• Minnesota has won its last 11 Big Ten opening meets

• The Gophers have won its last four road openers

So on opening night they did not want to disappoint.

They won all the relays and Winona Matt Papenfuss was a member of the winning 400 FR Relay

Matt was 3rd in the 200 freestyle:

3 Papenfuss, Matt SO Minnesota 1:44.31
25.02 51.88 (26.86) 1:18.51 (26.63) 1:44.31 (25.80)


6th in the 100FR:

6 Papenfuss, Matt SO Minnesota 47.53

23.09 47.53 (24.44)

He swam exhibition in the 100FL

-- Papenfuss, Matt SO Minnesota X52.86

24.83 52.86 (28.03)

and his 400FR Relay win

1 Minnesota 'A' 3:03.23

1) Richards, Michael JR 2) Carlson, Curt JR
3) Baseheart, Kevin JR 4) Papenfuss, Matt SO
22.02 46.29 (46.29) 1:07.62 (21.33) 1:31.00 (44.71)
1:52.89 (21.89) 2:17.09 (46.09) 2:39.13 (22.04) 3:03.23 (46.14)


Minnesota Women dominate Wisconsin Badgers in the pool, win 179 2. to 121. Wisconsin won the two relays and 5 individual events but Minnesota had a deeper line-up winning 9 individual events which included 1-2 in the 1000FR, 1-2-3-4 in the 200FR and winning both 1 and 3 meter diving.


Winonan Abbey Staats was also in action and swam very well!

She placed 6th in the 50FR:

6 Staats, Abigail FR Minnesota 24.32

5th in the 100FR:

5 Staats, Abigail FR Minnesota 52.87
25.72 52.87 (27.15)

She also swam in the 2nd place 400Fr Relay:
2 Minnesota 'A' 3:28.99
1) Davies, Marissa SO 2) Eggers, Alison JR
3) Staats, Abigail FR 4) Braun, Megan JR
25.37 52.38 (52.38) 1:16.86 (24.48) 1:44.13 (51.75)
2:09.50 (25.37) 2:36.96 (52.83) 3:01.81 (24.85) 3:28.99 (52.03)