Swimming and Diving completes senior weekend
Ten seniors recognized on Saturday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Ten seniors were recognized on Saturday as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams completed their home slate. Logan Anderson, Sveva Brugnoli, Jakob Grundbacher, Benjamin Hasanovic, Titus Jabedo, Mari Mueller, Maddie Rollett, Daniel Santos Lopez, Carlos Souto, and Patrik Vilbergsson comprise the Class of 2025.
UE vs. Bellarmine
Saturday’s meet saw the Purple Aces take on Bellarmine. The men dropped a 139-85 contest while the ladies fell by a score of 134-88.
Maddie Rollett swept the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. Her score in the 3-meter was a 234.53 while her score in the 1-meter finished at 235.65. Teammate Leah Gardner took second in both dives. She scored a 175.88 in the 3-meter event while posting a 119.40 in the 1-meter.
Sveva Brugnoli, Amanda Denny, Delaney Miller, and Evelyn Chin took top honors in the 400-free relay. Their time of 3:42.86 topped the competition by just under two seconds. Ane Madina, Rafaela Markarewicz, Brugnoli, and Chin swam a 1:50.86 in the 200-medley relay to take second place.
Brugnoli’s stellar outing continued in the 200-fly as she dominated the competition with a 2:09.58. Her time bested the competition by over three seconds. Fellow senior Mari Mueller picked up a runner-up finish in the 200-breaststroke. She recorded a 2:26.30. Ane Madina also had a second-place finish. With a 2:11.39 in the 200-backstroke, she took second out of nine participants.
Patrick Vilbergsson grabbed a win for the men in the 200-backstroke. Swimming a 1:52.58, he finished just under three seconds in front of second place. UE swept the top two positions in the 100-free. Daniel Santos Lopez won with a 47.64, edging Michael Pruett by just 0.02 seconds. Gabe Lett took top honors in the diving events. His 138.75 gave him the win in the 1-meter while his score of 119.93 gave him the win in the 3-meter.
The men had multiple runner-up efforts. Vilbergsson, Santos Lopez, Carlos Souto, and Jakob Grundbacher posted a 1:33.69 in the 200-medley relay to finish just 0.27 off the winning pace. Joseph Capo put forth an admirable effort in the 1000-free. With a 9:54.20, he was just under five ticks behind the winner. Adam Pawlak’s 1:57.70 in the 200-fly was 1.54 off the winning pace.
UE vs. EIU
On Friday, the Aces opened the weekend against Eastern Illinois. UE’s men won by a 112-91 final while the women fell just three points short in a 102-99 defeat.
Evansville swept the 400-medley relay races. Madina, Mueller, Brugnoli, and Miller swam a 4:03.25 to win on the ladies side while the men saw Vilbergsson, Souto, Santos Lopez, and Michael Pruett win with a 3:28.31. They were over three seconds in front of second place. The Aces wrapped up the meet with another sweep, this one coming in the 200-free relay. Chin, Denny, Miller, and Mia Pesavento were 2.47 in front of the competition with their time of 1:42.20. The guys followed with a 2-second win of their own. Logan Tenison, Mohammed Rashed, Ben Morse, and Pruett took first place with their time of 1:26.85.
Wyatt Gallas earned a dominant victory in the 1000-free. Recording a time of 10:22.62, he won by over 12 seconds. Joseph Capo was victorious in the 200-free. His 1:45.72 was nearly two seconds better than the runner-up. Santos Lopez earn a victory in the 200-IM. His 1:55.99 gave him the win by close to three seconds. He followed that up with a win in the 100-fly. Swimming a 51.60, he defeated his competition from the Panthers by 1.64 seconds.
Patrik Vilbergsson edged EIu for a victory in the 100-backstroke. His 52.73 gave him the triumph by 0.18. Carlos Souto was the top finisher in the 100-breaststroke, finishing in 58.57.
Mari Mueller picked up a victory for the ladies in the 200-IM. In a close finish, her 2:10.51 came in just 0.07 in front of EIU. She added another top finish in the 100-breaststoke, registering a 1:08.49. Evelyn Chin led a 1-2 finish for UE in the 100-fly. She won with a time of 56.55 while Brugnoli took second with a 58.36. Ane Madina was victorious in the 100-backstroke. Finishing in 1:00.60, she was close to five seconds in front of her nearest competitor.
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