FISHERS, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving teams partook in their first road competition of the season on Sunday at the Butler Quad meet.
 
The women took home wins over Butler and Valparaiso, while the men scored a victory over Valpo as well.
 
"I was happy with the meet we had," said head coach Rickey Perkins. "I saw some great things and some things we can work on. But overall the team spirit was nice. The racing was great, we had some great races there. Brandt in the 200 freestyle and a great finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay. The girls were really, really good. Kristen Myers was great in the 200 fly, I know she was really tired. But I was impressed with the way they raced."
 
Senior Danielle Freeman led the way for the women's swim squad. She started the afternoon with a 2^nd place finish in the 50 freestyle with a 24.00 finish. She was followed by teammates sophomore Emma Hennessy and junior Sam Gowdy with 13^th and 16^th place finishes respectively. Additionally, Freeman took the win in the 100 freestyle with a final time of 52.76. Freshman Sarah Alexander came next for the Aces in 15^th with a 59.00, followed by senior Jessi Hildebrand with a 59. 51.
 
Freshman Kara Steward finished strong in the 200 butterfly, taking 3^rd place with a final time of 2:11.75. Junior Kristen Myers then came in 8^th, clocking in a 2:14.77.
 
Other notable performances came from sophomore Alaina Sylvester with a 2:29.16 finish in the 200 breaststroke for 5^th place, a 7^th place finish in the 1000 freestyle by freshman Emily Lane with a 11:10.38, and a 2:11.04 performance in the 200 backstroke by Gowdy, good for 7^th place as well. Additionally, the Aces held the middle of the pack in the 200 freestyle. Sophomore Kristy Kupfer, Myers, and junior Madi Jones took 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th.
 
The men had a successful day as well. Sophomore Brandt Hudson took the win for the Evansville in the 200 freestyle. He was able to edge out Xavier's Alex Wolfred by a tenth of a second, clocking in a 1:44.64. Freshman Austin Smith came next with a 1:46.39 for 6^th place, followed by 11^th place sophomore Zack Sagan with 1:51.31.
 
Freshman Pete Lingo snagged a 2^nd place finish in the 1000 freestyle, his time of 9:56.93 less than a second away from 1^st. Sophomore Paul Cozzens earned points for Evansville with a 4:14.92 finish in the 400 IM, good for 3^rd place. Junior Matt Duke took a 3^rd place finish as well, with a 21.85 time in the 50 freestyle.
 
The men's 400 Freestyle Relay ended the day with a 3^rd place finish. Junior Jared Sutphin, Smith, freshman Credence Pattinson, and Hudson teamed up to clock in a 3:13.31.
 
The Aces diving squad shone brightest of all. Defending MVC 1-Meter champion Courtney Coverdale took the title in both 1-Meter and 3-Meter with scores of 242.50 and 262.55 respectively. Freshman Natalie Gerard followed suit with a 3^rd place finishing 191.25 in 1-Meter and 202.65 in her first collegiate 3-Meter competition.
 
Junior Miguel Marcano and senior Cory Barnes teamed up to take the sweep of both boards. Marcano took the win on 1-Meter with 267.70, a personal best, with Barnes taking 2^nd with a 243.70. On 3-Meter, Marcano scored 271.55 for another win, with Barnes continuing his 2^nd place streak with 245.05 points.
 
The Aces will continue their road swing on October 21^st for the annual Indiana Intercollegiate meet at Purdue University.

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