Men earn a pair of dual victories
INDIANAPOLIS – Saturday’s dual meet at the IU Natatorium saw the University of Evansville men’s swimming and diving team earn a pair of victories to highlight the day. The men defeated Valparaiso by a score of 141.00-138.00 while edging out USI by a 153.00-144.0 score.
IU Indy defeated the men by a score of 216.00-81.00. The women’s scores finished with Valpo taking a 186.00-94.00 win while USI finished with a 181.00-105.00 decision. The Jaguars completed the day with a 224.00-68.00 win over the Purple Aces.
UE’s men completed the day with multiple victories beginning with Joseph Capo’s effort in the 200-free. He bested the competition with a time of 1:41.63. Carer Bolling and Tyler Jackson took 8th and 9th in the race finishing just over five seconds behind Capo. Capo took 6th place in the 500-free (4:41.62) while Wyatt Gallas was just behind him in seventh (4:50.48).
Logan Tenison recorded a victory in the 100-backstroke with a time of 50.18. His time was 0.04 in front of the competition and marked the 9th-best time in program history. Later, he took second in the 200-back posting a time of 1:53.20. Michael Pruett was victorious in the 100-free. A strong time of 46.21 came in 0.47 in front of the runner-up. Sammy McCall placed 8th in the race while taking 9th in the 50-free (21.71) and 8th I the 100-free (48.08).
Alex Willis, Chris Rector, Tenison, and Pruett earned a 3rd-place finish in the 400-medley relay. Their 3:25.72 was just over a second behind the runner-up. Bryce Ryan and Luke Cook registered top tens in the 100-free. Finishes of 10:13.34 and 10:22.21 saw them finish 6th and 7th, respectively. Willis had a strong race in the 100-fly. Swimming a 52.01, he took 6th. Rector picked up a top five in the 400-IM. His time of 4:18.00 gave him fifth.
Pruett, McCall, Capo, and Tenison took part in the 400-free relay. Combining for a time of 3:07.55, the group finished in third place.
Evansville had a strong race in the 100-breaststroke. Jesse Montano and Robert Hargrove came home in 4th and 5th, respectively. Their times finished at 58.24 and 58.64. Rector and Montano picked up top five finishes in the 200-breaststroke. Rector was second (2:09.03) while Montano placed fourth (2:11.68).
Claire Mewbourne and Evelyn Chin earned victories for the women. Mewbourne took top honors in the 200-breaststroke recording a time of 2:26.95. Chin picked up the win in the 100-fly with a time of 57.82. She bested her nearest competition by 1.27 seconds. Chin added a finish of 9th in the 200-free as she recorded a 2:03.24. Mewbourne followed her victory with a top five in the 100-breaststroke. An effort of 1:07.72 saw her finish fourth.
In the 400-medley relay, Evansville took second place as Jillian Giese, Grace Moody, Chin, and Mewbourne swam a 3:57.09 to finish less than one second behind IU Indy. Moody swam a 2:08.05 in the 200-backstroke on her way to a 3rd place effort. Mia Pesavento, Moody, Mewbourne, and Chin came in third place in the 400-free relay. They finished in a solid 3:38.50.
Hannah Krings picked up a top ten in the 1000-free. She took 7th place with a finish of 11:27.00. Jaley Hamilton placed 10th in the 100-back swimming a 1:02.69 before taking 9th in the 100-free (56.58). Jillian Giese rounded out the top ten in the 50-free with her finish of 25.42. Giese followed with a finish of 7th in the 400-IM. She swam a 4:48.28 in the event. In the 500-free, Luana Carrotta and Krings took 9th and 10th place, respectively. Their times finished at 5:33.49 and 5:35.82.
Leah Gardner took 9th place in the 3-meter dive registering a score of 180.45. She was followed by Eden McRoberts who finished 10th with a 170.45. The duo repeated their finishes in the 1-meter as Gardner finished 9th (183.60) and McRobets was 10th (174.70).
