Both teams competed on Saturday
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Saturday’s Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiates saw the University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both finish in 7th place. Evansville’s women totaled 101 points while the men finished with 99.
There were notable performances by both squads with a 6th place effort in the 500-free relay marking the top finish of the day for the women. Claire Mewbourne, Delaney Miller, Jaley Hamilton, Hannah Krings, Ane Madina, Audrey Wandling, Amanda Denny, and Jillian Giese finished the race with a time of 4:19.34.
Mewbourne, Madina, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody combined to post a 1:48.97 to finish 10th in the 200-medley relay while Chin, Madina, Moody, and Mia Pesavento came in 13th in the 200-free relay registering a time of 1:40.13.
Grace Moody picked up the top individual finish for the ladies, taking 8th in the 100-fly. She swam a 58.03. Chin also earned a top ten in the race coming in 10th with a 58.49. Moody added a 12th in the 100-free. Her time checked in at 53.90. Mewbourne added a 20thin the 100-breaststroke. She swam a 1:08.05.
Leah Gardner and Eden McRoberts both earned top 20 finishes in the 3-meter dive. Gardner took 17th with a score of 163.50 while McRoberts was 18th with a 149.75.
On the men’s side the top finish of the day came in the 500-free relay. Alex Willis, Michael Pruett, Tyler Jackson, Joseph Capo, Chris Rector, Wyatt Gallas, Carter Bolling, and Logan Tenison took 5th place in the race with a 3:38.27. Adam Pawlak, Boris Tavrovsky, Capo, and Gallas earned a 12th-place finish in the 200-free relay. Their race finished in 1:28.99.
In the 200-medley relay, Brendan Ulewicz, Tenison, Rector, and Willis finished 8th. Their time checked in at 1:34.99.
Tenison recorded a top ten in the 100-backstroke event. His time of 50.98 saw him place 9th. In the 100-breaststroke Jesse Montano had a strong race. His 58.17 was good for 14th. Chris Rector and Robert Hargrove added top 20 efforts in the event. Rector’s 58.89 saw him take 17th while Hargrove came in 18th with a 59.02.
Michael Pruett came in a strong 13th in the 100-free. He finished in 46.56. Capo placed 23rd in the event with a time of 47.83. Capo picked up a 20th in the 200-free. He finished the event in 1:42.90. Rector added a top 20 as he took 20th in the 100-IM. He swam a 54.38.
Highlighting the men’s diving was Levi McKinney. His score of 239.55 in the 1-meter event saw him earn a finish of 12th.
