EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville diving team will wrap up the 2022 calendar year competition-wise on Thursday, as the Purple Aces will travel north to Indianapolis to battle IUPUI.  The meet will begin at 1 p.m. central time at the IUPUI Natatorium.

UE will be represented by junior Madison Rollett (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) and sophomore Valorie Marx (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) on the women's side and freshman Levi McKinney (Boonville, Ind./Boonville) on the men's side against the Jaguars. 

UE's divers last competed on November 10-12, when UE took part in the A3 Performance Invitational.  Rollett and McKinney both won the three-meter competition on the women's and men's sides at the A3 Performance Invite, with Rollett also finishing second in the women's one-meter competition.  Marx also has had a strong fall, as she has posted personal-best scores in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions so far this fall.

"With the three local divers on the team, having the opportunity to compete not only against high-level competition, but also the opportunity to compete in one of the finest diving facilities in the nation like the IUPUI Natatorium, was a key stepping stone for each of them as they pursued their opportunities to dive at the collegiate level," said UE assistant coach for diving Dustin Bredemeier.  "I see this meet as an opportunity to one, reflect on their past performances at this facility that helped shape them into the divers they are today, and two, to allow them to look forward as we head into championship season in March."

IUPUI features multiple NCAA Zone qualifiers on their diving squads this year, led by sophomore Alex Scott, who finished 19th in the NCAA in the platform competition last year.  Freshman Sebastian Otero has also posted NCAA Zone qualifying scores already this year, while winning both the one-meter and three-meter competitions in five of his six meets competed in so far this year.