Results

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving teams finished a successful meet on Saturday at the Indiana Intercollegiates.  The women came home in fourth place while the men took ninth.
 
"It was a good meet," UE head coach Rickey Perkins said.  "We swam off events and tried to find 3^rd events for many of the team members.  I am happy with the way we raced."
 
Michelle Tipton was the top performer on the day for UE.  She took the top spot in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 52.26.  It was the top effort on the day for the Purple Aces.  Tipton also recorded a top five finish in the 50 Free with a 24.37.
 
She was also part of the 200 Free Relay crew that took fifth place with a 1:39.34.  Mackenzie Powell, Samantha Montgomery, Mackenzie Harris and Tipton had the top five outing.
 
Danielle Freeman had a strong day.  The sophomore took fourth place in the 100 Butterfly with a 58.99 and was 9^th in the 200 Free with a 1:56.14.  She was also part of the 200 Medley Relay team that was 4^th.  She teamed with Michaela Kent, Caroline Lee and Abby Smith.
 
Courtney Coverdale led the divers.  She took 7^th place in the 1M dive with a score of 212.80.
 
Leading the men was the team of Ashton Bishop, Troy Burger, Matthew Childress and Skyler Shinn.  They came in 5^th place in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:28.21.  In the 200 Medley Relay, Daniel O'Brien, Will Glasscock, Ethan O'Rourke and Everett Plocek took seventh with their time of 1:38.21.
 
Both teams will take a week off before welcoming back some of the top performers in program history for the annual Alumni Meet.  It will be held at Wyttenbach Pool on Nov. 1.