Spada Sets 200 Back School Record, Men’s Team Beats St. Thomas in Dual Meet

Saturday, November 7

St. Paul, Minn.

10:00 A.M. CT

St. Cloud State

100

200

St. Thomas

Results

Photo by: NSIC

11/7/2026 11:51:00 PM | Men's Swim & Dive, Women's Swim & Dive

Spada sets new school record in 200-yard backstroke, men’s team beats D-I St. Thomas

ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Cloud State Swim & Dive's men's team posted a dual win against Division-I St. Thomas and sophomore Margherita Spada (Genoa, Italy) posted a school record in a Saturday dual meet at Anderson Pool in St. Paul, Minn. The men's team beat the Tommies 182-117, while the women's team lost 200-100.

On the men's side, SCSU posted first-place finishes in 11 of 16 events and 26 top-three finishes overall. Senior Lance Godard (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and senior Reid Tigges (Spencer, Iowa) each posted two individual wins, with Godard winning the 100-yard butterfly (48.32) and 200-yard butterfly (1:47.87) and Tigges winning the 50-yard freestyle (20.27) and 100-yard freestyle (45.25).

The women recorded three event wins and 17 top-three finishes overall. Spada led the way, setting a new school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.34. Junior Carly Salzer (Oshkosh, Wis.) and senior Kate Turner (Greendale, Wis.) also posted event wins, winning the 100-yard butterfly (57.66) and 200-yard freestyle (1:56.08), respectively.

TOP-THREE FINISHES
Men
50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Reid Tigges, 20.27 // 2. Piotr Kowalczyk, 20.33
100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Reid Tigges, 45.25 // 2. Piotr Kowalczyk, 45.49
100-Yard Backstroke: 1. Youssef Amr, 48.56 // 2. Dylan Nelson, 49.87
100-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Marcus Walker, 54.89 // 3. Haydn Vein, 56.39
100-Yard Butterfly: 1. Lance Godard, 48.32
200-Yard Freestyle: 3. Michael Marsh, 1:43.58
200-Yard Backstroke: 2. Dylan Nelson, 1:51.93 // 3. Youssef Amr, 1:52.08
200-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Marcus Walker, 2:00.38
200-Yard Butterfly: 1. Lance Godard, 1:47.87
200-Yard IM: 2. Dylan Nelson, 1:53.85
500-Yard Freestyle: 1. Harrison Regan, 4:40.96 // 2. Bernadro Mier y Teran Eljure, 4:42.50
1000-Yard Freestyle: 1. Parker Scuffham, 9:47.31 // 2. Bernadro Mier y Teran Eljure, 9:55.08
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Youssef Amr, Marcus Walker, Lance Godard, Reid Tigges, 1:28.33 // 2. Piotr Kowalczyk, Haydn Vein, Mason Kuepers, Justin Rowles, 1:29.76
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Youssef Amr, Piotr Kowalczyk, Reid Tigges, Justin Rowles, 3:01.10 // 3. Kyler Carlson, Liam McGrane, Haydn Vein, Mason Kuepers, 3:05.69
1-Meter Dive: 1. Corbin Deichman, 239.10 // 2. Caden Kavanagh, 233.85
3-Meter Dive: 2. Caden Kavanagh, 263.48

Women
50-Yard Freestyle: 2. Emma Hoppman, 24.07 // 3. Megan Willenbring, 24.15
100-Yard Backstroke: 2. Margherita Spada, 56.55 // 3. Bethany Hale, 57.53
100-Yard Breaststroke: 3. Low EE Mang, 1:07.40
100-Yard Butterfly: 1. Carly Salzer, 57.66
200-Yard Freestyle: 1. Kate Turner, 1:56.08
200-Yard Backstroke: 1. Margherita Spada, 2:01.34 // 2. Bethany Hale, 2:02.39
200-Yard Breaststroke: 2. Low EE Mang, 2:23.88
200-Yard Butterfly: 3. Evelyn Claeys, 2:18.32
500-Yard Freestyle: 2. Kate Turner, 5:10.72
1000-Yard Freestyle: 3. Mia Meller, 11:01.94
200-Yard Medley Relay: 2. Lucy Price, Low EE Mang, Megan Willenbring, Emma Hoppman, 1:45.70
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 2. Margherita Spada, Megan Willenbring, Emma Hoppman, Bethany Hale, 3:35.94
1-Meter Dive: 3. Abriella Werner, 245.48
3-Meter Dive: 3. Abriella Werner, 224.03

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