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Results
FISHERS, Ind.--The University of Evansville swimming and diving team opened its schedule with a strong showing at the Butler Invite Sunday.
“I’m happy with the way we performed at the meet,” said Evansville head coach
Rickey Perkins. “We had some great swims with some fast times for this early in the season. We know now what little things we need to work on. This is the first time in six years for the men to beat St. Louis. The women also had a great performance compared to last season and did great against a good Wright State team.”
For the women, sophomore
Hannah Quast took a first place finish in the 100 free while also taking second in the 200 free. Freshman
Michea Reinitz posted a top time in the 50 free and third in the 200 fly. Junior
Christina Schmidgall recorded second place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free. Freshman
Jill Enge finished second in the 200 breast while the team took three of the top four spots in the 200 IM with Enge in first,
Kassandra Beseau second and
Alex Howard fourth. Howard and Beseau took first and second, respectively, in the 200 back.
The women took second in the 400 medley relay with
Anna Luecke, Howard, Reinitz and Enge. Freshman
Sadie Wells also tabbed a second place in the three-meter dive.
On the men’s side, freshman
Alex Seward placed second in the 200 free and 200 fly.
Colin Gray also finished in the two spot in the 200 breast.
Brandon Long and
Chris Nash both finished third in the 1000 free and 200 back, respectively.
The men also took second in the 400 free with
Brad Tipton,
Dan Jackson,
Kyle Tiemann and Seward.
Andy Balczo finished second in the one-meter dive while
Josh Fletcher took second in the three-meter dive.
The Aces return to the water on Wednesday, October 7 to take on Southern Illinois in Evansville at 5:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois Open Water 5K
Twelve Aces traveled to Carbondale, Illinois, Saturday to take on the competition at the SIU Open Water Festival.
“We had a great time,” Perkins said. “The weather was beautiful, and we competed well. For many of them it was the longest open water event they had ever done, and it was fun to hear the stories of how they overcame the unfamiliarity of swimming without lane lines.”
