Results
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams at the University of Evansville wrapped up their regular season slate on Saturday morning at Southern Illinois.
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Pacing the men was the team of Everett Plocek, Phil Stevenson, Matt Childress and Ashton Bishop, who were the top finishers in the 200 free relay. They swam a time of 1:26.99 and won by nearly three seconds.
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Andrew Cotton was dominant in the 500 free, finishing in 5:02.53 to win by seven seconds. Overall, the men fell by a 165-62 final. Prescott Marcy took a solid second in the 100 free, posting a 51.28 while Daniel O'Brien was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke. He swam a 53.38.
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Next up for the men is the Mid-American Conference Championships, which will take place from March 4
th through the 7
th in Geneva, Ohio.
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On the women's side, the Aces took the win in the 50 free as Danielle Freeman finished with a 24.56, it was the winning time by just 0.01.Â
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Several Aces recorded second-place outings, including the 100 medley relay as Michaela Kent, Caroline Lee, Sam Montgomery and Abby Smith were runner-up with a 51.19. Smith swam on her on in the 25 free, finishing just 0.03 off the win with an 11.42. Kent finished in second in the 50 backstroke as she swam a 28.22.
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The ladies will be back in Carbondale for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, which are set for Feb. 18 through 21.
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