GRINNELL, Iowa -- The Augustana Vikings men's and women's swimming & diving teams will be back in action for a dual meet on Saturday, November 18 when they take on the Grinnell Pioneers on the road.

Both the Augie men and women sit at 3-0 on the season, each picking up wins in their home opener against Illinois Wesleyan last Saturday. The men were victorious by a score of 205-72, while the women won by a final of 208-82.

On the women's side, the Vikings took first in 11 of 14 swim events, including two relays. The 200-medley relay team of Hailey Glasnovich, Livy Sholl, Zoe Heiar, and Kendle Mihm grabbed first with a time of 1:50.83, nearly six seconds ahead of Illinois Wesleyan in second. In the 400-free, Mihm, Caitlin Stoddard, Isabelle Sansom, and Mara Walker claimed first with a mark of 3:46.04.

In the 1000-free, Brooke Walker and Bella Casanovas went first and second for Augie, while the Vikings secured the top three spots in the 200-free, led by M. Walker's first-place time of 1:58.16. Elsewhere, Glasnovich took first in the 100-back, beating out her opponent in second by .30. Sholl was the winner of the 100-breast by nearly three seconds and Casanovas won the 200-fly to continue the success for the Augustana. The team also notched the top three spots in the 50-free, led by Mihm with a time of 25.16. In the 100-yard free, the top four spots went to Augie, with Olivia White taking first with a mark of 55.97. M. Walker and Heiar rounded out the wins with triumphs in the 500-free and 100-fly.  In diving events, Kate Kucera claimed the 1-meter, while Kaite Zaborenko took first in the 3-meter.

On the men's side, the 200-medley team of Dante Rinaldi, Kacper Cebula, Lucas Rettig, and Jack Brandt won first with a time of 1:37.43, beating out fellow teammates by two seconds. In the 400, the Vikings squad of Cebula, Rettig, Albert Buvary, and Oskar Bannister defeated the second place team from Illinois Wesleyan by over five seconds.

Separated by just .71, Bannister and Gavin McCorry went one and two in the 200-free to help highlight the individual success. In the 100-back, the top three spots went Augie's way, led by Rettig in first and Cesar Castillo and Rinaldi in second and third. Castillo also took first in the 200-back. Cebula was crowned the winner of the 100-back with his time of 101.35, while Bannister earned wins in both the 50 and 100. In the 200-breast, Michael Garland added his name as a first-place finisher, ending with a time of 2:14.68, over five seconds ahead of second. Rettig and Cebula also added wins in the 100-fly and 200-IM. In diving, Shazil Farhan and Fernando Munguia were the winners in the 1-meter and 3-meter.

Grinnell enters Saturday with a 3-0 record on both the men's and women's sides. Each began the season with three straight dual wins before picking up first-place finishes at the Monmouth Invite last weekend. The women own two wins by over 100 points, defeating Coe and Iowa Central by a combined margin of 353. The other victory was a 162-135 win over Luther. For the men, the Pioneers started the year with a 202-7 win over Coe before picking up victories over Iowa Central and Luther.

Grinnell possesses a 6-2 record all-time over the Augie women and 12-3 mark over the men. This will be the first meeting between the two programs in over a decade.

Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.