CARBONDALE, Ill. – Multiple stellar relay performances highlighted the opening day of the A3 Invite as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams began the 3-day meet.
Action opened with prelims on Thursday morning with numerous Purple Aces advancing to the A Finals in their respective events. The top finish of the day belonged to the ladies who took second place in the 400-Medley Relay final. Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody swam a 3:49.01 in the finals to finish in second place. Their time was just three seconds off the school record. Full highlights from the first day are below.
TOP FIVE FINISHES
- 2nd place | Women’s 400-Medley Relay Final | Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody | 3:49.01 (3:51.03 seed time)
- 4th place | Women’s 200-Free Relay Final | Grace Moody, Jillian Giese, Evelyn Chin, and Mia Pesavento | 1:36.60 (1:38.01 seed time)
- 4th place | Men’s 400-Medley Relay Final | Boris Tavrovsky, Jesse Montano, Alex Willis, Michael Pruett | 3:24.00 (3:23.87 seed time)
- 5th place | Men’s 200-Free Relay Final | Sammy McCall, Michael Pruett, Brendan Ulewicz, and Alex Willis | 1:23.65 (1:24.90 seed time)
TOP TEN FINISHES
- 8th place | Men’s 500-Free A Final | Joseph Capo | 4:41.79 (4:37.24 prelim time)
- 9th place | Men’s 200-IM B Final | Chris Rector | 1:53.45 (1:56.57 prelim time)
- 10th place | Men’s 200-IM B Final | Alex Willis | 1:54.69 (1:56.51 prelim time)
TOP FIFTEEN FINISHES
- 11th place | Women’s 200-IM B Final | Jillian Giese | 2:08.43 (2:09.56 prelim time)
- 11th place | Men’s 200-IM B Final | Joao Pereira | 1:55.03 (1:56.49 prelim time)
- 11th place | Women’s 50-Free B Final | Grace Moody | 24.06 (24.07 prelim time)
- 12th place | Women’s 500-Free B Final | Luana Carrotta | 5:14.28 (5:13.55 prelim time)
- 12th place | Women’s 200-IM B Final | Claire Mewbourne | 2:08.94 (2:09.56 prelim time)
- 12th place | Men’s 50-Free B Final | Sammy McCall | 21.01 (20.97 prelim time)
- 14th place | Men’s 500-Free B Final | Tyler Jackson | 4:42.83 (4:45.72 prelim time)
- 15th place | Men’s 500-Free B Final | Luke Cook | 4:43.31 (4:44.84 prelim time)
- 15th place | Women’s 500-Free B Final | Hannah Krings | 5:18.13 (5:22.04 prelim time)
Both Purple Aces squads are in fourth place in the team standings entering Friday’s competition.
