WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving squads held their own today against fellow Indiana teams at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet at Purdue this afternoon.
 
Both squads took second place finishes out of seven teams. The final standings for the women were: Ball State, 624; Evansville, 542; DePauw, 267; Rose-Hulman, 146; Indiana Wesleyan, 143; Valparaiso, 133; and Manchester, 48. On the men's side: Purdue, 838; Evansville, 236; Rose-Hulman, 230.5; Wabash, 223; DePauw, 177; Valparaiso, 102.5; and Manchester; 50.
 
"I'm very happy with the way we performed today," said head coach Rickey Perkins. "The student-athletes have been working very hard in the weight room and the pool, sacrificing everything for the sport and for the team. Academics are going very well too. I'm thankful for what they've done so far, we're ahead of where we were last year at this time. The future is bright, we just have to stay focused and do the little things correctly over and over. If we can continue to do that, it's going to be a great season."
 
Senior Danielle Freeman took top marks today in both her individual events. She took the 200 freestyle title by over 3 seconds for a final 1:56.24. Sophomore Kristy Kupfer followed with a 2:00.90 for 4^th place, while sophomore Emma Hennessy snagged 5^th with a 2:01.50. Additionally, Freeman took another decisive win with a 52.57 100 freestyle. Junior Madi Jones came in 3^rd place with a 54.79. Freeman also teamed up with sophomore Emma Hennessy, junior Sam Gowdy, and Jones to clock in a 1:39.26 200 Freestyle Relay, good for 2nd place. Freeman's split of 23.36 was the fastest in the race, and was over a second faster than Ball State's Peighton Gilbert's winning individual 50 freestyle time of 24.55.
 
Jones also played an important role in the afternoon's relays. She teamed up with freshman Kasey O'Rourke, sophomore Alaina Sylvester, and junior Kristen Myers in the 200 Medley Relay to clock in a 3^rd place finishing 1:53.49. Additionally, she joined freshmen Andrea Ramis and Jenna Krolikowski, and sophomore Ashton Adams in the 200 freestyle relay to take 4^th place with a 1:42.87.
 
Sylvester also performed well individually in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 1:08.95 for 2^nd place.  Myers took a 4^th place finish for the Aces with a 59.54 in the 100 butterfly, followed by senior Kasey Rein in 6^th with a 1:00.21. Myers also took 5^th place in the 200 IM with a 2:18.06, following freshman Andrea Ramis' 2^nd place 2:13.95, and sophomore Shaina Weisberg's 4^th place 2:17.63.
 
Freshman Emily Lane and Adams rounded out the women's top 5 finishers with the 500 freestyle. They took 4^th and 5^th with 5:23.91 and 5:25.70 respectively.
 
On the men's side, Brandt Hudson was the top scorer for the swimmers. He took a 6^th place finish in the 200 freestyle with a 1:44.13. He took an additional 6^th place in the 100 backstroke with a final time of 53.86. Hudson anchored the 4^th place 200 Medley Relay. He was joined by freshmen Credence Pattinson and Eli James, and sophomore Andrew Schroeder to clock in 1:38.47.
 
Sophomore Paul Cozzens clocked in a 1:58.25 finishing 200 IM, good for 5^th place. He then took 9^th place in the 100 butterfly with a 52.98.
 
The top performances for the men came from diving. Junior Miguel Marcano took the top spot in th 1-Meter with 264.60 points, followed by senior Cory Barnes with a 251.20 scoring 2^nd. The two then switched places on 3-Meter, with Barnes taking first with 260.65 and Marcano completing the sweep with a 2^nd place 230.80.
 
Senior Courtney Coverdale took two 2^nd place finishes, 255.35 on 1-Meter and 244.05 on 3-Meter.  Freshman Natalie Gerard took 3^rd place on 1-Meter with 205.85 points.
 

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