INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Swimming and diving competed in the annual House of Champions meet this weekend in prime mid-season form.
 
The men scored a total of 576 points for 7th place overall, while the women took 5th with 703.
 
"We used this weekend to show the progress of our training for the first half of the season," said head coach Rickey Perkins. "We are well ahead of where we were last year at this time. It was a great meet. I am very happy with the information we got from this weekend. I am very proud of this team."
 
FRIDAY:
 
Credence Pattinson led the way for the Aces with a strong start to his weekend. The freshman clocked in a 4:35.58 in the 500 freestyle in Friday's consolation final for a new school record. His time overtakes A. Nicholson's seventeen-year-old record of 4:35.72. Pattinson's time was good for 12^th place.
 
Sophomore Brandt Hudson also competed in the consolation along with freshman Austin Smith. Hudson took 13th with a final time of 4:36.71, while Smith clocked in a 4:40.70 for 15th.
 
Sophomore Paul Cozzens came next with the 200 IM. He touched in at 1:53.82 for 22^nd place.
 
Junior Matt Duke represented the Aces in the 50 freestyle consolation final. He placed 10^th with a final time of 21.11.
 
Senior Danielle Freeman led the way for the women Friday evening. She took the top spot in the 50 freestyle with a 22.98, two-tenths of a second faster than the 2^nd place finisher.
 
Freshman Emily Lane and sophomore Ashton Adams represented the women tonight in the 500 freestyle. They clocked in at 5:11.81 and 5:14.92 for 19th and 22^nd places respectively.
 
Freshman Andrea Ramis was the sole representative in the 200 IM this evening. She earned 21st with a final time of 2:10.13.
 
Many other swimmers saw best times drop in the morning's preliminary round.
 
Freshman Pierce Lively and junior Keystone Marcy saw their 200 IM times improve to 2:02.52 and 2:06.00 respectively. Freshman Eli James clocked in a best 21.61 in the 50 freestyle, as did sophomore Emma Hennessy with a 23.97.
 
SATURDAY:
 
Cozzens returned to Saturday night's consolation final for the 400 IM. He took 2^nd in the heat with a 4:03.63 to place 10^th overall.
 
In the 200 freestyle consolation final, Austin Smith clocked in a 1:42.95 for 15^th place, followed by teammate Pete Lingo, who earned 19^th place with 1:42.62 in the C-Final.
 
Freshman Eli James was up next in the 100 breaststroke. He came in 18^th place with a 58.21, a personal best time.
 
Following his record breaking performance Friday night, Pattinson returned to the pool in the A-Final of the 100 backstroke. The freshman managed to touch in for 3^rd place with a 49.20. Hudson followed suit for 10^th with a 50.77, a half second improvement from his preliminary time.
 
Several women made their way back to the final round Saturday night as well.
 
Junior Kristen Myers earned a spot in the A-Final of the 100 butterfly. She dropped two tenths of a second from her morning time to clock in a final 56.55 for 6^th place. Senior Kasey Rein came back to the consolation final to earn 16^th place and a 58.05. Freshman Kara Steward and Emma Hennessy rounded out the event by placing 17th and 23^rd with 56.91 and 58.79 respectively. In the morning's preliminary, senior Kasey Rein earned a lifetime best 57.80.
 
Sophomores Ashton Adams and Shaina Weisberg participated in the C-Final of the 400 IM. Adams led the heat with the 17^th place 4:41.20, while Weisberg earned 21^st with 4:47.16.
 
Danielle Freeman swam in the 200 freestyle A-Final, taking 4^th place with a 1:51.43. Teammates Andrea Ramis and sophomore Kristy Kupfer took 20^th and 21^st within a mere tenth of a second of each other at 1:55.47 and 1:55.57 respectively.
 
Sophomore Alaina Sylvester was the sole representative for Evansville in the 100 breaststroke, participating in the consolation final. She place 13^th, clocking in at 1:06.80.
 
Finishing out the night for the women were the juniors of the 100 backstroke. Sam Gowdy returned for the A-Final, dropping two tenths from her morning time for a 5^th place 57.05. Myers followed with a 58.74 20^th place.
 
On the diving side, senior Cory Barnes scored 272.15 on 1-Meter in the final round, earning 5^th place. He was followed closely by teammate Miguel Marcano, who took 6^th with 270.25.
 
Senior Courtney Coverdale scored 244.30 on 3-Meter, landing her in 4^th place.
 
SUNDAY:
 
In the final session of the meet, Brandt Hudson returned for the 200 backstroke A-Final. He dropped half a second from his preliminary time for a 7^th place earning 1:50.73. Credence Pattinson followed with his time of 1:49.05, nearly a 4 second drop, for 9^th place.
 
Juniors Matt Duke and Jared Sutphin competed in the 100 freestyle. Duke took 20^th with a time of 47.15, and Sutphin clocked in a 47.56 for 23^rd.
 
Eli James made it to the C-Final 200 breaststroke with a season best 2:09,01 preliminary time. He ended up with a 21^st place finish, registering a 2:09.99
 
In the consolation final of the 200 butterfly, Paul Cozzens took 12^th place with a 1:54.28 finish. He was followed by Pete Lingo in 23^rd place with 1:56.09.
 
The women showed their own brand of success Sunday night as well.
 
Freshman Emily Lane led the Aces in the 1650 freestyle. She clocked in a 17:58.12 for 12^th place, while Ashton Adams followed in 17^th with 18:15.77.
 
Sam Gowdy returned to her second A-Final of the weekend in the 200 backstroke. She earned 8^th place with a 2:04.05. Teammates Kristy Kupfer and freshman Kasey O'Rourke brought up the rear in the C-Final with 17^th and 21^st at 2:05.93 and 2:09.18.
 
The highlight of the evening for the women came from Danielle Freeman with her victory in the 100 freestyle. Her time of 50.17 broke the meet record of 50.94, set by Freeman herself in 2016. Emma Hennessy places 24^th in the event with a time of 53.56.
 
Alaina Sylvester represented the Aces in the consolation final of the 200 breastroke. She placed 2^nd in the heat with a 2:25.02, taking 10^th overall, while teammate Shaina Weisberg picked up 22^nd place with a 2:31.25.
 
Freshman Kara Steward competed in her first A-Final of the weekend in the 200 butterfly. She dropped nearly 2 seconds from her preliminary performance for a 5^th place earning 2:05.07. Also in the A-Final was Kristen Myers, with a 2:05.56 7^th place. Senior Kasey Rein put up a 2:12.27 for 21^st place.
 
Miguel Marcano and Cory Barnes returned for men's diving, moving up in the ranks from the previous day's 1-Meter scored. Marcano managed a 3^rd place score of 295.00, while Barnes kept close in 4^th with 257.05.
 
Courtney Coverdale showed her own improvement as well, taking 3^rd place with a final score of 270.20.
 
The Aces will return for their final meet of the calendar year on December 1st as they travel to take on the Missouri State Bears.
 
 

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