UE Swimming and Diving opens spring season

Aces travel to Saint Louis on Saturday

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Saturday, the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams will open the spring season with a trip west to face Saint Louis in a 2 p.m. meet.

It will be a 16-event format with the swimmer’s doing 50 and 100-meter races in each stroke.  It also includes a 200 IM and 200 relays.  For Bridget Sheridan, Skyler Shinn and Brendan Ninneman, it will mark a homecoming as each are from the St. Louis area.

Since their last outing, the team had a training trip over the break.  Charlotte Lechner had a good trip for the women while Everett Plocek swam well for the guys.

The last action for Evansville came in late November at the House of Champions in Indianapolis.  In the final day of that event, Courtney Coverdale won the 1-meter dive.

Coverdale’s score of 260.05 put her on top in the 1-meter event.  Her score was over 12 points better than the competition.   In women’s races, Maja Magnusson, Charlotte Lechner, Mackenzie Harris and Michaela Kent finished the 400 free relay in 3:35.73 to take 8th in the race.  Magnusson had a strong finish in the 1650 free.  She finished the event in 17:45.19 to take 6th.

In the 200 backstroke, Taylor Davidson had a strong race as her 2:06.91 placed her in 11th.  Kasey Rein was the top finisher in the 200 fly.  Her 2:13.72 put her in 12th.  In the 200 breaststroke, Amy Smith registered a 12th place finish of her own, swimming a 2:29.34.

The men picked up a 4th place finish in the 400 free relay.  Dan O’Brien, Ethan O’Rourke, Everett Plocek and Matt Childress posted a 3:06.61 to record the high finish.  On his own, O’Rourke had a great showing in the 200 backstroke as his 1:52.31 was good for 5th place.

Troy Burger came home seventh in the 200 breaststroke, recording a time of 2:07.35.  Jared Sutphin notched a 16:48.31 to take 11th in the 1650 free.