EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Wednesday, the University of Evansville men's swimming and diving team opens the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Oxford, Ohio.
MVC Championship Site
Running from Wednesday through Saturday, the championship includes Ball State, UE, Miami Ohio, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, UIC, and Valparaiso. Day one action includes the 200-medley relay and 800 free relay at 5 p.m. CT.
In their last action, the Purple Aces wrapped up the regular season with a home meet against Bellarmine at Deaconess Aquatic Center. Patrick Vilbergsson grabbed a win for the men in the 200-backstroke. Swimming a 1:52.58, he finished just under three seconds in front of second place. UE swept the top two positions in the 100-free. Daniel Santos Lopez won with a 47.64, edging Michael Pruett by just 0.02 seconds. Gabe Lett took top honors in the diving events. His 138.75 gave him the win in the 1-meter while his score of 119.93 gave him the win in the 3-meter.
The men had multiple runner-up efforts. Vilbergsson, Santos Lopez, Carlos Souto, and Jakob Grundbacher posted a 1:33.69 in the 200-medley relay to finish just 0.27 off the winning pace. Joseph Capo put forth an admirable effort in the 1000-free. With a 9:54.20, he was just under five ticks behind the winner. Adam Pawlak's 1:57.70 in the 200-fly was 1.54 off the winning pace.
