Meet runs from Nov. 13-15
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The annual A3 Performance Invite takes place this week as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams make the trip to Carbondale, Ill.
Action opens on Thursday, November 13 and runs through Saturday the 15th. Prelims start at 10 a.m. each day while the finals on the first two days begin at 5 p.m. On Saturday, the finals will take place at 4 p.m. Shea Natatorium in Carbondale will be the host facility. Joining the Purple Aces in the meet will be Omaha, Eastern Illinois, Bellarmine, and Southern Illinois
UE was last in action on Oct. 25 against USI and Indiana State. Grace Moody picked up two individual victories while Alex Willis added a win and runner-up effort.
Moody earned wins in the 50-free and 100-free races. She swam a 23.80 in the 50-free to win by 0.72. Jillian Giese was third with a 24.63. Moody’s tie was just 0.07 off the 10th-best time in program history. She followed that up with a victory in the 100-free with a time of 51.56. Her finish marked the #6 time in the UE record books. On top of her individual performances, Moody contributed to victories in the 200-medley relay and 200-free relay.
Willis took top honors in the 100-fly. His time of 50.97 bested the competition by 0.15. Brendan Ulewicz took third in the race with a finish of 52.82. In the 200-fly, Willis took second place with a 1:53.45. The time put him 10th in the Evansville all-time list. He was just over a second off the winning time.
Claire Mewbourne was victorious in the 200-breaststroke. She swam a 2:25.21 to win by 0.41. Giese took fourth in the race. Mewbourne picked up a 3rd-place finish in the 100-breaststroke. Her time of 1:06.44 was 0.40 behind second place. Evelyn Chin took top honors in the 100-fly. Her 56.25 was 1.15 in front of second place.
Ane Madina took a podium in the 100-back. Swimming a 59.50, she placed third just 0.51 off the top time. Jillian Giese earned her top finish of the day in the 200-IM. Completing the race in 2:10.66, she was just over two seconds off the top time.
Joseph Capo was victorious in the 200-free. He swam a 1:41.62 to win by well over a second. Tyler Jackson took fourth in the race (1:45.71) while Carter Bolling placed sixth (1:47.20). Capo added his second win of the day in the 500-free. Posting a time of 4:43.39, Capo won by close to six seconds. Wyatt Gallas was third while Tyler Jackson finished fourth.
Logan Tenison was victorious in the 100-backstroke. Recording a 50.69, Tenison won by just under a full second while setting the No. 10 time in program history. Boris Tavrovsky rounded out the top five in the event with a 55.03. Tenison added another win in the 200-backstroke registering a finish of 1:54.69 to win by close to two seconds. Tavrovsky placed third (2:03.22).
Sammy McCall and Michael Pruett helped UE take a 1-2 finish in the 100-free. McCall finished in 46.58 while Pruett was 0.14 behind.
