FISHERS, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving teams partook in their first road competition of the season on Sunday at the Butler Double Dual meet.
 
The women took home wins over Butler, Eastern Illinois, and Saint Louis.
 
"Overall we swam and dove well," said diving coach Andy Brown. "We found some things we can work on moving forward. I'm very excited to see what Brent is going to do with the team. The future of UE Swimming and Diving is looking bright."
 
Women's diving led the way for the Aces this afternoon with a sweep of both boards. On 3-Meter, freshman Fae Keighley took the win with 215.63 points, followed by fellow freshmen Maggie Franz in 2^nd with 201.45 points, Sarah Kempf in 3^rd with 195.30, and sophomore Natalie Gerard in 4^th with 180.68.

Keigley took another win on 1-Meter with 246.30 points. Kempf took 2^nd with 214.20, Gerard took 3^rd with 204.30 points, and Franz took 4^th with 200.48.

On the swimming side, the women began the day with a 2^nd place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. Senior Sam Gowdy, junior Alaina Sylvester, senior Kristen Myers, and junior Emma Hennessy teamed up to clock in a 1:49.72.

Sophomore Kara Steward took the top individual finish for the women with a 2^nd place 200 butterfly performance, clocking in at 2:10.13. She was closely followed by Myers in 3^rd at 2:10.71. Sophomore Sarah Alexander took 3^rd in the 200 breaststroke with a final time of 2:28.89.

Freshman Emily Vasquez opened her collegiate career with a 1:47.47 finish in the 200 freestyle, good for 3^rd place. Hennessy also took 3^rd in the 50 freestyle with a final time of 24.75. Freshman Pearl Muensterman took 4^th with 25.01.

On the men's side, freshman Ee Tan took the top finish for the men with a 4:16.22 400 IM, good for 3^rd place. Tan took another 3^rd place finish in the 500 freestyle, clocking a 4:48.28. Fellow freshman David Killian followed in 4^th with a 4:49.53 finish. Killian also took 4^th in the 1000 freestyle with a 10:09.80.

Junior Brandt Hudson finished in 6^th place in the 200 freestyle with a final time of 1:45.20.

The Aces will continue their road swing on October 13^th for the annual Indiana Intercollegiate meet at Purdue University.

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