UE splits Friday meet
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Friday afternoon saw the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams split their meet against USI at Wyttenbach Pool. Evansville’s men picked up a 152.5-83.5 win while the ladies dropped a close 137-99 decision.
Patrik Vilbergsson, Carlos Souto, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Benjamin Hasanovic opened the day with a win in the 200-medley relay, finishing in 1:34.13. Joseph Capo earned a solid win in the 200-free. Registering a time of 1:46.36, he won by just under two seconds. He picked up his second victory of the day in the 500-free. His 4:51.32 was over five seconds in front of teammate Wyatt Gallas.
In the 50-free, the Purple Aces swept the top four positions with Hasanovic posting a 21.72 to best Sammy McCall’s 22.01. Brendan Ulewicz was third with a 22.05 while Boris Tavrosky’s 22.30 was good for 4th. Santos Lopez earned top honors in the 200-IM. With a 1:55.63, he was six seconds in front of the runner-up. Joao Gulherme was third, posting a 2:03.71. In the 100-fly, Santos Lopez swam a 50.96 to best the competition by 2.31 and finished his day with a win in the 100-breaststroke, recording a 57.91. Hasanovic was second, finishing in 1:00.37.
The top six positions in the 100-free belonged to the Aces, led by Michael Pruett’s 47.60. McCall came in just 0.16 behind while Jakob Grundbacher took third with a 48.81. Vilbergsson led a top three UE sweep in the 100-backstroke, finishing in 52.29. Logan Tenison was second, 1.50 behind while Logan Anderson came in third at 55.33. The men completed the meet with a close win in the 200-free relay. Tenison, Pruett, McCall, and Mohammed Rashed combined to swim a 1:27.41, finishing less than a half second in front of USI.
Highlighting the day for the women was another stellar performance by Maddie Rollett. After earning the top spot in the 1-meter with a 265.35, Rollett swept the dives with a score of 255.90 in the 3-meter. Leah Gardner was fourth in both events, earning a 189.75 in the 1-meter before registering a 194.63 in the 3-meter.
Sveva Brugnoli took top honors in the 200-IM. Her 2:10.17 was two seconds in front of second place while Mari Mueller took third with a 2:17.20. Evelyn Chin led a 1-2 finish for the Aces in the 100-fly. Chin’s 58.53 was just 0.29 in front of Brugnoli. Ane Madina was the top finisher in the 100-backstroke. With a 59.98, Madina bested the competition by 1.49.
Madina, Brugnoli, Rafaela Markarewicz and Rebecca Lago took second in the 200-medley relay. The group finished in 1:48.83, just 0.31 behind the top time. Hannah Krings was the runner-up in the 500-free. Krings completed her race in 5:31.99. Markarewicz and Mueller came in second and third, respectively in the 100-breaststroke. Finishing in 1:09.42, Markarewicz took second while Mueller checked in with a 1:09.65.
Next up for the Aces is a trip to Carbondale, Ill. for the A3 Invite. It runs from Nov. 14-16.
