TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Swimming and diving traveled to Terre Haute this afternoon for an inter-state showdown against Indiana State and Valparaiso.
Both men and women took a win against Valpo, while the women came up short against the Sycamores.
"The team continues to show progress," said head coach Brent Noble. "They've put in a lot of really hard work lately, and that will pay off in a big way later on. They're executing things better, and we're getting good results already. I'm happy with where we are, and I'm very eager to see what we get in a couple of weeks."
The men started the day with the 400 Freestyle Relay. Sophomores Credence Pattinson and Eli James, freshman Jacob Bailey, and junior Brandt Hudson clocked in a winning 3:33.96.
Freshman Ee Tan took the first individual win of the day. He clocked a 9:51.77 in the 500 freestyle. Tan also won the 500 freestyle in a 4:46.23. He was followed by fellow freshman Oskar Menkhaus, who recorded a 2
nd place 4:52.63.
Hudson came next with a 1:42.97 win in the 200 freestyle. Menkhaus took another second place finish with a 1:46.13, while senior Jared Sutphin took the sweep with a 1:47.79
Hudson also took the victory in the 200 backstroke with a 1:57.40. Freshman David Killian and Pattinson came behind in 1:58.81 and 2:00.50 respectively for another sweep.
Pattinson took his own first place finish in the 100 backstroke. His 53.16 was followed by Killian's 2
nd place 54.99.
Sophomore Eli James took his turn at the top of the ranks with a 59.38 in the 100 breaststroke. He was followed by junior Paul Cozzens in 3
rd at a 1:00.91. Cozzens came back to win the 200 breaststroke with a 2:11.94, while James took 2
nd in a 2:12.19. Cozzens took a second win with a 4:15.99 400 IM; Killian took another 2
nd place with 4:18.47.
Junior Zack Sagan took the win in the 200 butterfly with a final time of 2:01.62. Senior Matt Duke won both the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly in a 21.23 and 52.33 respectively. Sagan came 2
nd in the 100 butterfly in a final 54.12. Bailey clocked a 3
rd place 54.18 for the sweep.
Hudson, Menkhaus, Tan, and Sutphin finished the day with a win in the 200 Freestyle Relay, their final time a 1:28.16.
Senior Kristen Myers took the sole win for the women's squad with a 57.84 finish in the 100 butterfly.
Junior Kristy Kupfer led the Aces in the 200 freestyle with a 2
nd place 1:57.29; senior Madi Jones followed quickly in 3
rd with a 1:57.29. Kupfer took another runner-up finish in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:06.87.
Senior Sam Gowdy placed 2
nd in the 100 backstroke with a final time of 58.31. Sophomore Kara Steward also placed 2
nd in the 200 butterfly in a 2:09.69. Junior Alaina Sylvester clocked in a 2:28.24 for the runner-up in the 200 breaststroke.
The women took a final 2
nd place finish in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Myers, senior Kaylee Gubricky, freshman Pearl Muensterman, and junior Emma Hennessy teamed up to record a final 1:37.98.
On the diving side, senior Miguel Marcano took both boards uncontested, 290.18 points on 1-Meter, and 290.70 on 3-Meter. For the women, freshman Maggie Franz took 2
nd on both boards, 217.73 on 1-Meter and 228.82 on 3-Meter.
The teams will have the coming weekend off before competing in the annual House of Champions November 16-18
th.
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