DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The Augustana Vikings men's and women's swimming & diving teams each went 1-1 at the double dual meet hosted by St. Ambrose on Friday. The Augie men defeated the Coe Kohawks by a score of 181-24, but fell to the Fighting Bees by a final of 166-85. The women defeated Coe 110-0, but were defeated by St. Ambrose 136-110. 

"This was a challenging week and competition for us as we had a lot of our team out sick tonight," said head coach Dan Lloyd. "I could not be more proud of the way we fought through this meet and did not back down. We had double practices today leading into this meet as well as this week and we were very broken down. To swim as well as did really shows our heart, character and mental toughness. We stepped up and this was a great test as we prepare for conference championships."

Between the two teams, the Vikings boasted multiple champions in Friday's events. Ryan DeLand was the winner of the 3-meter dive with a score of 223.10, while Colin Bethel was first in the 1-meter with a point total of 143.60. On the women's side, Kate Kucera won both the 1-meter and 3-meter for the Vikings.

In swimming events, Tyler Leslie won the 1650 with a time of 16:20.46, over a minute faster than the second-place finisher. Leslie's time now places him No. 1 in the CCW in the event, also holding the top time in the 200 back. Leslie swam a 1:52.86 time trial on Friday in the event to put him in first. Mara Walker led a group of four Vikings in the top five in the 200-yard free, clocking the only sub two-minute time of 1:59.26 to finish first. Kendle Mihm finished in second in that race and also won the 100 freestyle, ending with a time of 55.16. 

In the men's 50, the Vikings saw five swimmers inside the top 10, with Oskar Bannister finishing in third and Lucas Rettig in fourth. On the women's side, Augie saw six in the top 10 in the same event, led by Caitlin Stoddard in second and Giselle Koonce in third. Brooke Walker and Genevieve Ryan grabbed second and third in the 200 IM, while Nathan Mesina and Michael Garland both finished in the same positions on the men's side. Zoe Heiar added to the top-three standings with a second-place finish in the 100 fly, and Hailey Glasnovich notched a pair of third-place finises in the 200 and 100 free. Cesar Castillo also earned two spots in the top three, ending in third in both the 200 free and 100 fly. Bannister added to his successful day with a second-place mark in the 100-yard free as well, while Dante Rinaldi finished second in the 100 back. M. Walker and Carter Lavold each earned top-three swims in their respective 500-yard freestyles. Other top three finishes on the night include: Kylee Blaha (100 back & 100 breast), Mark Addison (100 breast), and Garland (100 breast).

The Augustana men now sit at 6-2 on the season, with the women now at 7-1. The two teams will be back in action tomorrow to conclude the regular season at Wheaton.