Saturday the Purple Aces hit the road to take on Indiana State and Valparaiso at Vigo County Aquatic Center in Terre Haute, Ind., setting two program records.
The men took down Valpo 203-58, while the women won against the Crusaders 246-45, but fell to Indiana State 165-133.5.
Sarah Jahns and Maya Cunningham highlighted the day for UE, both smashing program records.
Jahns pushed herself to the top of the record books in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:16.23, topping her previous personal record by over two seconds. She also swept the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.92) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.85).
Cunningham earned the new school record in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.19. She also placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:07.26) ranking her sixth all-time in that event.
The Aces relays had a great showing with both the men’s (1:26.58) and women’s (1:37.70) 200-yard freestyle teams taking first.
Also finishing in first was the men’s 400-yard medley, which was made up of Credence Pattinson, Eli James, Riccardo Di Domenico and Jackson Kennedy. Pattinson also took the 100-yard backstroke (51.50) title, while James won the 100-yard breaststroke (57.64).
Di Domenico also swam in 50-yard freestyle (21:30) and the 100-yard butterfly (49.21), taking first in both events. His performance in the 100-yard butterfly moved him to third fastest all time, overcoming his previous time of 49.33.
Kennedy added two more victories as well in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.22) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.77).
Griffin Hammet put his name in the record books with a time of 1:54.97 in the 100-yard butterfly, earning him first place in the meet. He also took first in the 200-yard IM (1:58.17).
Maggie Franz dove her way to the top of the podium with a score of 235.95 off of the 3-meter board.
The Ace’s next event will be back in Evansville on February 12 against Southern Illinois.
