SCSU Swim & Dive Sweeps Competition at Rochester Invite

Thursday, December 4

Rochester, Minn.

9:00 A.M. CT (Swim) | 2:00 P.M. CT (Dive)

St. Cloud State

Rochester Invite

Photo by: Joe Thompson

12/8/2025 10:08:00 PM | Men's Swim & Dive, Women's Swim & Dive

Both SCSU teams finish first in team standings with 23 NCAA B cut times and one school record

ROCHESTER, Minn. – The St. Cloud State Swim & Dive closed the first half of its season with an impressive performance at the Rochester Invite this past weekend in Rochester. Both Huskies teams came away with first place finishes in a meet which featured 18 teams. The men earned 2,001 points, had 19 NCAA B cut times and one school record, while the women scored 1,808 points and had four NCAA B cut times.

In addition to its 19 NCAA B cut times, the men's team also set one school record and had two of its finishes register as top-10 times nationally this season. Senior Cade Rosenwald (Brainerd, Minn.) set the school record in a first-place finish in the 100-yard IM with a time of 50.59. Junior Reid Tigges (Spencer, Iowa) and junior Lance Godard (Lee's Summit, Mo.) each posted NCAA top-10 times in their events with Tigges finishing first in the 50-yard freestyle at 19.78 and Godard finishing first in the 100-yard butterfly at 47.79. Godard's time currently ranks sixth nationally while Tigges' time ranks seventh. Junior Piotr Kowalczyk (Warsaw, Poland) continues his impressive first season as a Husky, posting four NCAA B cut times in the 50-yard freestyle (20.07), 100-yard freestyle (43.89), 100-yard backstroke (49.23) and 400-yard freestyle relay (2:56.03).

On the women's side, sophomore Emma Hoppman (Red Wing, Minn.) and sophomore Hallie Drossel (Melrose, Minn.) posted NCAA B cut times in their swimming events, while sophomore Abriella Werner (Soldotna, Alaska) and senior Karlie Woodall (Tomahawk, Wis.) did so on the diving board. Drossel finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.88 while Hoppman finished second in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.62. Woodall finished third in the 1-meter dive with 391.35 points while Woodall finished fifth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 379.35.

TEAM SCORES

Men: 1. St. Cloud State, 2,001 // 2. UW-La Crosse, 1,418 // 3. St. Ambrose, 1,408.5 // 4. UW-Eau Claire, 1,407.5 // 5. Carleton, 786 // 6. Saint John's, 714.5 // 7. St. Olaf, 495 // 8. Iowa Central CC, 459.5
Women: 1. St. Cloud State, 1,808 // 2. Western Colorado, 1,356 // 3. UW-La Crosse, 1,204 // 4. UW-Eau Claire, 1,171 // 5. St. Olaf, 865 // 6. MSU Moorhead, 725 // 7. Carleton, 715 // 8. Saint Benedict, 637 // 9. St. Ambrose, 403 // 10. Iowa Central CC, 2

PODIUM FINISHES (TOP-THREE)
Men
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Piotr Kowalczyk, Marcus Walker, Lance Godard, Reid Tigges, 1:27.75 // 2. Dylan Nelson, Haydn Vein, Cade Rosenwald, Mason Beck, 1:28.03
500-Yard Freestyle: 3. Bernardo Mier y Teran Eljure, 4:37.24
200-Yard IM: 1. Dylan Nelson, 1:50.99
50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Reid Tigges, 19.78* // 2. Mason Beck, 19.83*
100-Yard Butterfly: 1. Lance Godard, 47.79* // 3. Cade Rosenwald, 48.26*
1-Meter Dive: 1. Jimmy Nord, 440.95* // 3. Cole Piepho, 384.20*
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Matt Pietsch, Ben Thompson, Cade Roseneald, Avery Morton, 6:43.65 // 3. Bernardo Mier y Teran Eljure, Adan Fukui, Liam McGrance, Kyler Carlson, 7:01.60
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Ried Tigges, Mason Beck, Avery Morton, Piotr Kowalczyk, 1:19.95 // 2. Justin Rowles, Cade Rosenwald, Haydin Vein, Lance Godard, 1:20.77
400-Yard IM: Henry Belik, 4:11.40
200-Yard Freestyle: 1. Ben Thompson, 1:40.73 // 2. Avery Morton, 1:41.12
100-Yard Breaststroke: 3. Marcus Walker, 55.74
100-Yard Backstroke: 1. Dylan Nelson, 49.32 // 3. Matt Pietsch, 49.88
3-Meter Dive: 1. Jimmy Nord, 516.50* // 3. Cole Piepho, 448.05
400-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Piotr Kowalczyk, Marcus Walker, Lance Godard, Justin Rowles, 3:15.46 // 3. Dylan Nelson, Haydn Vein, Cade Rosenwald, Kyler Carlson, 3:20.19
200-Yard Backstroke: 1. Matt Pietsch, 1:47.72* // 2. Dylan Nelson, 1:48.91
100-Yard Freestyle: 2. Piotr Kowalczyk, 43.89* // 3. Reid Tigges, 44.14*
200-Yard Breaststroke: 2. Marcus Walker, 2:01.32
100-Yard IM: 1. Cade Rosenwald, 50.59
200-Yard Butterfly: 1. Lance Godard, 1:46.87*
1650-Yard Freestyle: 2. Bernardo Mier y Teran Eljure, 15:56.59 // 3. Adan Fukui, 16:24.86
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Reid Tigges, Avery Morton, Piotr Kowalczyk, Mason Beck, 2:56.03* // 2. Ben Thompson, Justin Rowles, Cade Rosenwald, Mason Kuepers, 3:01.69

*NCAA B Cut
BOLD – School Record

Women
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Lucy Price, Hallie Drossel, Megan Willenbring, Emma Hoppman, 1:43.98 // 3. Margherita Spada, EE Mang Low, Carly Salzer, Alba Silva, 1:46.57
500-Yard Freestyle: 3. Izzy Koebele, 5:05.90
200-Yard IM: 1. Kate Turner, 2:07.66 // 3. Natalie Gneiser, 2:09.10
50-Yard Freestyle: 2. Emma Hoppman, 23.62*
100-Yard Butterfly: 3. Carly Salzer, 57.38
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Kate Turner, Lucy Price, Madeline Bunton, Ella Sieber, 7:46.80
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 2. Emma Hoppman, Alba Silva, Mikayla Meyer, Megan Willenbring, 1:35.85
400-Yar IM: 3. Kate Turner, 4:34.98
100-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Hallie Drossel, 1:03.88*
100-Yard Backstroke: 3. Margherita Spada, 58.82
1-Meter Dive: 3. Karlie Woodall, 391.35*
400-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Margherita Spada, Hallie Drossel, Carly Salzer, Emma Hoppman, 3:52.48
200-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Low EE Mang, 2:24.46 // 2. Claire Salzer, 2:25.06
100-Yard IM: 3. Kate Turner, 1:00.28
1650-Yard Freestyle: 2. Izzy Koebele, 17:37.31
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Emma Hoppman, Ella Sieber, Alba Silva, Megan WIllenbring, 3:31.94

*NCAA B Cut
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