EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Swimming & Diving defeated Eastern Illinois University on Saturday, 129-102, at the USI Aquatics Center to earn the first victory in program history. The Screaming Eagles took home four first place finishes and set two school records, one coming in a first-time event.
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Freshman Carson Faley (Dixon, Illinois) led the Eagles on the day, securing 17 points for the squad. Faley set both school records, finishing in first place in the 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:04.69 and a second-place finish in the 100-Yard IM with a time of 56.25. He also took second place in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Freshmen Gabriel Groves (New Carlisle, Indiana) and Caleb Davis (Spring, Texas) took the other two individual first place finishes for USI. Groves secured first in the 50-Yard Freestyle while Davis took first in the 100-Yard Breaststroke. Groves would also take second in the 100-Yard Backstroke. The Eagles also took first place in the 200-Yard Medley Relay.
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The Eagles were able to secure all 26 points from diving on the day. Junior Donnevun Banks took first place in the 1-meter dive while freshman Lane Pollock (Boonville, Indiana) took first place in the 3-meter dive. Banks would also take second in the 3-meter while Pollock took second in the 1-meter.
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Other Top Men’s Results:
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1:37.02 (1st) – Freshman Colton Agdeppa (Redding, California), Davis, Freshman Gregory Benson (Plainfield, Illinois), Sophomore Payton Buse (Lynnville, Indiana)
1000-Yard Freestyle: 10:04.69 (1st) – Faley
200-Yard Freestyle: 1:49.14 (2nd) – Freshman Jack Hannon (Lowell, Indiana)
50-Yard Freestyle: 21.78 (1st) – Groves
100-Yard IM: 56.25 (2nd) – Faley
1-Meter Dive: 249.90 points (1st) – Banks
100-Yard Butterfly: 53.11 (2nd) – Agdeppa
100-Yard Freestyle: 48.80 (2nd) – Buse
100-Yard Backstroke: 54.32 (2nd) – Groves
500-Yard Freestyle: 4:52.47 (2nd) – Faley
3-Meter Dive: 227.18 points (1st) – Pollock
100-Yard Breaststroke: 1:00.23 (1st) – Davis
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1:31.75 (2nd) – Hannon, Freshman Aakash Gorthi (Kalamazoo, Michigan), Freshman Adam Depetro (Knoxville, Tennessee), Freshman Grant VanWanzeele (Plainfield, Indiana)
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