OXFORD, Ohio – Day three of the Missouri Valley Conference Championships saw the University of Evansville men’s swimming and diving teams earn a pair of top ten finishes in the finals as the squads prepare for the final day of action on Saturday.
Evansville’s top performance in the morning prelims came from Patrik Vilbergsson. His 1:47.00 gave him a 5th-place finish in the 200-backstroke. In the finals, he posted a 1:48.00 to finish in the 8th spot. Boris Tavrovsky joined Vilbergsson in qualifying for the finals as he took 13th with a 1:48.90. His time of 1:49.78 saw him take 15th in the finals.
Logan Tenison posted a strong time, finishing the race in 1:50.22 to earn a 17th-place finish. It was his top time and marked the 8th-fastest performance in program history. Logan Anderson rounded out the top 20 with a 1:54.30.
In the 100-free prelims, Sammy McCall was the top finisher for the Aces. He came in 20th place with his time of 45.79. It was McCall’s top time at UE and marked the 9th-fastest time in program history. Daniel Santos Lopez was just behind him with a 45.95 to take 21st. Michael Pruett (22nd – 46.06) and Jakob Grundbacher (24th-46.52) also finished in the top 25.
Carlos Souto Vilas swam a 2:05.38 to finish 17th in the 200-breaststroke prelim. Joao Pereira recorded a 2:09.12 to take 21stwith Benjamin Hasanovic (2:09.87) and Titus Jabedo (2:10.75) following.
Adam Pawlak competed for the Aces in the 200-fly. His preliminary time of 1:56.78 put him in 19th place. Wyatt Gallas finished in 23rd with a 2:01.83.
