Capo and McCall highlight second day of MVC Championships

Capo and McCall highlight second day of MVC Championships

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OXFORD, Ohio – Joseph Capo and Sammy McCall each had their top collegiate times as the University of Evansville men’s swimming and diving team completed the second day of the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

In the morning prelims, Capo swam a 4:35.08 in the 500-free.  His time bested his previous record of 4:36.38 and checked in as the 7^th-best time in program history.

Daniel Santos Lope led the way for the Purple Aces in the 50-free.  He posted a 20.71 in the prelims before lowering that time to a 20.52 in the finals.  He took 13^th in the finals with a time that was just 0.27 off his school record.  Sammy McCall finished the prelims with a time of 20.77, which put him 7^th in UE history.  Logan Tenison also had a solid effort, posting a 20.95, which is just outside the top ten for the Aces.

Carlos Souto Vilas paced UE in the 200-IM prelims.  His time of 1:54.26 put him in 21^st while Titus Jabedo took 24^th with a 1:55.10.

Patrik Vilbergsson, Jakob Grundbacher, Souto Vilas, and Santos Lopez competed in the 400-medley relay and finished 6^th in the race.  Their time checked in at 3:17.15.

Following Thursday’s action, UE ranks 7^th in the team standings with a score of 56.

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