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Minnesota Finishes Fifth at The Dual Meet Tournament With a Victory Over Penn State
10/17/2026 6:36:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
ATLANTA, GA. – The University of Minnesota swimming and diving program closed out their weekend at The Dual Meet Tournament this afternoon, taking down Penn State University 511 - 264 to finish in fifth place at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
MINNESOTA (511) - PENN STATE (264)
The Gophers tallied first place finishes in 15 out of the 22 total events against the Nittany Lions, with 10 events won on the women's side and five events won on the men's side.
Minnesota kicked things off with a victory in the women's 200 freestyle relay, tallying a total time of 1:30.43. Livi Wanner launched the effort with an opening split of 22.10, followed by a 22.60 split from Morgan Thomas. Paige Moreen posted a 22.72 third leg before Rachel Conley closed things out with a split of 23.01.
Kamdyn Periat captured the first individual event of the afternoon, tallying a 52.73 to top the podium in the women's 100 backstroke.
Claire Reinke kept things going with a win in the women's 200 butterfly, posting a time of 1:57.67.
Keira Mullins came out on top in the women's 200 breaststroke, tallying a winning time of 2:15.57. Joe Polyak followed it up with a 1:56.59 in the men's 200 breast, tallying the first men's event win of the day for the Gophers.
Mina Kaljevic joined in on the wins with a first place finish in the women's 100 free, earning a time of 49.52.
Annalei Dow captured the first diving win of the afternoon, posting a score of 151.65 in the women's 3-meter. Folke Barenius captured his first collegiate win in the men's 1-meter, tallying a score of 201.20.
Katie McCarthy collected her first win of the day in the women's 500 free, surging to a time of 4:47.62. Sebastian Camacho tallied a win on the men's side of the 500 free, posting a time of 4:18.43.
Wanner topped the charts in the women's 50 free for her second win of the day, recording a time of 22.59. Katie McCarthy tallied her second win in the women's 200 IM, recording a time of 2:00.74.
Folke Barenius came out on top in the men's 3-meter, tallying a score of 190.00 and collecting the second win of his collegiate career.
The Gophers closed things out taking both 400 medley relays. On the women's side, a team of Periat, Anja Kaljevic, Reinke, and Mina Kaljevic tallied a time of 3:37.29 for the win. On the men's side, a team of Ethan Kosin, Polyak, Dawson Walters, and Joey Zelen tallied a time of 3:12.31 for the win.
UP NEXT
Minnesota returns to action next weekend in Vermillion, South Dakota for a tri-dual against the University of South Dakota and the University of Nebraska. The meet is currently scheduled to kick off at 4:00 PM (CT) from The Natatorium.
