Aces in action at Butler Double Dual
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Opening weekend is set for the University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. Following the annual Alumni Meet on Saturday, the Purple Aces travel to Indianapolis to take part in the Butler Dual.
Saturday’s Alumni Meet begins at 12 p.m. and will be held on the UE campus at Wyttenbach Pool. Sunday’s meet will take place at Fishers High School with the start time set for 11 a.m. CT. Joining Evansville in the meet are Xavier, St. Louis, Bellarmine, and Butler.
UE has 17 returners to the men’s side including sophomore Boris Tavrovsky who placed third overall in the men’s 200-Yard Backstroke in the 2024 MAC Championship. Tavrovsky went below the previous record of 1:47.14 in the preliminary round with times of 1:46.00 and 1:46.16 respectively.
The women’s side has 10 returners including Madison Rollett who placed second in the women’s three-meter diving competition at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. Madison also earned all-Missouri Valley Conference first-team honors.
This marks the first season back at the helm of his alma mater for head coach Toby Wilcox. The 1985 UE grad was head coach of the Aces from 1988 through 1997. He earned three Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year awards in his first term as UE coach.
