EVANSVILLE, Ind. - On Saturday, the Purple Aces men's and women's swimming and diving teams travel to Southern Illinois for an 11 a.m. dual meet.
Last time out, the Aces wrapped up their home schedule at Wyttenbach Pool against Saint Louis. The Aces split the competition, with the women earning a win against the Billikens by a 146-80 final while the men came up just short with 114 points to Saint Louis' 117.
The women started the day on a successful note, taking a definitive victory in the 200 Medley Relay. Gowdy, junior Alaina Sylvester, Myers, and Gubricky together clocked in a 1:48.18.
Gubricky took the first individual win in the 50 freestyle, clocking in a 24.88. Junior Emma Hennessy took 3
rd with 25.03. Gubricky kept her winning momentum going in the 100 breaststroke, taking the event in a 1:09.27. Sylvester came runner up with a 1:09.64.
Myers took her own win with a 2:10.45 finish in the 200 IM. She later went on to claim a victory in the 100 butterfly as well, recording a 58.09. Sophomore Kara Steward took 3
rd with a 1:00.09.
Jones scored the top spot for the women in the 100 freestyle, her final time a 54.73. Freshman Jessie Steele managed to sneak into 2
ndplace by .04 seconds with a time of 54.90. Jones also placed 2
nd in the 200 freestyle with a 1:47.88; junior Kristy Kupfer placed 3
rdwith a final time of 1:59.46.
Gowdy came next to claim the 100 backstroke for Evansville with a 59.30 finish. Junior Ashton Adams clocked a 5:17.40 to add the 500 freestyle to the Aces win list as well.
Freshman Ee Tan started off the men's individual events on an exciting note, sliding into 1
st place after a neck-and-neck race in the 1000 freestyle. He clocked a 9:59.87, while junior Samad Abu-Shanab took 3
rd with a 10:16.51.
Duke scored points for the Aces with a 21.52 victory in the 50 freestyle, assisted by sophomore Eli James following shortly behind with a 21.89 2
nd place finish.
Freshman Oskar Menkhaus won the 500 freestyle in a 4:48.33; Tan took 2nd in a 4:51.26. Sophomore Credence Pattinson took the last individual win for the men with a 51.57 finish in the 100 backstroke.
Junior Brandt Hudson placed 2
nd in the 200 freestyle with a 1:44.61. Menkhaus followed in 3
rd with a 1:45.27.
The Aces were able to pull off a final win in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Duke, Pattinson, Sutphin, and sophomore Ryan Wood teamed up to clock in a 1:25.38.
Evansville's diving efforts greatly contributed to the team as both men and women swept the boards. Freshman Fae Keighley scored 244.42 points on 1-Meter for the win, while fellow freshman Maggie Franz and sophomore Natalie Gerard came in 2
nd and 3
rd with 241.05 and 228.32 points respectively. Franz took the win on 3-Meter, scoring 229.87 points. Keighley took 2
nd with 219.67, and Gerard completed the sweep with 201.22 points.
Marcano made a lasting impact with his final 1-Meter performance at Wyttenbach, his winning score of 315.90 breaking the school record set by B. Fox in 1996. He also won the 3-Meter with 300.75 points.
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