Aces await conference championships
In the final regular-season meet of the season, the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams fell at Southern Illinois on Saturday afternoon.
The Purple Aces women fell by a final of 191-46 while the men dropped their meet by a 179-62 score.
Michaela Kent was the top performer of the day, earning the win in the 50 backstroke with a time of 27.35. She also grabbed a pair of 3rd place efforts in the 25 and 50 free races. Her time in the 25 free was a 16.40 while she checked in with a 24.82 in the 50 free.
In the 50 free, Kaylee Gubricky had a solid 4th place finish with a time of 25.72.
Adrianne Gamester, Jessi Hildebrand, Maja Magnusson and Megan Schremp combined to take third in the 100 free relay as they swam a time of 49.94.
On the men’s side, Ethan O’Rourke had a strong day, taking 4th in the 50 free, swimming a 22.04. Matt Childress was just behind him with a 22.32 to take 5th.
O’Rourke combined with Jared Sutphin, Childress and Everett Plocek to take second in the 200 free relay.
Diving excelled on Saturday as Cory Barnes picked up two victories. In the 1-meter dive, he won with a score of 249.60 while his 3-meter victory was a 223.05. Courtney Coverdale took third place in both dives. In the 1-meter, her score was a 238.72 while she was credited with a 232.50 in the 3-meter.
Next up for the Aces are their conference championships. The women travel to the Missouri Valley Conference championship in Carbondale from February 17-20 while the men head to Ypsilanti, Mich. for the Mid-American Conference championship from March 2-5.
