INDIANAPOLIS – Another full day of action took place as the Purple Aces swimming and diving teams completed the second day of action at the House of Champions in Indianapolis.
“Today was a great day. A lot of season best times and a few life time best times. At the start of the meet today we talked about being brave and what it meant to be brave and they were awesome,” UE head coach Rickey Perkins said. “Daniel O’Brien had an excellent night getting second in the 100 fly and finishing high on the 100 back. Overall a very exciting night and I believe tomorrow will be even better.”
O’Brien came home in second place overall in the 100 fly. His effort of 49.84 was second out of 24. He was just 0.75 behind the winner. In the 100 back stroke, O’Brien swam a 51.00 to take 5th place.
In the 200 medley relay, the guys finished in sixth place with Dan O’Brien, Troy Burger, Prescott Marcy and Matt Childress swimming a 1:33.78. Burger was also stellar in the 100 breaststroke. He came in 9thwith a 57.32. Everett Plocek was just behind him in the event, taking 11th with his time of 58.50.
UE’s top relay finish of the day on the women’s side came in the 800 free relay as Madi Jones, Bridget Sheridan, Jessi Hildebrand and Maja Magnusson posted a 7:53.69 to finish in 5th.
The group of Michaela Kent, Amy Smith, Charlotte Lechner and Mackenzie Harris placed seventh in the 200 medley relay with a final of 1:48.51. Lechner struck again in the 100 fly as her 58.44 was good for 10th place. Madi Jones was just 0.2 seconds behind her in 11th.
Kent had a strong finish in the 100 back. Her final of 57.92 put her in fifth place. Magnusson was the top UE finisher in the 200 free. She swam a 1:57.92 en route to a 14th-place effort. Amy Smith came home in 12th place in the 100 breaststroke. She swam a 1:08.29.
On the boards, it was Courtney Coverdale leading the way with a second-place finish in the 3-meter dive. Her score was 251.35. Miguel Marcano was the top finisher for the men in the 1-meter, placing tenth with a score of 207.25.
Overall, the ladies rank in fifth place out of ten squads while the men are sixth out of 9.
