Results
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a hotly-contested battle, Indiana University edged out the University of Evansville men's swimming and diving team on Friday evening in Bloomington by a final of 139-104.
Several Purple Aces earned victories including a dominating performance in the 400 free relay. Everett Plocek, Ethan O'Rourke, Daniel O'Brien and Ashton Bishop combined to swim a time of 3:13.06 to defeat another group from UE by over nine seconds.
The Aces were also dominant in the 400 yard IM, taking the top four spots. Will Glasscock registered a 4:22.09 in the finals to top teammate Garrett Johnson, who finished with a time of 4:27.55. Andrew Cotton was third while Brendan Ninnerman finished up a clean sweep of the top four positions.
Bishop picked up a win in the 100 fly, posting a 52.25 to top Prescott Marcy, who finished in 55.84. He took second placed in the 50 free, falling by just .43 seconds. Bishop was also part of a group that included Troy Burger, Matt Childress and O'Brien that took second in the 200 medley relay. They swam a 1:35.43, falling by just over a second.
Reid Mobley took second in the 200 backstroke. His time of 2:02.32 put him in second while teammate Garrett Johnson was third with a 2:03.73.
Evansville completes the regular season next weekend with a trip to Carbondale, Ill. to face Southern Illinois. The Aces and Salukis square off at 10 a.m.