INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving squad wrapped up the annual House of Champions meet Sunday night in record breaking fashion.

The women finished 7th overall with 528 points, and the men finished in 7th as well with 540 points.
 
"This was a big test for our team, and we learned a lot," said head coach Brent Noble. "There were plenty of great swims and tough performances. I'm eager to get right back with this group and see what more we can accomplish."
 
Sophomore Kara Steward shone in the finals session with a new school record in the 200 butterfly. She clocked in a 2:04.34 that placed her 9^th overall. Senior Kristen Myers followed in 15^th place with a final time of 2:08.78.
 
Senior Sam Gowdy participated in the consolation final of the 200 backstroke. She improved on her preliminary time by a second and a half for a 10^th place 2:04.59. Junior Kristy Kupfer placed 24^th with a 2:10.68. In the morning's preliminary, freshman Katie Turner clocked a personal record of a 2:17.52.
 
Junior Alaina Sylvester has a consolation final appearance in the 200 breaststroke. She took 16^th place with a final time of 2:27.81, while senior Sylvia McFadden placed 24^th with a 2:32.96. Jessie Steele was the sole Evansville representative in the 100 freestyle, clocking in a 53.18 for 30^th place.
 
On the men's side, Samad Abu-Shanab led the men in the 1650 freestyle with a 17^th place finishing 16:11.39. Freshman Ee Tan followed after in a 16:27.67 for 18^th place.
 
Sophomore Credence Pattinson and junior Brandt Hudson swam in the consolation final of the 200 backstroke, taking 15^th and 16^th places at 1:51.59 and 1:54.90 respectively. Freshman David Killian placed 21^st with a time of 1:53.50.
 
In the 100 freestyle, seniors Jared Sutphin and Matt Duke brought up the rear of the C-Final for 23^rd and 24^th places with times of 46.61 and 46.84 respectively. Sophomore Eli James took 24^th as well in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:07.70.
 
Junior Paul Cozzens took to the consolation final of the 200 butterfly to record a 1:55.47 for 14^th place. Sophomore Ryan Wood took 18^th with a1:56.03, junior Zack Sagan took 19^th with 1:56.98, both season best times, and freshman Jacob Bailey placed 24^th with a 2:00.92.
 
On the diving side, freshman Maggie Franz led the women with a 14^th place finish on 1-Meter with 202.45 points, while sophomore Natalie Gerard took a quick 15^th with 201.25 points. Franz took 15^th on 3-Meter with 193.50 points, while freshman Sarah Kempf and Gerard followed in 16^th and 17^th with 178.10 and 167.10 points respectively.
 
Senior Miguel Marcano took 10^th on both 1-Meter and 3-Meter with 220.80 points and 221.95 respectively.
 
The Aces return for the final meet of the fall schedule on Friday, November 30^th for a home matchup against the Missouri State Bears at Wyttenbach Pool.
 

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