UE travels to Centre College
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Returning to the pool for the second time in less than a week, the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams travel to Danville, Ky. to face Centre College.
Both squads had a nice opener at the Butler Double Dual as a total of three student-athletes earn weekly Missouri Valley Conference awards. Maddie Rollett earned MVC Women’s Diver of the Week honors while a pair of men were recognized. Patrik Vilbergsson earned MVC Men’s Swimmer of the Week honors while Gabe Lett was the league’s male Diver of the Week.
Vilbergsson picked up the win in the 200-yard backstroke, besting teammate Logan Tenison by a second. He joined teammates Carlos Souto Vilas, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Sammy McCall in the 400-yard medley relay, earning a third place finish.
Santos Lopez had a nice individual performance, placing second in the 50 free. His time was 21.62, just 0.04 off the winning time. Joseph Capo added a pair of top three finishes. In the 500 free, his 4:47.56 was runner-up while the 1000 free saw him take third with a time of 9:50.80.
Rollett highlighted the women’s squad, earning wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. Her top score was a 242.33 in the 1-meter while her 3-meter tally finished at 228.38. Sveva Brugnoli picked up the top finish for the swimmers. Her time of 4:40.20 in the 400 IM gave her a third place finish.
